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Pipestone County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pipestone County is 182.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 175 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (47), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (46), Industrial wastewater discharge (29). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 44.0232, -96.2589.

How this county ranks in Minnesota

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Pipestone County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	63.2	23.8	2.66xSignificant	42.9 to 89.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	33.8	18.5	1.83xSignificant	20.9 to 52.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.4	30.2	1.37x	27.5 to 60.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	182.3	143.2	1.27xSignificant	151.8 to 217.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.2	51.8	1.24x	47 to 86.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	557.8	453.4	1.23xSignificant	499.5 to 621.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.7	18.7	1.21x	13.4 to 37.6	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Pipestone County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,687.1	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.3	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	71.8	96.9	-26%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde12.79 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.01 per million
Benzene0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

175 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Rail grade crossing47
NPDES wastewater discharge permit46
Industrial wastewater discharge29
Wind power plant24
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Solar power plant4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Synsus Private Label Partners Llc, Pipestone
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Formaldehyde, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,085 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5616WHCKNG15117 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Hocking International Labs Llc, Pipestone
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067559868 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Holland Wwtp, Holland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008809655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Suzlon Rotor Corp, Pipestone
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031469649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pipestone County Medical Center, Pipestone
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067881402 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pipestone Wwtp, Pipestone
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MN0054801: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Pipestone Wwtp, Pipestone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008810279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lincoln Pipestone Rural Wtr Holland Well, Pipestone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008810340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Edgerton Wwtp, Edgerton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068737193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Pipestone Muni, Pipestone
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PQN (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ruthton Wwtp, Ruthton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068622315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Edgerton, Edgerton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008809762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pipestone County Gravel Pit, Pipestone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040143298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pater Dairy Inc, Pipestone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041957451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Zeinstra Dairy Llc, Holland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058927915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Double D Gravel Inc - Nm, Pipestone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062672914 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hord Farms West - Kas Nursery, Woodstock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067733661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hord Farms West - Wheatfield Finishers, Jasper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067820781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hord Farms West - Research Facilities, Verdi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067880225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Veldhuizen Farms, Edgerton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067926052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sweet Finishers, Pipestone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067971010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jeff & Debra Brockberg Farms - Sec 10 - West, Pipestone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067971920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hord Farms West - Whitewood, Jasper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068028226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hord Farms West - Hunter, Pipestone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068038260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heartland Hutterian Brethren Inc - I, Lake Benton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068099480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Pipestone County

Minnesota state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Pipestone County, and their findings.
Minnesota vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Minnesota health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Minnesota environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Minnesota drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

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