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Red Lake County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Red Lake County is 150.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 64 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (38), Gas station (mapped facility) (8), Industrial wastewater discharge (7). 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: 47.8629, -96.0957.

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 Red Lake County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	552.7	453.4	1.22xSignificant	462.8 to 656.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	150.2	143.2	1.05x	109.4 to 203.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	53.2	51.8	1.03x	31.9 to 87.5	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 Red Lake County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,813.1	9,842.6	-21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	81.1	75.3	+8%	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	75.4	96.9	-22%	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.

Formaldehyde10.44 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde0.91 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing38
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Industrial wastewater discharge7
NPDES wastewater discharge permit4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport1
Wind power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Oklee Wwtp, Oklee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068900979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Red Lake Falls Muni, Red Lake Falls
Public airport. O.
Record ID D81 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Oklee Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773655281 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Plummer Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773655282 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Red Lake Falls Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773655283 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Plummer, Plummer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008795580 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Red Lake Falls Wwtp, Red Lake Falls Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068902619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Agassiz Asphalt, Newfolden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071404180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Csah 49, Erskine
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695806W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Brooks
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695807D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
T-97, Brooks
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695808K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Brooks
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695810L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
260th St Se, Brooks
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695811T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Dakota Ave, Brooks
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695814N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Mnth 92, Brooks
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695815V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Brooks
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695816C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
T-112, Brooks
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695818R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Brooks
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695819X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
210th St Se, Brooks
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695821Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Plummer
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695822F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
200th St Se, Plummer
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695823M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
190th St Se, Plummer
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695824U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
County Rd 1, Plummer
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695825B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Central Ave, Plummer
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695827P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Minnesota St, Plummer
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 695828W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Red Lake 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 Red Lake 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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