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Renville County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Renville County is 141.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 298 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (125), Industrial wastewater discharge (60), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (51). 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: 44.6748, -94.9701.

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 Renville County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	39.3	17.9	2.2xSignificant	26.9 to 55.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	25.9	14.5	1.79xSignificant	16.4 to 39.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	36.8	23.8	1.55xSignificant	24.6 to 53.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	28.1	18.5	1.52xSignificant	19.1 to 40.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	19.4	13.9	1.4x	12.2 to 30.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	573.4	453.4	1.26xSignificant	525.8 to 624.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.4	51.8	1.13x	45.1 to 75.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	141.5	143.2	0.99x	119.8 to 166.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	17.5	18.7	0.94x	10.7 to 27.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	21.7	30.2	0.72x	14 to 32.9	2020-2024

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 Renville County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,904	9,842.6	-20%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.8	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	74.8	59.8	+25%	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	90.8	96.9	-6%	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.

Formaldehyde12.76 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.06 per million
Benzene0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing125
Industrial wastewater discharge60
NPDES wastewater discharge permit51
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Solar power plant7
Brownfield property4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Coal power plant1
Oil-fired 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.

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Renville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,450,085 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56284STHRNEASTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.4
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Renville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar, Renville
Coal power plant.
Record ID 54533 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6
Sacred Heart Wwtp, Sacred Heart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009896595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Fairfax, Fairfax
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1972 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Renville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oldcastle Hector, Hector
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071955586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sioux Trail Quarry - Pit 7, Redwood Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071446682 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Renville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Alliance Pipeline - Olivia 23-A, Bird Island
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008806612 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bird Island Wwtp, Bird Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008806097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Fairfax Wwtp, Fairfax
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069165094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Oldcastle Hector, Hector
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Antimony compounds.
TRI facility ID 5534WLDCST91HIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Abandon Residence, Morton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043562846 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lower Sioux Abandon Gravel Pit, Morton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043692484 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sacred Heart Building, Sacred Heart
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067873590 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Blab, Buffalo Lake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978555 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Renville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Alliance Pipeline - Olivia 23-A, Bird Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008806612 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Morton Wwtp, Morton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008806257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Danube Wwtp, Danube
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585057: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Loftness Manufacturing, Hector
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,610.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008806569 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Alliance Pipeline - Olivia 23-A, Bird Island
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008806612 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Buffalo Lake Advanced Biofuels, Buffalo Lake
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055079702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Jim Hebrink Site, Renville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070356698 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Renville 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 Renville 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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