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Rice County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Rice County is 141.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 292 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (78), Gas station (mapped facility) (31), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 44.3561, -93.2825.

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 Rice County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Melanoma of the skinNew cases43.723.81.84xSignificant37.2 to 512019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths7.85.71.37x5.3 to 11.32020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases19.414.51.34xSignificant15.2 to 24.42019-2023
EsophagusNew cases64.61.3x3.7 to 9.22019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths4.43.41.29x2.7 to 7.12020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases23.718.51.28xSignificant19 to 29.32019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths64.81.25x3.8 to 92020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases7.66.21.23x5 to 11.12019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases21.517.91.2x17 to 26.92019-2023
BladderNew cases20.618.71.1x16.3 to 25.72019-2023
All cancerNew cases498.3453.41.1xSignificant476 to 521.32019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases54.451.81.05x47.5 to 62.22019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths31.230.21.03x26.1 to 37.12020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths4.54.41.02x2.7 to 7.22020-2024
ThyroidNew cases13.1131.01x9.4 to 17.72019-2023
All cancerDeaths141.3143.20.99x129.9 to 153.52020-2024
PancreasNew cases13.613.90.98x10.2 to 17.92019-2023
PancreasDeaths10.611.30.94x7.7 to 14.42020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths66.60.91x3.9 to 92020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases6.38.70.72x4.1 to 9.32019-2023
StomachNew cases4.36.60.65x2.5 to 72019-2023

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 Rice County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death5,293.59,842.6-46%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy79.975.3+6%years
Child mortality28.559.8-52%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality5.86.2-6%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths61.796.9-36%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths9.428.6-67%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.

  • Formaldehyde14.73 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
  • Benzene1.65 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.3 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing78
  • Gas station (mapped facility)31
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
  • Air permit holder (minor source)30
  • Industrial wastewater discharge28
  • Solar power plant21
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)12
  • TRI reporting facility10
  • Small hazardous waste generator7
  • Major air pollution source5
  • Landfill (mapped facility)4
  • Public airport3
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter2
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • Oil-fired power plant2
  • Airfield1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Brownfield property1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Crematorium (mapped facility)1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Heliport1
  • Gas power plant1
  • 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.

  1. Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Faribault Energy Park, Faribault

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 84,342 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 55021MNNST41PAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.8

  2. Crown Aerosol Packaging, Faribault

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 84,168 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 55021CRWNCPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.8

  3. Daikin Applied, Faribault

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Chromium and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 384 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 55021SNYDR30024 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.5

  4. Daikin Applied Americas Inc., Faribault

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 128 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 5502WDKNPP1562A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.1

  5. Crown Cork & Seal Co Usa - Faribault, Faribault

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040867327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  6. Ccm - Northfield, Northfield

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 4 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 5505WCMSTN151RI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5

  7. Daikin Applied, Faribault

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000423694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  8. Jennie-O-Turkey Store Faribault Feed Mill, Faribault

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 55021JNNTR25475 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  9. Northern Tool & Equipment, Faribault

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Chromium, Manganese and 2 more. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 55021KBRND2050A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  10. Daikin Applied Americas, Inc., Faribault

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070664903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  11. Carleton College, Northfield

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 57296 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  12. St. Olaf Standby Generators, Northfield

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 58996 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  13. Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc, Faribault

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000566281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  14. Jennie-O Turkey Store - Feed Mill Cabot, Faribault

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001442234 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  15. Northern Tool & Equipment, Faribault

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110003737975 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  16. Mom Brands, Northfield

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041026412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  17. Cemstone - Northfield, Northfield

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110060261540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  18. All Flex Solutions, Inc., Northfield

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110063999188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  19. Cardinal Glass, Northfield

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070244645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  20. City Of Faribault Wastewater Treatment Plant, Faribault

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000545278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  21. Malt-O-Meal Co - Water St, Northfield

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110003826174 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  22. Faribault Energy Park, Faribault

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020155945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  23. Crown Cork & Seal Co Usa - Faribault, Faribault

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040867327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  24. Northern Natural Gas Co - Faribault, Faribault

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040868530 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  25. Mom Brands, Northfield

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041026412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

Correctional facilities

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

  • Minn Correctional Facilities, Faribault

    EPA FRS registry ID
    110008813463
    Water system
    MN1660005
    Health-based violations
    0 all time, 0 in 5 years
    All violations
    8
    Wastewater permit
    None on record

    EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Rice 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 Rice 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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