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Roseau County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Roseau County is 146.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 176 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (94), Gas station (mapped facility) (16), Industrial wastewater discharge (14). 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: 48.7771, -95.7476.

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 Roseau County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.4	17.9	1.36x	15 to 37.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.3	11.3	1.27x	8 to 24.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.5	18.7	1.26x	14.8 to 36	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146.3	143.2	1.02x	124.4 to 171.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.2	18.5	0.98x	11.3 to 28.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.9	23.8	0.96x	14.1 to 35.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.8	14.5	0.95x	7.8 to 23.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	430.3	453.4	0.95x	389.4 to 474.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.8	30.2	0.92x	19 to 39.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	41.8	51.8	0.81x	30.7 to 56.2	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 Roseau County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,530.8	9,842.6	-13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77	75.3	+2%	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	86.9	96.9	-10%	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.

Formaldehyde9.55 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
Acetaldehyde0.89 per million
Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing94
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Industrial wastewater discharge14
NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)11
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Small hazardous waste generator4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Commercial airport2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Polaris Industries, Inc, Roseau
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $6,480.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Polaris Industries, Inc, Roseau
Major air pollution source. Penalties $6,480.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Polaris Industries Inc, Roseau
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Certain glycol ethers, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 2 more. 60 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56751PLRSNHWY89 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Marvin Windows & Doors, Warroad
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007601997 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Polaris Industries, Inc, Roseau
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $6,480.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Central Boiler, Inc, Greenbush
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012209225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Marvin Windows & Doors, Warroad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007601997 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Badger Wastewater Treatment Plant, Badger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008795802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Oslund Farms, Wannaska
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068869013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Central Boiler Inc, Greenbush
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 56726CNTRL25216 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Badger Wwtp, Badger
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585155: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Springsteel Island Wwtf, Warroad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024573923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Greenbush School Isd 2683, Greenbush
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062007260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Warroad Wwtp, Warroad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008795866 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Greenbush Wwtp, Greenbush
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068157103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Roseau Muni/Rudy Billberg Fld, Roseau
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ROX (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Warroad Intl Meml, Warroad
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RRT (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Warroad Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773697520 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Roseau Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773697521 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Greenbush Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773697524 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Roseau City Of, Roseau
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003774274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Roseau, Roseau
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008795508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Central Boiler, Inc, Greenbush
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012209225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Qc Techniques Inc, Roseau
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020653069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
R & Q Trucking Inc, Roseau
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069042182 (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 Roseau 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 Roseau 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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