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Todd County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Todd County is 130.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 129 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (29), Industrial wastewater discharge (28), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27). 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: 46.0741, -94.897.

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 Todd 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	49.7	23.8	2.09xSignificant	38.1 to 63.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	25.9	18.5	1.4xSignificant	18.8 to 35.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.1	17.9	1.35x	16.6 to 33.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.7	51.8	1.15x	49.7 to 71.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.1	30.2	1.1x	26 to 42.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.6	14.5	1.08x	9.8 to 23.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	456.1	453.4	1.01x	423.7 to 490.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	130.3	143.2	0.91x	114.5 to 147.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.4	13.9	0.89x	7.9 to 19.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.1	13	0.78x	5.5 to 17.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.4	18.7	0.77x	9.7 to 21	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	8.2	11.3	0.73x	4.9 to 13.7	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 Todd County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,078.1	9,842.6	-28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.9	75.3	+7%	years
Child mortality	38.6	59.8	-35%	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	81.8	96.9	-16%	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.

Formaldehyde11.98 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.04 per million
Benzene1.02 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing29
Industrial wastewater discharge28
NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Small hazardous waste generator3
Public airport2
Heliport2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Long Prairie Ground Water Contamination, Long Prairie
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 31.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MND980904072 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Central Bi-Products, Long Prairie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Formaldehyde, Hydrogen sulfide, Chlorine dioxide and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,477,329 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56347CNTRLHWY71 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.4
Long Prairie Packing Co, Long Prairie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Peracetic acid. 166,098 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 56347LNGPR10RIV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Central Bi-Products - Long Prairie Facility, Long Prairie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021315094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Long Prairie Packing Co, Long Prairie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000427262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Viking Gas Transmission - Cushing, Cushing
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008799158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Long Prairie Wwtp, Long Prairie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008802643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eagle Bend Wwtp, Eagle Bend
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585383: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Clarissa Wwtp, Clarissa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008802670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Central Bi-Products - Long Prairie Facility, Long Prairie
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021315094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Eagle Bend Wwtp, Eagle Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068987984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Grey Eagle Wwtp, Grey Eagle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008802849 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Todd Fld, Long Prairie
Public airport. O.
Record ID 14Y (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Clarissa Muni, Clarissa
Public airport. O.
Record ID 8Y5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Staples Wwtp, Staples
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008802625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Swanville Wwtp, Swanville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039756056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Bertha Wwtp, Bertha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070693081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Braaten Aggregate Inc - Nonmetallic, Bertha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007098130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bertha Wwtp, Bertha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007601470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eagle Bend, Eagle Bend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008802689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lakewood Health System, Staples
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020699939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Browerville Wwtp, Browerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039742375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Long Prairie Ground Water Remediation, Long Prairie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040461274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rr Donnelley Long Prairie, Long Prairie
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041043750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Heights Dairy - Clarissa, Clarissa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067757804 (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 Todd 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 Todd 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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