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Traverse County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Traverse County is 172.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 42 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13), Industrial wastewater discharge (11), Rail grade crossing (8). 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: 45.8027, -96.4294.

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 Traverse County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	94.2	51.8	1.82xSignificant	60.8 to 143.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.9	30.2	1.72x	29.5 to 90.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	602.4	453.4	1.33xSignificant	501 to 719.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	172.5	143.2	1.2x	127.7 to 231.8	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 Traverse County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,353.2	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.3	75.3	+1%	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	122.4	96.9	+26%	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.

Formaldehyde11.95 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde0.99 per million
Benzene0.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Industrial wastewater discharge11
Rail grade crossing8
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Reese Welding, Wheaton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039533387 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wheaton Wwtp, Lake Valley Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068597913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Dumont Wwtp, Dumont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009049537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Wheaton Muni, Wheaton
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ETH (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wheaton, Wheaton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022916120 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chad Hasbargen Farm Sec 2, Wheaton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041957442 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Valley Pork Llp, Wheaton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067992603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ryan Pederson Farm, Dumont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068360115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chad Hasbargen Farm Sec 2, Wheaton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068523244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Robert Toelle Farm, Browns Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068806787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dollymount Dairy, Wheaton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070568529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Twelvemile Dairy, Dumont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071083298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dupree Pork, Tintah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071251792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Zych Feedlot Inc, Beardsley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071356808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wheaton Site, Norcross
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071402672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Traverse County Recycling, Wheaton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072018896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
340th Ave, Tintah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067438C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
750th St, Tintah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067439J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Cr-93, Tintah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067440D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
10th St, Tintah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067441K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Pvt Xing, Tintah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067442S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
780th St, Tintah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067443Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Oak St, Tintah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067445M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
4th St, Tintah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067446U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Wheaton-Dumont Coop Elevator - Wheaton, Wheaton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001442742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Traverse 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 Traverse 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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