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Benton County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Benton County is 193.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 139 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (90), Brownfield property (15), Air permit holder (minor source) (13). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 38.288, -93.2982.

How this county ranks in Missouri

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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 Benton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	58.7	30.2	1.94xSignificant	48.5 to 71.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	9.1	5.7	1.6x	4.7 to 16.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.8	51.8	1.54xSignificant	68.3 to 93.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.5	6.6	1.44x	5.8 to 16	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.3	23.8	1.36x	22.8 to 44.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	193.6	143.2	1.35xSignificant	173.9 to 215.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.3	8.7	1.18x	6.4 to 16.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.8	18.7	1.11x	15.1 to 29.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.2	13.9	1.09x	10.2 to 23	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	476.7	453.4	1.05x	442.2 to 513.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.1	17.9	1.01x	11.1 to 28.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.9	11.3	0.96x	7 to 17.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	13.8	14.5	0.95x	8.5 to 22.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	10.7	18.5	0.58x	6.8 to 17.3	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 Benton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,298.3	9,842.6	+25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	79.7	59.8	+33%	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	142.2	96.9	+47%	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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde18.86 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.8 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit90
Brownfield property15
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Industrial wastewater discharge7
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Pumped storage 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.

Warsaw R-9 South Elementary Wwtp, Warsaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009868143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Union Mission Camp Cumcito, Warsaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037502093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Warsaw Municipal Pool, Warsaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037502100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Country Acres Mhp Wwtf, Lincoln
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042493995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Robert Schultz, Lincoln
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020840063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ionia Wwtf, Ionia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022916200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Vogler Concrete, Lincoln
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070389284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Eagle Bay Swimming Pool, Lincoln
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071438085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lost Valley Fish Hatchery, Warsaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042724237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Cole Camp Wwtf, Cole Camp
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055629958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Bent Tree Harbor Subdivision, Warsaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006667623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hidden Valley, Warsaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070669667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Warsaw Pws, Warsaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008994008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Braden Park, Warsaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063877586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Cole Camp, Cole Camp
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762210 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lutheran Insurance Agency, Cole Camp
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762238 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Thomas & Dorothy Hoskins Property, Warsaw
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040821652 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Fajen Gun Stock Facility, Warsaw
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040823375 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mike'S Auto Service, Warsaw
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040823393 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fajen Property, Warsaw
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043242336 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sprint/Embarq Property, Warsaw
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043693072 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Tire Store And Gas Station, Warsaw
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966550 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Warsaw Maintenance Shed, Warsaw
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968685 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bluff County Store, Warsaw
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969143 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Cole Camp City Hall, Cole Camp
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969174 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Benton County

Missouri 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 Benton County, and their findings.
Missouri vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Missouri health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Missouri 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.
Missouri 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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