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Camden County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Camden County is 157.4 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 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 678 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (561), Industrial wastewater discharge (44), Air permit holder (minor source) (35). 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: 38.0296, -92.7913.

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 Camden 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	37.9	23.8	1.59xSignificant	31.6 to 45.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.7	30.2	1.45xSignificant	37.7 to 50.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	19.4	14.5	1.34xSignificant	14.6 to 25.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.8	18.7	1.33xSignificant	20 to 30.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.3	51.8	1.3xSignificant	59.4 to 76.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.8	6.6	1.18x	5.5 to 11.2	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.2	3.7	1.14x	2.6 to 7.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.2	4.6	1.13x	3.4 to 8.3	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.6	4.1	1.12x	2.7 to 7.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.8	3.4	1.12x	2.1 to 6.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	157.4	143.2	1.1xSignificant	144.8 to 171.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.2	5.7	1.09x	3.6 to 10.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	466.3	453.4	1.03x	442.5 to 491.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.6	4.8	0.96x	2.8 to 7.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.8	11.3	0.96x	7.6 to 15.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.1	13.9	0.94x	9.5 to 18	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.4	17.9	0.92x	12.1 to 21.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.6	13	0.89x	7.1 to 17.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.3	8.7	0.84x	5 to 11	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5	6.2	0.81x	2.7 to 8.8	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	4.3	6.6	0.65x	2.5 to 7.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	11.1	18.5	0.6x	7.8 to 15.7	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 Camden County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,230.7	9,842.6	-6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.8	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	50	59.8	-16%	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	100.1	96.9	+3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.5	28.6	-32%	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.

Formaldehyde18.84 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.87 per million
Naphthalene0.93 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit561
Industrial wastewater discharge44
Air permit holder (minor source)35
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Small hazardous waste generator6
Rail grade crossing4
Public airport3
Heliport3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Hydroelectric plant1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Electrovert Usa Corp, Camdenton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012704181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Illinois Tool Works Electronic Assembly Equipment (Itweae), Camdenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 65020SPDLNHWY5S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Myetta Meadows Wwtf, Camdenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009867509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Grandview Amenities Swimming Pool, Lake Ozark
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017882594 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lone Oak Point, Sunrise Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017992332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Reflections Condominiums Wwtf, Sunrise Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020564058 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Stoutland Wwtp, Stoutland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022427756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Supersplash Usa, Linn Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040461602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Riviera Rv Resort, Sunrise Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056404083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lake Of The Ozarks Scout Reservation, Gravois Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060369970 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cedar Heights Coa Swimming Pool, Camdenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064239701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ryc Pool, Osage Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070104710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Grissom-Vocker Wwtp, Sunrise Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070229271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Spawn Log Home Duplex Wwtf, Camdenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070674972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
One Source Services, Linn Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071426761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Knolls Resort Condominiums Wwtf, Osage Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006667160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Jumping Bass Cove Wwtf, Roach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070792919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Encounter Cove Camp & Conf Cntr Wwtp, Roach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040768899 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Myetta Woods Subdivision Wwtp, Camdenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071204939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Southwood Shores Condominiums Wwtf, Lake Ozark
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006728595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Oak Bluff Condominiums Wwtf, Camdenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009872138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lake Regional Health System, Osage Beach
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013677342 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Pelican Bay Condominiums Wwtp, Osage Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017998149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Seven Trails Subdivision Wwtf, Camdenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042780354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Sunrise Beach Wwtp - Phase I, Sunrise Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059802138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

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 Camden 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 Camden 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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