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Carroll County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Carroll County is 156.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 175 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (91), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (32), Air permit holder (minor source) (19). 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: 39.4108, -93.4735.

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 Carroll County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.3	30.2	1.33x	26.6 to 60	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.3	51.8	1.3x	49.2 to 91.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	156.3	143.2	1.09x	127.7 to 190.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	483.9	453.4	1.07x	429.5 to 544.2	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 Carroll County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,115.6	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	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	123.9	96.9	+28%	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.

Formaldehyde17.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.73 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing91
NPDES wastewater discharge permit32
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Industrial wastewater discharge9
Major air pollution source3
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Gas power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

Show Me Ethanol Llc, Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Ammonia, n-Hexane, Methanol and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 88,538 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6463WSHWMT2653H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Show Me Ethanol, Llc, Carrollton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037500362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
Sinclair Carrollton Station, Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Benzene, n-Hexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,770 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64633CRRLL2MILE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Show Me Ethanol, Llc, Carrollton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037500362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Show Me Ethanol, Llc, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037500362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Show Me Ethanol, Llc, Carrollton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037500362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Norborne Wwtf, Norborne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009877972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers - Carro, Carrollton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000751393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Carrollton Wwtp, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039783428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Hale Wwtf, Hale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009873128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ray Carroll Fuels Llc, Carrollton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043178860 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers - Carro, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000751393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
D&L Fuels Llc, Norborne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009035622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Carrollton, Carrollton
Gas power plant.
Record ID 2120 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Sinclair Carrollton Products Terminal, Carrollton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038516834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Norborne Water Treatment Plant, Norborne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042713150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Carrollton Wwtp, Carrollton
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit MO0096318: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Reliant Processing Llc, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071668965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Penny'S Concrete Plant #41 - Carrollton, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018007734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Bosworth Wwtp, Bosworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039783419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hale Wwtf, Hale
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit MO0102709: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Norborne Pws, Norborne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011108443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
American Energy Producers, Inc., Tina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040610112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Continental Fabrication Services, Carrollton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044928479 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Continental Fabrication Services, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044928479 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3

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 Carroll 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 Carroll 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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