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Cedar County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cedar County is 147.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 86 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (42), Industrial wastewater discharge (15), Air permit holder (minor source) (14). 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: 37.7375, -93.8396.

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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 Cedar County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.6	17.9	1.37x	16.1 to 36.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.1	23.8	1.31x	20.9 to 45.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.9	30.2	1.29x	28.7 to 52.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.2	51.8	1.14x	46 to 75.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.1	18.7	1.07x	13.1 to 30.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	472.4	453.4	1.04x	429.9 to 518.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	147.8	143.2	1.03x	126.4 to 172.4	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 Cedar County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,057.9	9,842.6	+12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.7	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	72.2	59.8	+21%	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	104.3	96.9	+8%	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.

Formaldehyde19.04 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.85 per million
Benzene0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 298 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 39, peak 106.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit42
Industrial wastewater discharge15
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Public airport3
Major air pollution source1
EPA air quality monitor1
Airfield1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hydroelectric plant1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Stockton Pws, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009876651 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
El Dorado Springs
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 290390001 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 4.2
Dairiconcepts, El Dorado Springs
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064172791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dairiconcepts - El Dorado Springs, El Dorado Springs
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064172782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mount Carmel Inn Swimming Pool, Dadeville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011106757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Dairiconcepts - El Dorado Springs, El Dorado Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 64744MDMRCHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
El Dorado Springs Wwtp, El Dorado Springs
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0040002: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
South Park Mobile Village Wwtf, El Dorado Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006730591 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Agape Boarding School Wwtp, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022843128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Stockton Wwtp, Stockton
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0055280: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
American Resort Subdivision Wwtf, Stockton
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0093220: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
El Dorado Springs, El Dorado Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042653312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Pleasant View Estates Hoa Wwtf, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064285820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Airport Village Mhp, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070839507 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
American Resort Subdivision Wwtf, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006824954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Bailey Quarries - Portable #0300, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011111643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Cedar County Meat Market Llc, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070877316 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Calypso Cove Rv Park Wwtf, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006667801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Sac Osage Electric Cooperative, El Dorado Spg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006825249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Usace Orleans Trail Wwtf, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017986483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Hammons Products Company, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055042868 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Bear Creek Meats Llc, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070869645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Usace Cedar Ridge Wwtf, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
El Dorado Springs Meml, El Dorado Springs
Public airport. O.
Record ID 87K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Stockton Lake, Stockton
Public airport. O.
Record ID MO3 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2

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 Cedar 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 Cedar 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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