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Chariton County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Chariton County is 186.4 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 164 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (74), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Industrial wastewater discharge (20). 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: 39.4642, -92.9623.

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 Chariton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	39.3	17.9	2.2xSignificant	22.5 to 64.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	85	51.8	1.64xSignificant	63.5 to 113.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.4	30.2	1.54xSignificant	31.2 to 68.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	26.7	18.7	1.43x	14.5 to 46.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	186.4	143.2	1.3xSignificant	151.9 to 227.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.9	23.8	1.17x	15.1 to 48.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	505.5	453.4	1.11x	444 to 573.9	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 Chariton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,992.4	9,842.6	-9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.6	75.3	+0%	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	78.4	96.9	-19%	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.

Formaldehyde17.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.73 per million
Benzene0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing74
NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Industrial wastewater discharge20
Air permit holder (minor source)18
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Oil-fired power 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.

Salisbury Wwtf, Salisbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009878310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sumner, Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006729479 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Salisbury City Of, Salisbury
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7400 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Brunswick Wwtf, Brunswick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009710900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mendon Wwtf, Mendon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009874591 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Keytesville Wwtf, Keytesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039801890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lake Nehai Sewer, Keytesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006824838 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Salisbury Industrial Park, Salisbury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046370100 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Brunswick Wwtf, Brunswick
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0032557: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers, Inc., Sumner, Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,720.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012608801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Salisbury Municipal Utilities-Board Of Public Works Generating Plant, Salisbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001459387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Salisbury Meat Market And Processing Llc, Salisbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071337776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Lake Nehai Tonkayea Wwtp, Keytesville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0088510: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Keytesville Wwtf, Keytesville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0048640: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers, Inc., Brunswick, Brunswick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000708958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers, Inc., Sumner, Sumner
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,720.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012608801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Salisbury Municipal Utilities-Board Of Public Works Generating Plant, Salisbury
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001459387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mfa Oil Bulk Plant Salisbury, Salisbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009889497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mfa Oil Bulk Plant Brunswick, Brunswick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009889781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mawc, Brunswick Wtp, Brunswick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013064432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Keytesville Water Treatment Plant, Keytesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023142874 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Jd Wright, Keytesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030763074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Wright Oil Company, Salisbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040330969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Marceline Water Treatment Plant, Marceline
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042708987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mendon Wwtf, Mendon
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0094714: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.6

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 Chariton 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 Chariton 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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