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Daviess County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Daviess County is 159.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 91 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (46), Air permit holder (minor source) (13), Industrial wastewater discharge (12). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 39.9614, -93.9832.

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 Daviess County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	54.1	30.2	1.79xSignificant	35.8 to 79.1	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	27.9	18.7	1.49x	16.4 to 45.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.6	51.8	1.15x	40.8 to 84.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	159.3	143.2	1.11x	127.9 to 196.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	460.5	453.4	1.02x	403.6 to 523.6	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 Daviess County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,094.7	9,842.6	-8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.9	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	91.1	96.9	-6%	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: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde17.17 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.59 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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit46
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Industrial wastewater discharge12
Rail grade crossing6
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
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.

Trexmart 16 Wwtf, Winston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009711482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Trager Limestone Llc, Gallatin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032946178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jameson, Jameson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042542282 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Landmark Manufacturing Corp, Gallatin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 64640LNDMRRTE1X (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Landmark Manufacturing Corp, Gallatin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000443707 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Jamesport Wwtf, Jamesport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009875787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Gallatin (Mo), Gallatin
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2127 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Premium Standard Farms-Coffey Feedmill, Coffey
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000443716 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pattonsburg Water Treatment Facility, Pattonsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009888121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pattonsburg Wwtp, Pattonsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039806323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Viking Valley Association - Campground 1, Gallatin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070221381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Altamont - Winston Wwtf, Altamont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009712597 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Greg Brown Slaughter Facility, Pattonsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045496290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pattonsburg Wwtp, Pattonsburg
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0100382: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Murphy Brown Of Missouri Llc-Coffey Feedmill, Pattonsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 64670CNTNNROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Pettit Salvage, Jamesport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072113380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Gallatin Wwtp, Gallatin
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0027812: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Jamesport Pws, Jamesport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011107970 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Morrell Legacy Ranch Holding Pond, Gallatin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064777371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mast Pastured Poultry, Jamesport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070104714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Trager Limestone, L.L.C., Gallatin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071336294 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Yoder'S Sausage Kitchen Llc, Jamesport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071338882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Jamesport Wwtf, Jamesport
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0087149: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Trexmart 16 Wwtf, Winston
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0091570: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Coffey Feed Mill, Coffey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009869384 (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 Daviess 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 Daviess 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.

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