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Gasconade County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gasconade County is 156.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 182 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (85), Rail grade crossing (31), Air permit holder (minor source) (22). 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: 38.4288, -91.5057.

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 Gasconade County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.6	51.8	1.5xSignificant	62.5 to 95.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.5	30.2	1.34x	29.7 to 54.8	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	17.2	13	1.32x	9.9 to 28.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.7	18.5	1.28x	14.9 to 36.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.1	13.9	1.23x	10.1 to 27.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.6	18.7	1.16x	14.1 to 32.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	156.7	143.2	1.09x	135 to 181.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12	11.3	1.06x	6.8 to 20.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	456	453.4	1.01x	416.4 to 499	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.1	23.8	0.93x	13.7 to 34.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.1	17.9	0.84x	9.1 to 24.7	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 Gasconade County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,353.2	9,842.6	+36%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.3	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	113	59.8	+89%	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	129.2	96.9	+33%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	47.6	28.6	+66%	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.

Formaldehyde18.78 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.85 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit85
Rail grade crossing31
Air permit holder (minor source)22
Industrial wastewater discharge15
Brownfield property13
Small hazardous waste generator6
Public airport4
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Lsc Communications / Owensville, Owensville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 15,509 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65066VNHFF15CMM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Morrison Pws-Well #2, Morrison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006725687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lake Northwoods Utility Wwtf, Owensville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006728238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lost Valley Lake Resort, Owensville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006728513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rosebud South Lagoon, Rosebud
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009695767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gasconade-Morrison Landfill, Gasconade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009871736 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bland Pws, Bland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009876697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lost Valley Lake Resort, Owensville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009887845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hermann Municipal Swimming Pool, Hermann
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042692397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lost Valley Lake Resort, Owensville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064336240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sky Halal Meats, New Haven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071338761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Gasconade-Morrison Landfill, Gasconade
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110009871736 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Lakeside Book-Ownesville, Owensville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009412402 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Swiss Processing Plant Inc, Hermann
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042747454 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Keeney Fertilizer Service Inc., Owensville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058288357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lakeside Book-Ownesville, Owensville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009412402 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Owensville Wwtf, Owensville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037510681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
House Of Metal Enclosures Inc-House Of Metal Enclosures Inc, Hermann
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001460687 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Owensville North Street Gas Station, Owensville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038758895 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
S & T Building, Hermann
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040823428 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bernell Hoelmers Car Wash, Hermann
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040823437 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dierberg Foundation Property, Hermann
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043693081 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Holland Building, Hermann
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043693090 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hermann Electric Light Plant, Former Power Bldg, Hermann
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043693107 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Historic Preservation Of Hermann, Hermann
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043693116 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Gasconade 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 Gasconade 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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