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Gentry County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gentry County is 229.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 48 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20), Air permit holder (minor source) (10), Gas station (mapped facility) (5). 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: 40.2114, -94.4104.

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 Gentry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	229.3	143.2	1.6xSignificant	185.6 to 281	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.3	51.8	1.34x	46.3 to 100.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36	30.2	1.19x	20.5 to 60.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	539.6	453.4	1.19xSignificant	468.6 to 619.1	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 Gentry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,052.8	9,842.6	-8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.5	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	81	96.9	-16%	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.

Formaldehyde16.61 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.51 per million
Benzene0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Industrial wastewater discharge5
Large hazardous waste generator2
Public airport1
Gas power plant1
Wind power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
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.

Johnson Controls Inc-Albany, Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 36 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64402YRKNTHWY13 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Albany Pws, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042674273 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Johnson Controls Inc-Albany, Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031019939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
King City Pws, King City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017992369 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tempmaster, Albany
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006063473 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Stanberry, Stanberry
Gas power plant.
Record ID 8110 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Novus Ag Llc Stanberry, Stanberry
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID xdbd79dba1cf00db622c82ab4d701bc86 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pwsd #1 Of Nodaway County Gentry, Gentry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013064147 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Stanberry Wwtf, Stanberry
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0043231: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Stanberry Wwtf, Stanberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009248457 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Mfa Bulk Plant Stanberry, Stanberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009035285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Pierce Sand And Gravel, Stanberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071339063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Albany Muni, Albany
Public airport. O.
Record ID K19 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1367890325 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Mfa Petro Card King City, King City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006651248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Nalle Piggery At Campbell Creek, Llc, King City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006725767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Stanberry Quarry, Stanberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011109923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Smithfield, Ruckman Farm, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012750157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mfa Petro Card Albany, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032821999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Albany Sand And Gravel, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071336839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mfa Agri Service Albany, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011081319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Johnson Controls Inc, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017998933 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pierce Concrete, Stanberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022281975 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dollar General, King City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042682077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rhcl Recycling, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070392377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Gentry 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 Gentry 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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