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Grundy County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Grundy County is 175.9 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 112 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (44), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (25), Air permit holder (minor source) (13). 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: 40.1147, -93.5655.

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 Grundy County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	31.4	17.9	1.75xSignificant	18.5 to 50.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.6	30.2	1.48xSignificant	31.5 to 62.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.6	51.8	1.44xSignificant	55.8 to 98.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	175.9	143.2	1.23xSignificant	146.2 to 210.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	494.7	453.4	1.09x	439.5 to 555.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.4	18.7	1.09x	11.2 to 35.3	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 Grundy County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,089.5	9,842.6	+13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	75.3	-2%	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	112.4	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.

Formaldehyde16.83 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.58 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing44
NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Industrial wastewater discharge9
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Oil-fired power plant2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Solar power plant1
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.

City Of Trenton Street Department, Trenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 34 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64683CTYFT19E16 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Modine Manufacturing Co, Trenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Diisocyanates. 315 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64683MDNMN822IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Modine Manufacturing Company Trenton, Trenton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000443734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Spickard Wwtf, Spickard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009870700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Trenton Municipal Utilities Wwtp, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039810336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Trenton Street Department Asphalt Plant, Trenton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001449415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Trenton North, Trenton
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 698 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Trenton South, Trenton
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7935 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Trenton Municipal Utilities Trenton Peaking Plant, Trenton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007374509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Laredo Wwtf, Laredo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009874573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Modine Manufacturing Company Trenton, Trenton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000443734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Trenton Municipal Utilities Wwtp, Trenton
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0039748: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Galt Wwtp, Galt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039801480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Trenton Municipal Utilities Water Treatment Plant, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000573228 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Galt Wwtp, Galt
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0095729: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Laredo Wwtf, Laredo
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0094692: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Trenton Municipal Airport, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011076959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Trenton Muni, Trenton
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID TRX (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Trenton Municipal Utiliteis Water Treatment Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/705455291 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Mfa Oil Bulk Plant - Trenton, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010432647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Fischer Concrete Services, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011109763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Norris Asphalt Paving Co-Trenton Quarry, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014138398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Conagra Foods, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000443725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Modine Manufacturing Company Trenton, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000443734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Trenton, Mo 1047, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000569466 (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 Grundy 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 Grundy 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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