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Harrison County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Harrison County is 177 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 68 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (30), Gas station (mapped facility) (14), Industrial wastewater discharge (9). 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: 40.3582, -93.9891.

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 Harrison County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.9	30.2	1.42x	28.9 to 62.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	177	143.2	1.24xSignificant	144.8 to 215.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	61.3	51.8	1.18x	43 to 86.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	448.5	453.4	0.99x	392.1 to 511.2	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 Harrison County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,830.6	9,842.6	-20%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.1	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	74.8	96.9	-23%	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.

Formaldehyde16.49 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.5 per million
Benzene0.69 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit30
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Industrial wastewater discharge9
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Ridgeway West Wwtf, Ridgeway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009877204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Magellan Pipeline Company Lp Ridgeway Station, Ridgeway
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017988070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ridgeway Freezer, Ridgeway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071370531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bethany Ready Mix, Bethany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009888666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Ben'S Custom Butchering, Bethany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070919442 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Bethany Community Foundation, Bethany
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979639 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cainsville Pws, Cainsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009713364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Bethany Wwtf, Bethany
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0033502: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Gilman City Pws, Gilman City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009111932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Eagleville Wastewater Treatment Facility, Eagleville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009870675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Ridgeway West Wwtf, Ridgeway
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0048224: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Bethany Meml, Bethany
Public airport. O.
Record ID 75K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Jeffries Quarry, Blythedale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009035490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Blythedale Wwtf, Blythedale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009867714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mfa Oil Bulk Plant Ridgeway, Ridgeway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009889601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mfa Oil Bulk Plant Bethany, Bethany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009889727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Napco - North Bethany Quarry, Bethany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012601773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Stoner Sand, Ridgeway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020832143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Bethany Wwtf, Bethany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039796897 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
New Hampton Wwtf, New Hampton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039806074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Bethany Water Treatment Plant, Bethany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008993553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bethany Usarc, Bethany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015854994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Llc - Bethany Station, Eagleville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018005969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart Supercenter #834, Bethany
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018871201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart Supercenter #834, Bethany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018871201 (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 Harrison 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 Harrison 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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