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Howard County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Howard County is 170.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 95 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (32), Air permit holder (minor source) (20), Rail grade crossing (19). 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: 39.1567, -92.6921.

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 Howard County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	57.1	30.2	1.89xSignificant	41.1 to 78.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27	17.9	1.51x	15.8 to 44	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.2	51.8	1.43xSignificant	55.8 to 97.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.7	23.8	1.29x	17.8 to 49.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	170.3	143.2	1.19x	140.2 to 205.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	493.9	453.4	1.09x	440 to 553	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 Howard County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,546.6	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.1	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	107	96.9	+10%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde18.91 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.82 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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit32
Air permit holder (minor source)20
Rail grade crossing19
Industrial wastewater discharge13
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Oil-fired power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Bob Monnig Industries Inc, Glasgow
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011085048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Bob Monnig Industries Inc, Glasgow
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 9,531 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65254BBMNN400IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Bob Monnig Industries Inc, Glasgow
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011085048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Glasgow Pws-Glasgow - Treatment Plant, Glasgow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009695598 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Glasgow Dwtp, Glasgow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037937490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Armstrong Wwtp, Armstrong
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039779781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bishop Trailer Park, Rocheport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064335562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Howard County Water Treatment Plant, New Franklin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069221906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Glasgow Pool, Glasgow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070919296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fayette, Fayette
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2125 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Collier'S Boat Dock Co Inc, New Franklin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015889993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bob Monnig Industries Inc, Glasgow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011085048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
New Franklin Water Treatment Plant, New Franklin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011108354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Howard County Industrial Park, Fayette
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968931 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fayette Wwtf, Fayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039779790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Bob Monnig Industries Inc, Glasgow
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110011085048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Fayette Wwtf, Fayette
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0044954: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Howard County Cons Pwsd 1-Howard Co Cons - Treatment Plant, Franklin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011108069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Armstrong Wwtf, Armstrong
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit MO0093084: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Skyline Materials Inc., Glasgow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017985331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Mfa Oil Petro Card New Franklin, New Franklin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054098846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/889393200 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Mid Mo Auto Salvage Inc, Fayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006063632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Faith Family Fellowship Wwtf, Fayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020839958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mfa Oil Bulk Plant Glasgow, Glasgow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030991513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Howard 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 Howard 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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