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Laclede County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Laclede County is 201.4 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 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 241 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (102), Rail grade crossing (33), Air permit holder (minor source) (25). 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: 37.691, -92.601.

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 Laclede County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	58.2	30.2	1.93xSignificant	49.1 to 68.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.1	3.4	1.79xSignificant	3.5 to 10.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26	17.9	1.45xSignificant	19.7 to 33.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	201.4	143.2	1.41xSignificant	183.6 to 220.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	72.2	51.8	1.39xSignificant	62.1 to 83.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.1	6.6	1.23x	4.9 to 12.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.6	11.3	1.12x	8.5 to 18.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.3	14.5	1.06x	10.4 to 21.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	455.4	453.4	1x	427.6 to 484.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.7	18.7	0.95x	12.8 to 24	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.2	18.5	0.93x	12.1 to 24	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.3	13	0.87x	7 to 17.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.1	23.8	0.84x	14.5 to 27.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	9.7	13.9	0.7x	6.1 to 14.9	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 Laclede County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,371.2	9,842.6	+26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.3	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	77.3	59.8	+29%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.9	6.2	+11%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	120.1	96.9	+24%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	22.2	28.6	-23%	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.

Formaldehyde19.1 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.9 per million
Naphthalene0.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit102
Rail grade crossing33
Air permit holder (minor source)25
Small hazardous waste generator16
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Industrial wastewater discharge12
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
TRI reporting facility9
Brownfield property6
Major air pollution source3
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Commercial airport1
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Marine Electrical Products, Lebanon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 75,011 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65536MRNLC141TW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Betterway Products, Lebanon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 48,255 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6553WBTTRW264HE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Tracker Marine Lebanon, Lebanon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Manganese, Lead, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 12,342 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65536JLMMR1500M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Copeland Scroll Compressors Lp, Lebanon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Lead, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 4,368 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65536CPLND701EH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Tracker Marine Lebanon Plant, Lebanon
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000444573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Marine Electrical Product, Lebanon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022288889 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Betterway Products, Lebanon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055451871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Tracker Marine Lebanon Plant, Lebanon
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000444573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
G3 Boats, Lebanon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead, Nickel, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65536GNRTN901CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Tracker Marine Lebanon Plant, Lebanon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000444573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Lebanon Wwtp, Lebanon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $19,550.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009875377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
G3 Boats Lebanon, Lebanon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009415490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Conway Wwtf, Conway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009877990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Laclede County Pwsd 3, Lebanon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012959398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cedars Business Park, Lebanon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040328687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Brunswick Freshwater Group, Lebanon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 65536CLWNDINTER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Detroit Tool Metal Products, Lebanon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 65536DTRTT100CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Mdnr Bennett Springs State Park Wwtf, Lebanon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009871424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Brunswick Freshwater Group Lebanon Missouri Facility, Lebanon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000444537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Copeland Scroll Compressors Lp, Lebanon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000596338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
G3 Boats Lebanon, Lebanon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009415490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Village Of Phillipsburg Wwtf, Phillipsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009713569 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Marathon Electric, Lebanon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011105240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Detroit Tool Metal Products-Lebanon, Lebanon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017998942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tracker Plastics, Lebanon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046313547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Laclede 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 Laclede 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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