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Lafayette County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lafayette County is 175.4 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 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 304 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (98), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (78), Industrial wastewater discharge (52). 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: 39.101, -93.7971.

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 Lafayette County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.5	6.2	1.53x	5.5 to 15.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.4	51.8	1.38xSignificant	61.1 to 83.2	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	9	6.6	1.36x	5.5 to 14.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.6	30.2	1.34xSignificant	33 to 49.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.4	11.3	1.27x	10 to 20.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	17.5	13.9	1.26x	12.4 to 24.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	175.4	143.2	1.22xSignificant	158.6 to 193.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.9	14.5	1.17x	11.7 to 23.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	478.5	453.4	1.06x	449.4 to 509.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.4	17.9	1.03x	13.2 to 25.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.3	18.7	0.98x	13.2 to 24.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.3	6.6	0.95x	3.6 to 10.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.4	13	0.95x	7.8 to 18.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.1	18.5	0.87x	11.2 to 22.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20	23.8	0.84x	14.1 to 27.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.3	8.7	0.84x	4.2 to 12	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 Lafayette County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,689.9	9,842.6	-2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	72.5	59.8	+21%	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	103	96.9	+6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.2	28.6	-33%	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.

Formaldehyde18.31 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.8 per million
Benzene0.92 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing98
NPDES wastewater discharge permit78
Industrial wastewater discharge52
Air permit holder (minor source)30
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Small hazardous waste generator5
Public airport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source2
Brownfield property2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Swan Lake Estates Wwtp, Bates City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006730341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Ta Concordia, Concordia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009035481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bates City Wwtf, Bates City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013809717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Melius Corp Dba Space Craft Mfg, Concordia
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059288952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wellington Wwtf, Wellington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009877776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Odessa Aquatic Center, Odessa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038333318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Pilot Travel Centers Facility #443, Higginsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071377986 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Wincup, Lexington
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001454408 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Concordia Pws, Concordia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009878276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Lexington Pws-Treatment Plant - Riverfront St, Lexington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011107934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Milbank Manufacturing Company, Concordia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058059540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mayview Pws, Mayview
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009112101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Higginsville, Higginsville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001458592 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Odessa Se Wwtp, Odessa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039782544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Nadler'S Meats And Catering Llc, Wellington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067607913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Advanced Industries Llc, Odessa
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072053673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Waverly Pws, Waverly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006731215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Concordia North Wwtf, Concordia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009878285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Odessa Nw Wwtp, Odessa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039782615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Higginsville, Higginsville
Gas power plant.
Record ID 2131 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Higginsville Junction I-70, Higginsville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974079 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mayview School, Mayview
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979018 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Advanced Industries Inc, Odessa
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003935270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Advanced Industries Llc Dryden, Odessa
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043591084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
I-70 Mobile City Wwtf, Bates City
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0056111: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3

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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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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