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Lawrence County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lawrence County is 190.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 302 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (117), Rail grade crossing (74), Industrial wastewater discharge (39). 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: 37.1054, -93.8332.

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 Lawrence County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	8.5	4.1	2.07xSignificant	5.4 to 13	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	19.4	13	1.49xSignificant	13.7 to 26.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.8	30.2	1.48xSignificant	37.1 to 53.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	16	11.3	1.42xSignificant	11.5 to 21.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	190.3	143.2	1.33xSignificant	173.5 to 208.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.8	18.7	1.22x	17.2 to 29.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.2	51.8	1.2xSignificant	53 to 72.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.8	17.9	1.11x	14.3 to 26.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.8	6.6	1.03x	4.1 to 10.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.1	18.5	0.98x	13.1 to 24.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	439.5	453.4	0.97x	412.9 to 467.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.4	14.5	0.92x	8.8 to 19.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.4	13.9	0.89x	8.4 to 17.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.1	23.8	0.8x	13.6 to 26.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.8	8.7	0.67x	3.4 to 9.6	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 Lawrence County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,632.4	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	65.7	59.8	+10%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.9	6.2	+27%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	93.8	96.9	-3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.1	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.

Formaldehyde19.58 per million
Ethylene Oxide4.2 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit117
Rail grade crossing74
Industrial wastewater discharge39
Air permit holder (minor source)23
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Brownfield property8
Small hazardous waste generator6
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Public airport3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Wind power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Syntex Facility, Verona
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 43.8. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MOD007452154 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Bcp Ingredients Inc., Verona
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ethylene oxide, Chloromethane. Reports carcinogens. 27,289 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65769SYNTXFIRST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Phillips 66 Mt Vernon Products Terminal, Mount Vernon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 13,808 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65712CNCNC15138 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Bcp Ingredients Incorporated, Verona
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000444788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Phillips 66 - Mount Vernon Terminal, Mount Vernon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041095980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Bcp Ingredients Incorporated, Verona
Major air pollution source. Penalties $300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000444788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Mount Vernon Pws-Well # 6, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000737114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Bcp Ingredients Incorporated, Verona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000444788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Aurora City Of Street Dept, Aurora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017990110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Miller Wwtf, Miller
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009877767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Freistatt Pws, Monett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013042028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tyson Poultry, Aurora
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000444608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pierce City Wwtf, Pierce City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064268876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Transmontaigne - Razorback Mt Vernon Terminal, Mount Vernon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009879211 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Verona Wwtp, Verona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039802844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Earlybird Feed And Fertilizer, Marionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040606573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ozbun Property, Aurora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039063697 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Baldwin Park, Aurora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042593823 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Baldwin Park, Aurora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060544488 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Marionville Fueling Station (Former), Marionville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974076 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Aurora Recreation Center, Aurora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977695 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Radio Shack Building, Aurora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978511 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mfa Grain Elevator, Aurora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986317 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Creamery Building, Aurora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987497 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bcp Ingredients Incorporated, Verona
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000444788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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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