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Maries County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Maries County is 179.1 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 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 67 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29), Industrial wastewater discharge (14), Air permit holder (minor source) (7). 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: 38.1525, -91.906.

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 Maries County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	60.6	30.2	2.01xSignificant	43 to 84.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73.6	51.8	1.42xSignificant	53.7 to 99.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	179.1	143.2	1.25xSignificant	147.4 to 216.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	396.4	453.4	0.87x	347.6 to 450.9	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 Maries County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,587.4	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.3	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	83.5	96.9	-14%	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.

Formaldehyde18.36 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.83 per million
Pahpom0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
Industrial wastewater discharge14
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Brownfield property3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Vienna Wells, Vienna
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MON000705803 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Kingsford Manufacturing Co Briquetting Plant, Belle
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $8,699.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000596267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Kingsford Manufacturing Co, Belle
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 1,378 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65013KNGSFSHWY2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Royal Oak Enterprises-Belle, Belle
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 898 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6501WSTRMPHWYEE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Kingsford Manufacturing Co Briquetting Plant, Belle
Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,699.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000596267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Kingsford Manufacturing Co Briquetting Plant, Belle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,699.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000596267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Vienna Pws, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009695865 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Turkey Hill Ranch Bible Camp Wwtf, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042107948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Belle Wwtf, Belle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009877160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Rolla National Airport, Vichy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110053003272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
R N Butchering, Dixon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060369961 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Quaker Window Products Company - Vinyl, Vienna
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063218441 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Brewer Science Inc, Vichy
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058888636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Vichy (Ex) Gap Filter Annex P-70c, Vichy
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038751115 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Maries County R-Ii School, Belle
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038753667 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vichy Ex Army Air Field, Rolla National Airport, Vichy
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040722634 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Quaker Window Products Wood, Vienna
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene.
TRI facility ID 6558WQKRWN36867 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Big Bear'S Butcher Shop, Llc, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071309183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Gasconade Get Away Rv Park Homeowners, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071525911 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Vienna Wwtf, Vienna
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0055352: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Moreland'S Resort And Campground Wwtf, Vienna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009868410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Donnan, Belle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070231732 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Belle Wwtf, Belle
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0048101: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Wieberg Red-E-Mix, Vichy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056406919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Bowles Heirs, Belle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059711655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3

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 Maries 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 Maries 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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