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Moniteau County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Moniteau County is 170.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 123 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (43), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35), Air permit holder (minor source) (16). 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: 38.6759, -92.6275.

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 Moniteau County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.1	30.2	1.36x	29.4 to 56.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.8	51.8	1.21x	48.1 to 80.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	170.1	143.2	1.19xSignificant	145 to 198.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.2	18.7	1.13x	12.9 to 33.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.8	17.9	1.05x	11.1 to 30.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	471.4	453.4	1.04x	427.7 to 518.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.3	23.8	0.94x	13.4 to 35	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 Moniteau County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,507.6	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.8	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	65.2	59.8	+9%	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	76.4	96.9	-21%	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.

Formaldehyde19.04 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.86 per million
Benzene0.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing43
NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
Air permit holder (minor source)16
Industrial wastewater discharge12
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Brownfield property2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Public airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
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.

Cargill Meat Solutions, California
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid, Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds. 500 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65018CRGLL1001E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Cargill Inc-Poultry Products Division, California
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017981488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fortuna Wwtf, Fortuna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025344973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039810434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Donald Prahm, California
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072099879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Solid Rock Concrete, Russellville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024418557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Solid Rock Concrete, Russellville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110024418557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Five C'S Custom Butchering Llc, California
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070826904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tipton Ready Mix, Tipton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009036015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
North Street Gas Station (Former), California
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038753694 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Grace Living Center, Clarksburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983063 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
California South Wwtf, California
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039797397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
California South Wwtp, California
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0023272: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Tipton Wwtp, Tipton
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0094188: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Clarksburg Wwtf, Clarksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009871380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Moniteau County Ready Mix, California
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011110476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Burgers' Ozark Country Cured Hams, Inc., California
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017366027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
City Of California, California
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040462807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Yard Waste Recycling Center, California
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071862821 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Jamestown S. Lagoon, Jamestown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039801818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Mawc Hickory Hills Wwtf, California
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0082121: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Jamestown South Wwtf, Jamestown
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0058203: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Mfa Bulk Plant - Tipton, Tipton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001139615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Moniteau County Ready Mix, California
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110011110476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Cargill Inc-Poultry Products Division, California
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017981488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Moniteau 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 Moniteau 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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