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Morgan County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Morgan County is 184.4 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 181 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (134), Air permit holder (minor source) (14), Industrial wastewater discharge (13). 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: 38.438, -92.8517.

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 Morgan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	52.5	30.2	1.74xSignificant	42.4 to 64.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	85.4	51.8	1.65xSignificant	72 to 101	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.8	14.5	1.37x	12.4 to 30.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	184.4	143.2	1.29xSignificant	164.6 to 206.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8	6.6	1.21x	4.5 to 13.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	513.3	453.4	1.13xSignificant	475.8 to 553.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.7	8.7	1.11x	5.8 to 16.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.2	17.9	1.02x	11.2 to 28.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.7	18.7	0.95x	12.2 to 25.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.5	18.5	0.89x	9.9 to 26.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.2	23.8	0.89x	14.1 to 30.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10	11.3	0.88x	6 to 16.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	11.5	13.9	0.83x	7.2 to 18.1	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 Morgan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,279.5	9,842.6	+15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.8	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	86.1	59.8	+44%	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	97.3	96.9	+0%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.7	28.6	-45%	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.

Formaldehyde18.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.82 per million
Benzene0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit134
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Industrial wastewater discharge13
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Rail grade crossing5
Public airport4
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Westlake Aquatic Center, Laurie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023129979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lots A And B, Buchanan Rd Wwtp, Laurie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040331735 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gates Rubber Company, Versailles
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017981530 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Vineyard Point Wwtp, Rocky Mount
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024813736 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Northshore Restaurant And Lounge Wwtp, Rocky Mount
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070134791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Gates Corp, Versailles
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 35 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65084GTSRB1001P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.2
Syracuse Pws, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009868651 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lehman'S Restaurant Wwtf, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009713603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Stover Southwest Wwtp, Stover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009877455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Laurie Wwtf, Laurie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039814341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Citizens For Health And Wellness, Versailles
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043242345 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Johnson Bay Property Owners Association, Laurie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006724973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sharky'S Timeout Sports Bar Wwtp, Gravois Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017990165 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Versailles Wwtf, Versailles
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0094927: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Versailles Pws-#2 Newton & Walnut Treatment, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006729246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Sienna Oaks Wwtf, Laurie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022427854 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Barnett Wwtf, Barnett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040326769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Ozark Ready Mix Company Inc Plant 7, Versailles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040461586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Rocky Mount Sewer District Wwtp, Rocky Mount
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067626821 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Stover Southwest Wwtp, Stover
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0047058: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Millstone Marina And Rv Resort Llc, Gravois Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,575.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007640231 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Troutdale Farm, Gravois Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024577661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lake Burger, Llc, Gravois Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041958762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lake Home Neighbor'S Wwtf, Stover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042733977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Sunny Beach Wwtf, Stover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071906564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Morgan 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 Morgan 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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