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Newton County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Newton County is 168.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 409 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (202), Rail grade crossing (74), Air permit holder (minor source) (38). 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: 36.9025, -94.3411.

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 Newton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.3	3.4	1.85xSignificant	4.1 to 9.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.8	30.2	1.48xSignificant	38.6 to 51.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.2	3.7	1.41x	3.2 to 8.1	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.6	4.1	1.37x	3.5 to 8.5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.5	4.4	1.25x	3.5 to 8.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.9	4.8	1.23x	3.7 to 8.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.9	6.6	1.2x	5.4 to 11.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	168.5	143.2	1.18xSignificant	156 to 181.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5	4.6	1.09x	3 to 7.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.9	5.7	1.04x	3.6 to 9	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	13.3	13	1.02x	9.4 to 18.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.3	6.2	1.02x	4 to 9.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.5	14.5	1x	10.7 to 19.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49	51.8	0.95x	42.4 to 56.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.4	17.9	0.92x	12.5 to 21.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.6	11.3	0.85x	6.9 to 13.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	383.5	453.4	0.85x	363.8 to 404.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.8	8.7	0.78x	4.5 to 10.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.6	18.5	0.74x	10.2 to 17.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	13.6	18.7	0.73x	10.3 to 17.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.3	23.8	0.68x	12.3 to 21.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	9.1	13.9	0.65x	6.4 to 12.7	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 Newton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,427.6	9,842.6	+6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.3	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	52.1	59.8	-13%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.7	6.2	-8%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	83.2	96.9	-14%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.7	28.6	-31%	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.

Formaldehyde20.94 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.91 per million
Naphthalene0.92 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit202
Rail grade crossing74
Air permit holder (minor source)38
Gas station (mapped facility)22
Industrial wastewater discharge21
Small hazardous waste generator13
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
TRI reporting facility6
Large hazardous waste generator5
Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
Superfund (NPL) site3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Heliport2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Pools Prairie, Neosho
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MO0000958835 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Newton County Mine Tailings, Granby
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MOD981507585 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Newton County Wells, Joplin
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MOD985798339 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Aluminum Finishers Llc, Granby
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Dimethyl phthalate, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 41,279 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6484WLMNMF298ED (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Missouri Walnut Llc, Neosho
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Bromomethane, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 40,026 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6485WMSSRW11417 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Us Army National Guard Camp Crowder Ranges, Neosho
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 14,901 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64850CMPCR89RAY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Missouri Walnut Llc, Neosho
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035767159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Us Army National Guard Camp Crowder Ranges, Neosho
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037072100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Aluminum Finishers Llc Granby, Granby
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037421983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
State Line Power Plant, Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 23 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6480WSTTLN2299B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Fag Bearings, Llc, Joplin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000823930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Neosho Wwtp, Neosho
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Granby Pws, Granby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009872067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Nutra Blend Corp, Neosho
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Selenium compounds and 1 more. 321 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64850NTRBL32002 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Trouw Nutrition Usa, Llc Premix Plant, Neosho
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017986786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Joplin Mo Stockpile, Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 6480WJPLNM448SR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Trouw Nutrition Usa Llc, Neosho
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Copper compounds. 60 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64850BSFCR1440M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Nutra Blend Corp, Neosho
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000443976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Timberlost Mhp-Well # 1, Joplin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012956943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Crain Quarry Llc Dba Stone Creek Quarrie, Pierce City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070388705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Fag Bearings, Llc, Joplin
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000823930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Shoal Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility, Joplin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000907092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Boondocks Enterprises Wwtf, Neosho
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040328543 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Fag Bearings - A Member Of The Schaeffler Group, Joplin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Methanol, Ammonia. 15 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64804FGBRN3900R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.9
Barry County Farmers Cooperative, Stark City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006732848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

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 Newton 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 Newton 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.

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