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Nodaway County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Nodaway County is 148.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 179 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (65), Industrial wastewater discharge (33), Air permit holder (minor source) (25). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 40.3642, -94.8887.

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 Nodaway County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	32	17.9	1.79xSignificant	22.2 to 44.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.1	11.3	1.34x	8.5 to 24.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.4	14.5	1.2x	11.1 to 26.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.6	13.9	1.19x	9.9 to 26.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.7	18.7	1.11x	13.6 to 30.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.4	30.2	1.04x	22.9 to 42.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	148.2	143.2	1.03x	127.9 to 171	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.1	51.8	1.01x	40.3 to 66.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	455.5	453.4	1x	417.6 to 496	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.7	18.5	0.96x	11.2 to 27.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.3	23.8	0.81x	12.1 to 29.5	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 Nodaway County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,075.5	9,842.6	-48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.2	75.3	+7%	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	49.1	96.9	-49%	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: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde16.55 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.44 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit65
Industrial wastewater discharge33
Air permit holder (minor source)25
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)11
Small hazardous waste generator6
Major air pollution source4
Public airport4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Brownfield property2
Wind power plant2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
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.

Bolder Industries Maryville Llc, Maryville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069709863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.1
J L Houston, Hopkins
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 8,238 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6446WJLHST28CRA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Bolder Industries Maryville Llc, Maryville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, n-Hexane, Benzene, Styrene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,265 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6446WBLDRN6WILS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
J L Houston, Hopkins
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003963051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Nucor Lmp, Maryville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 50 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64468LMPST2000E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Bolder Industries Maryville Llc, Maryville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069709863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Maryville Wwtp, Maryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733751 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp, Maryville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 64468KWSKMHWY71 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Nucor Wire Products Missouri, Maryville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010819775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Ravenwood Wtp, Ravenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009710848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Clearmont Lagoon, Clearmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009873752 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hopkins Wwtf, Hopkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009876937 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pickering Wwtf, Pickering
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028295850 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Conception Junction Wwtp, Conception Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039813299 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Skidmore Wwtf, Skidmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009878481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bolder Industries Maryville Llc, Maryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069709863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., Maryville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058179420 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007372921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Anr Pipeline Company - Maitland Compressor Station, Maitland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007373582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Barnard Pws-Barnard - Treatment Plant, Barnard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009877785 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Associated Electric Coop, Conception Junction
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011873534 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Countryside View Subdivision Wwtf, Maryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024404839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., Maryville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058179420 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Parnell Lagoons Wwtf, Parnell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063907296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007372921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3

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 Nodaway 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 Nodaway 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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