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Osage County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Osage County is 148.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 144 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (58), Rail grade crossing (24), Air permit holder (minor source) (22). 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: 38.4986, -91.8255.

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 Osage County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	28.4	13	2.18xSignificant	16.5 to 45.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.7	23.8	1.21x	18.1 to 43.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.4	51.8	1.2x	47.4 to 81.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.4	30.2	1.11x	22.7 to 48	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	489.5	453.4	1.08x	442.5 to 540.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	148.2	143.2	1.03x	123.4 to 177	2020-2024

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 Osage County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,221.9	9,842.6	-37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.9	75.3	+4%	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	91.7	96.9	-5%	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.

Formaldehyde18.86 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.88 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit58
Rail grade crossing24
Air permit holder (minor source)22
Industrial wastewater discharge22
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Public airport4
Small hazardous waste generator2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Quaker Window Products Co, Freeburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017980130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Chamois Municipal Wwtf, Chamois
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009877936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Argyle Wwtf, Argyle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040331726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Freeburg Wwtf, Freeburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009695829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Strope Custom Processing Llc, Linn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070875330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Linn Wastewater Treatment Facility, Linn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009877044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Meta Senior Apartments Wwtf, Meta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006668409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
State Technical College Missouri, Linn
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010120902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
State Technical College Missouri, Linn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010120902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
City View Subdivision Wwtf, Loose Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042599685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Quaker Window Products Co, Freeburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene, Chromium, Manganese, Diisocyanates and 1 more.
TRI facility ID 65035QKRWNHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Freeburg Wwtf, Freeburg
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0058220: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Linn Wastewater Treatment Facility, Linn
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0051551: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Diamond Pet Foods-Meta, Meta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021161188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Linn Acres Mhp Wwtf, Loose Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042733138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Capital Quarries Co Inc Linn Quarry, Linn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011109139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Quaker Window Products Co, Freeburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017980130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Associated Electric Cooperative Inc, Chamois
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017985019 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Voss Trailer Court Wwtf, Linn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040328589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Chamois Municipal Wwtf, Chamois
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0039624: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Linn Acres Mhp Wwtf, Loose Creek
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0091952: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Wieberg Red E Mix, Meta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006733035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Westphalia Wwtp, Westphalia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012668032 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Quaker Window Products Co, Freeburg
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110017980130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Osage Fire Clay, Llc Stephens Hemdon Pit, Linn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071671838 (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 Osage 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 Osage 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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