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Pettis County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pettis County is 184.8 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 Esophagus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 392 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (155), Industrial wastewater discharge (51), Air permit holder (minor source) (41). 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: 38.7268, -93.281.

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 Pettis County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.4	3.4	1.88xSignificant	3.6 to 10.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	6.6	3.7	1.78xSignificant	3.8 to 10.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	52.5	30.2	1.74xSignificant	44.4 to 61.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.2	17.9	1.46xSignificant	20.2 to 33.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	75.6	51.8	1.46xSignificant	65.8 to 86.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.5	6.6	1.44x	6.2 to 14	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	26.2	18.7	1.4xSignificant	20.3 to 33.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.9	8.7	1.37x	8.2 to 17	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.4	4.1	1.32x	3.1 to 9	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	7.4	5.7	1.3x	4.6 to 11.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	184.8	143.2	1.29xSignificant	169 to 201.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.4	11.3	1.19x	9.5 to 18.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.8	18.5	1.12x	15.5 to 27.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.8	13.9	1.06x	10.5 to 20.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	470.9	453.4	1.04x	444.8 to 498.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.7	6.2	0.92x	3.2 to 9.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.2	14.5	0.84x	8.4 to 17.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.1	23.8	0.76x	13.3 to 24.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.2	13	0.63x	4.9 to 12.9	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 Pettis County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,078.5	9,842.6	+2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.7	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	57.8	59.8	-3%	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	87.4	96.9	-10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	11.6	28.6	-59%	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.

Formaldehyde18.89 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.82 per million
Benzene0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit155
Industrial wastewater discharge51
Air permit holder (minor source)41
Rail grade crossing39
Gas station (mapped facility)20
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)20
TRI reporting facility19
Small hazardous waste generator16
Major air pollution source7
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Brownfield property4
Large hazardous waste generator4
Public airport2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (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.

Edwards Fiberglass, Sedalia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 1,003,453 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6530WDWRDS1415E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Tyson Poultry, Inc. Sedalia, Mo, Processing Plant, Sedalia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028676966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.5
Allen Industries Llc, Sedalia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 57,608 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6530WDWRDS31197 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant, Sedalia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid and 3 more. 4,840,943 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65301TYSNF19571 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Nucor Steel Sedalia Llc, Sedalia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 9,443 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6530WDWKNS5REBA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Prysmian Cables And Systems Usa, Llc, Sedalia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000444396 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Prysmian Cables & Systems Usa Llc, Sedalia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 88,920 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65301LCNCBRT3XX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Duke Manufacturing Co, Sedalia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Nickel compounds, Manganese compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens. 750 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6530WDKMNF61DUK (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Edwards Fiberglass Inc Sedalia, Sedalia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022317125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Sierra Bullets L.L.C., Sedalia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Tetrachloroethylene, Copper, Antimony, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 305 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65301SRRBL1400W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Wireco World Group Sedalia, Sedalia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012704047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Sedalia North Wwtp, Sedalia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Pittsburgh Corning, Sedalia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017989863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Wireco Worldgroup Sedalia Facility, Sedalia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 23 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65302WRRPC4150O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Sedalia Southeast Wwtp, Sedalia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009111889 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, Houstonia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011097197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Dawkins On-Site, Llc - Missouri Portable Nucor, Sedalia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070881104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Duke Manufacturing Co, Sedalia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046279237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Owens Corning Insulating Systems Llc, Sedalia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds. 556 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65301PTTSB2700W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Sedalia Central Wwtp, Sedalia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000761257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, Houstonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011097197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Tyson Poultry, Inc. Sedalia, Mo, Processing Plant, Sedalia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028676966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Prysmian Cables And Systems Usa, Llc, Sedalia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000444396 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Homestead Mobile Home Park Wwtf, Sedalia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006666991 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hughesville Wwtf, Hughesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009711133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Pettis 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 Pettis 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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