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Putnam County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Putnam County is 182.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 58 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Rail grade crossing (14), Air permit holder (minor source) (11). 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: 40.4666, -93.034.

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 Putnam County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	97.4	51.8	1.88xSignificant	66.3 to 140	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.3	30.2	1.5x	25.7 to 76.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	182.7	143.2	1.28x	141.9 to 233.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	470.3	453.4	1.04x	395.2 to 556.7	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 Putnam County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,661.3	9,842.6	+18%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.4	75.3	-3%	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	85	96.9	-12%	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.

Formaldehyde16.27 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.5 per million
Benzene0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Rail grade crossing14
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Industrial wastewater discharge11
Oil-fired power plant2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Heliport1
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.

Premium Standard Farms-Lucerne Feed Mill, Lucerne
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017980381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Unionville North Wwtf, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009876875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Unionville, Unionville
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 6563 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Unionville City Of, Unionville
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2164 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Unionville Pws, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006731171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Associated Electric Coop - Unionville, Unionville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007374741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wildflower Community, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013061890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Murphy Brown Of Missouri Llc-Lucerne Feedmill, Lucerne
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 64655LCRNFHWY13 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Unionville North Wwtf, Unionville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit MO0054569: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Unionville South Wwtf, Unionville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0026646: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Livonia Wwtf, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009713408 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Unionville Power & Light, Unionville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001461249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Premium Standard Farms-Lucerne Feed Mill, Lucerne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017980381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Badger Wolf Farm, Newtown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043799761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Unionville Muni, Unionville
Public airport. O.
Record ID K43 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Mfa Oil Bulk Plant Unionville, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042718324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Smithfield Hog Production Whitetail Farm, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009869561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fowler Elevator Inc, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011082559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Premium Standard Farms-Lucerne Feed Mill, Lucerne
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110017980381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Whitworth Farms, Worthington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017997872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lucerne Feed Mill, Lucerne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044273577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jr Meat Company, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071278371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lake Thunderhead N Lagoon, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071951981 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Unionville North Wwtf, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072108902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Magruder Paving Llc, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072202030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Putnam 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 Putnam 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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