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Shelby County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Shelby County is 168.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 102 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (34), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27), Industrial wastewater discharge (15). 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: 39.7855, -92.0686.

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 Shelby County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	55.5	30.2	1.84xSignificant	36.3 to 83.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	94.5	51.8	1.82xSignificant	67.7 to 129.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	168.6	143.2	1.18x	133 to 212.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	525.6	453.4	1.16xSignificant	454.8 to 605.2	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 Shelby County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,507	9,842.6	-14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.7	75.3	+1%	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	90.4	96.9	-7%	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.

Formaldehyde17.57 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.66 per million
Benzene0.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing34
NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Industrial wastewater discharge15
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Brownfield property4
Oil-fired power plant3
Major air pollution source2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
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.

Shelbyville Wwtf, Shelbyville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,934.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009711160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Cerro Flow Products Llc Shelbina, Shelbina
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011105366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Bethel Wwtf, Bethel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008993900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cerro Flow Products Llc, Shelbina
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper. 64 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 63468CRRCP516WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Shelbina Power #2, Shelbina
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7406 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Shelbina Power #1, Shelbina
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7405 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Shelbina Power #3, Shelbina
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7860 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Cerro Flow Products Llc Shelbina, Shelbina
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011105366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cerro Flow Products Llc Shelbina, Shelbina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011105366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Shelbina Power #2, Shelbina
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022826851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hunnewell Wwtp, Hunnewell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009875885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Falco-Clarence, Fairfield Aluminum Casting Company, Clarence
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038754112 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Shelbyville Service Station, Shelbyville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043242381 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Snider Implement Company, Shelby County Food Pantry, Shelbina
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046370299 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mahaffey/Price Building, Shelbyville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976774 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Shelbina Wwtp, Shelbina
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0041092: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Magruder Limestone Co Shelbina Quarry, Shelbyville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044250173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Clarence Wwtf, Clarence
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0041076: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Shelbyville Wwtf, Shelbyville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit MO0054704: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Clarence Wwtf, Clarence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006730911 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Shelby County, Shelbyville
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6K2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
South Shelby High School Wwtf, Shelbina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006824963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Shelbina Wwtp, Shelbina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009877758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Shelbina Power Plant, Shelbina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064335223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Shiloh Christian Children'S Ranch, Clarence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070617509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Shelby 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 Shelby 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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