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Stone County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Stone County is 148.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 317 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (228), Rail grade crossing (30), Industrial wastewater discharge (27). 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: 36.7436, -93.4417.

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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 Stone County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.2	17.9	1.46xSignificant	19.1 to 35.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.9	4.4	1.34x	3.2 to 10.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	7.4	5.7	1.3x	4.2 to 12.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.9	30.2	1.22x	30.2 to 45.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	14.7	13	1.13x	8.7 to 23.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.6	11.3	1.12x	8.6 to 18.2	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	7.2	6.6	1.09x	4.2 to 12.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.6	18.7	1.05x	15 to 25.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	148.2	143.2	1.03x	133.5 to 164.5	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.2	4.1	1.02x	2.4 to 7.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	455.4	453.4	1x	427.3 to 485.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	51.9	51.8	1x	44.3 to 61	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.4	23.8	0.94x	15.6 to 31.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.5	14.5	0.93x	8.9 to 20.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.1	8.7	0.82x	4.1 to 11.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.7	13.9	0.77x	7.2 to 15.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.4	18.5	0.67x	8.3 to 18.3	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 Stone County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,533.2	9,842.6	+17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	82	59.8	+37%	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	110.1	96.9	+14%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.8	28.6	-27%	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.

Formaldehyde19.65 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.95 per million
Naphthalene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit228
Rail grade crossing30
Industrial wastewater discharge27
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Public airport3
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Crane Wwtf, Crane
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009711053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hunters Friend Resort, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011107113 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Morningside Church Wwtf, Blue Eye
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024574799 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Jakes Creek Trail Area Wwtf, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038333229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Rock Lane Resort And Marina Wwtf, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042497642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Gemstone Acres Wwtf, Kimberling City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042619770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Victory Pointe Resort Wwtf, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070219518 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Box Canyon Watershed Wwtp, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023142776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Clear Cove Landing Wwtf, Reeds Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070791149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Galena Wwtf, Galena
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009872307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Compton Ridge Wwtp, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039777248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Oak Hill Wwtp, Branson West
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044888477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Camp Tomahawk, Galena
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070742592 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Indian Point Water Association Wwtp No 2, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009249107 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Forest Park Subdivision Wwtp, Kimberling City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009712301 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Forest Glen Homeowners Association Wwtf, Kimberling City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013739446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Scsd No. 1, Red Cedar Point Wwtf, Branson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022281877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Galena Abesville School Wwtp, Galena
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110036486068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Highland Pines Wwtf, Kimberling City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040335063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sundown Resort Wwtp, Lampe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042783486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Clearwater Cove Young Life Wwtf, Lampe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058930000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wilderness Mountain Wwtf, Lampe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Camp Okamo Wwtf, Shell Knob
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006668427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Carriage Oaks Estates Wwtp, Reeds Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006724358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Eagle Bluffs Estates Hoa Wwtp, Lampe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008994320 (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 Stone 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 Stone 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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