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Sullivan County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sullivan County is 167.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 109 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (34), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Air permit holder (minor source) (16). 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: 40.2101, -93.1111.

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 Sullivan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63.6	51.8	1.23x	42.2 to 93.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167.3	143.2	1.17x	130.6 to 212.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	387.9	453.4	0.86x	329.9 to 454.2	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 Sullivan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,132.5	9,842.6	+13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.7	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	129.5	96.9	+34%	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.

Formaldehyde16.76 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.55 per million
Benzene0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing34
NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Air permit holder (minor source)16
Brownfield property16
Industrial wastewater discharge6
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Milan Mo, Milan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Chlorine. 1,747,657 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 63556PRMMSRURAL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Farmland Foods Inc, Milan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011093173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Newtown Wwtf, Newtown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009869393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fleshman Enterprises, Inc., Milan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012309812 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Farmland Foods Inc, Milan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011093173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
C And J Truck Wash, Galt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022916317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Farmland Foods Inc, Milan
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011093173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Twin States Sand And Gravel Llc, Humphreys
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037504224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Green City Pws-Green City - Treatment Plant, Green City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009696098 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Parcel 1c11 - Ncmrwc Properties, Pollock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964300 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 1c14 - Ncmrwc Properties, Pollock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964301 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 4e05 Ncmrw Properties, Pollock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964302 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 2w06 Ncmrwc Properties, Milian
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964303 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 1c08 Ncmrwc Properties, Pollock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964305 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 1c03 Ncmrwc Properties, Pollock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964306 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 1c02 Ncmrwc Properties, Pollock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964307 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 3w16 Ncmrwc Properties, Pollock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964308 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 3w02 Ncmrwc Properties, Pollock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964412 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ncmrwc, Pollock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964413 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ncmrwc - 4e11, Pollock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964939 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ncmrwc - 2w10, Pollock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964942 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 2e09 Ncmrwc Dixon Properties , Milan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966922 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 2e06 Ncmrwc Dixon Properties , Milan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966923 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Elcr-2014-Bcg, Milan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980864 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ncmrwc, Boynton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983864 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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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