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Wayne County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wayne County is 209.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 2.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 122 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (45), Rail grade crossing (33), Air permit holder (minor source) (17). 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: 37.1189, -90.5006.

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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 Wayne County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	68.6	30.2	2.27xSignificant	53.2 to 88.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	110	51.8	2.12xSignificant	89.5 to 134.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	209.7	143.2	1.46xSignificant	180.6 to 243.1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.9	23.8	1.26x	17.4 to 48.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	552.3	453.4	1.22xSignificant	502.1 to 607	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.5	18.5	1x	10.8 to 31	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.2	18.7	0.81x	8.7 to 26.7	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 Wayne County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,952.9	9,842.6	+42%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.2	75.3	-5%	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	120.7	96.9	+25%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde18.98 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.86 per million
Benzene0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit45
Rail grade crossing33
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Industrial wastewater discharge16
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (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.

G.S. Roofing Products Co Inc., Piedmont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Zinc compounds. 113,339 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 63957GSRFNHWY49 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
G.S. Roofing Product, Inc. Gads Hill, Piedmont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008059199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Chaonia Landing Resort And Marina, Williamsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011106800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Williamsville Pws, Williamsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009249152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Greenville Wwtf, Greenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009875028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Kerry Ingredients And Flavors-Greenville, Greenville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007102713 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Piedmont Processing, Piedmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017979678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Mastertaste Inc, Greenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032944107 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lakeview Residential Care Wwtf, Wappapello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012306511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Piedmont Pws, Piedmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017987213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Piedmont Industrial Park, Piedmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010342012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Missionary Acres Wwtf, Silva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070622128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Clearwater Piedmont Park Marina, Piedmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,240.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017855374 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Clearwater Lake Resort Llc, Piedmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110050615474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Greenville Wwtf, Greenville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit MO0093432: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Colt Rock And Lime, Llc, Patterson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011109852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Missionary Acres, Silva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013046694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Mfa Oil Break Time # 3126, Piedmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054098926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Lake Wappapello Vfw Post 3416 Wwtf, Wappapello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055028731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Williamsville Wwtf, Williamsville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0090654: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Camp Lewallen, Silva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020840125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Colt Rock And Lime, Lodi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039519571 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Certainteed Corporation Gads Hill Plant, Piedmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070146034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Piedmont Muni, Piedmont
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PYN (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Piedmont Processing, Piedmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042781068 (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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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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