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Wright County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wright County is 171.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 198 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (81), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Rail grade crossing (25). 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: 37.2726, -92.4724.

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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 Wright County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.3	30.2	1.33x	30 to 53.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	171.4	143.2	1.2xSignificant	149.1 to 196.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.2	13.9	1.17x	10.2 to 24.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.4	51.8	1.15x	46.8 to 74.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.6	11.3	1.12x	7.4 to 20.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.6	23.8	1.03x	15.9 to 36.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.6	18.7	0.99x	11.6 to 28.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.3	14.5	0.99x	7.8 to 24.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.8	18.5	0.96x	11.2 to 27.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	432.8	453.4	0.95x	395.7 to 472.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.6	17.9	0.93x	9.5 to 27.2	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 Wright County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,150.2	9,842.6	+23%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.9	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	109.5	59.8	+83%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	12.1	6.2	+94%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	101.3	96.9	+5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.6	28.6	-31%	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.

Formaldehyde18.76 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.89 per million
Pahpom0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)81
NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Rail grade crossing25
Industrial wastewater discharge20
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Public airport4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Small hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Hutchens Industries Inc. Mansfield Facility, Mansfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Manganese, Chromium. 85,457 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 65704MNSSTHWYAX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Hutchens Industries Mansfield Facility, Mansfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012607287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Black Oak Landfill, Hartville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014003531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Black Oak Landfill, Hartville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014003531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Black Oak Landfill, Hartville
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014003531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Hartville Pws, Hartville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009876900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hutchens Industries Mansfield Facility, Mansfield
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012607287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Laminin Farms Llc, Mountain Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063877611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hutchens Industries Mansfield Facility, Mansfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012607287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park Wwtp, Mansfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020066186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Mansfield Pws-Treatment Plant, Mansfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006666553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Norwood Pws-Well # 2 Treatment, Norwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009872897 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mountain Grove East Wwtp, Mountain Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006666376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Dura-Line, Mountain Grove
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds.
TRI facility ID 6571WBRFLX1299I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Hartville Wwtf, Hartville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0054682: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Mountain Grove East Wwtp, Mountain Grove
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0028711: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Mansfield Wwtf, Mansfield
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit MO0050610: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Black Oak Power Producers, Hartville
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 59310 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Thomason Brothers Inc, Mansfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,136.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038371865 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hutchens Industries Mansfield Facility, Mansfield
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012607287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Wright County Pwsd #1 Wtp, Grovespring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055999521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Corder Ready Mix Llc, Mansfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070627860 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
T And C Cattle Trailer Washout Facility, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070918550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Norwood Wwtp, Norwood
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0103365: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Missouri Rv Park Wwtf, Mountain Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008994455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Wright 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 Wright 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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