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Toole County, Montana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Toole County is 183 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 125 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (55), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (39), Brownfield property (10). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 48.6027, -111.7313.

How this county ranks in Montana

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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 Toole County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53.1	30.2	1.76x	30 to 87.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	183	143.2	1.28x	136.8 to 240.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.1	51.8	1.2x	37.7 to 97.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	405.1	453.4	0.89x	336 to 484.9	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 Toole County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,312.5	9,842.6	+5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.3	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	86.2	96.9	-11%	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: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde8.5 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.73 per million
Acetaldehyde0.85 per million
Benzene0.49 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing55
NPDES wastewater discharge permit39
Brownfield property10
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Public airport2
Wind power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)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.

Ben Taylor Inc Bulk Facility, Shelby
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl tert-butyl ether, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 52 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5947WBNTYL2122W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Skelly And Texaco Oil Leases, Kevin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006669159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Toole County Road Dept, Devon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011047358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dick Irvin Inc, Shelby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011049178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Haugen Oil Well, Kevin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011049481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sonkar Inc - Baker Lease, Sunburst
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011049533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Camrose Colony, Ledger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011385438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Schacht Lease, Kevin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013669690 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Somont Oil Co Inc Woods Tank Battery, Oilmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024456444 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Swayze Tank Battery, Sunburst
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041919608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Shay Federal Battery, Kevin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070868199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Us Cbp Sweetgrass Port Of Entry #Mt0025, Sweetgrass
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5948WSCBPS39825 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Sunburst Wwtf, Sunburst
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011046910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hillside Colony Cafo, Sweet Grass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030918283 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ben Taylor Inc, Shelby
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038259121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Us Cbp Sweetgrass Port Of Entry #Mt0025, Sweetgrass
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498732 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bar S Livestock, Shelby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012305601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Eagle Creek Colony Cafo, Galata
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038453152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
White Pit, Galata
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070250445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ellingson, Oilmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010825820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rimrock Colony, Sunburst
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063222463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Shelby Wastewater Lagoons, Shelby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010825857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Pete'S Northside Garage, Shelby
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016744647 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Shelby Petroleum Refinery, Shelby
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038759689 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Historic Shelby High School, Shelby
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038759714 (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 Toole County

Montana 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 Toole County, and their findings.
Montana vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Montana health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Montana 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.
Montana 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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