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Emmons County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Emmons County is 114.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 49 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (18), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16), Public airport (8). 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: 46.288, -100.2465.

How this county ranks in North Dakota

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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 Emmons County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	366.3	453.4	0.81x	294.2 to 454.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	114.4	143.2	0.8x	75.7 to 169.9	2020-2024

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 Emmons County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,037.1	9,842.6	+2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77	75.3	+2%	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	110.8	96.9	+14%	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.

Formaldehyde10.92 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde0.76 per million
Benzene0.55 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing18
NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Public airport8
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Brownfield property1
Wind power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Ken'S Autobody & Sales, Strasburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001505425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ken'S Autobody & Sales, Strasburg
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001505425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Old Stone Apartment Building, Linton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038749682 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
South Central Regional Water District - Emmons County, Linton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042253904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Hazelton Muni, Hazelton
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6H8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Linton Muni, Linton
Public airport. O.
Record ID 7L2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Hague City Of, Hague
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Strasburg City Of, Strasburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022360354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Linton City Of, Linton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040019404 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Hazelton, City Of, Hazelton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Linton Municipal Airport, Linton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056172458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Strasburg, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071310677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Linton Municipal Airport Authority, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071824869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Emmons County - Stormwater Construction, Linton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072145721 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Linton - Street Improvement District No. 2024-1, Linton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072158799 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tanner Sehn - Stormwater Construction, Linton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072186373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jack Mccrory - Stormwater Construction, Linton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072192684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
6062 Nd 1804 Hazelton, Hazelton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072246516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Linton Substation Reclamation, Linton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072248555 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nddot Bismarck Dist. - Ss-1-999(055), Hazelton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072258046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
23rd Ave Se, Kintyre
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 690619W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
C-1529/22 Ave Se, Kintyre
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 690620R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
19th Ave Se, Kintyre
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 690622E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
18th Ave Se, Braddock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 690623L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
16th Ave Se, Braddock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 690624T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

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 Emmons County

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