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LaMoure County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in LaMoure County is 100.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 137 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (95), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (14), Scrapyard (mapped facility) (10). 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: 46.457, -98.5356.

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 LaMoure County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.6	51.8	1.09x	31.5 to 96.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	379.9	453.4	0.84x	311.3 to 461.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	100.1	143.2	0.7x	68.4 to 144.5	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 LaMoure County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,759.7	9,842.6	-41%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	82.5	75.3	+10%	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	93.6	96.9	-3%	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.

Formaldehyde10.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde0.84 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

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

Rail grade crossing95
NPDES wastewater discharge permit14
Scrapyard (mapped facility)10
Public airport4
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Brownfield property3
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Wind power plant1
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.

Willowbank Colony, Edgeley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056159874 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Chs Edgeley Feed, Edgeley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069292660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Fairview Colony, La Moure
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011045136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Verona Community Center, Verona
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045401748 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former First National Bank Building, Marion
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969457 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Lamoure School, Lamoure
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973786 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Chs Edgeley Feed, Edgeley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 5843WCHSDG817HI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
La Moure Rott Muni, La Moure
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4F9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Edgeley Muni, Edgeley
Public airport. O.
Record ID 51D (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Kulm Muni, Kulm
Public airport. O.
Record ID D03 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/618580366 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/618580368 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Kulm City Of, Kulm
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Edgeley City Of, Edgeley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
City Of Verona, Verona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Jud, Jud
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Marion, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Lamoure, La Moure
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011045537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Plains Grain & Agronomy Cooperative - Marion Grain Facility, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061835876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lamoure County Highway Dept., Lamoure
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061996826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lamoure Co Dr4660-Pw00056, Edgeley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071955485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nustar Line 5 Pipeline, Adrian
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072002147 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lamoure 23960 Adrian, Lamoure
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072002641 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dollar General #30946 Lamoure, Nd, Lamoure
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072232020 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
82nd Ave Se, Edgeley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 103515Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 LaMoure 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 LaMoure 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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