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McIntosh County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in McIntosh County is 145.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 37 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12), Rail grade crossing (10), Brownfield property (5). 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: 46.1065, -99.4417.

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 McIntosh County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	145.2	143.2	1.01x	91.2 to 223.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	330	453.4	0.73x	255.9 to 424.8	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 McIntosh County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,581.8	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76	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	119.9	96.9	+24%	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.

Formaldehyde10.76 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde0.76 per million
Benzene0.54 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Rail grade crossing10
Brownfield property5
Major air pollution source2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
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.

Northern Border Pipeline Co - Cs 8, Zeeland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004068160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Waste Management - Jahner Landfill, Wishek
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070004232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Old Library Building, Wishek
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038749726 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Red Owl Store, Wishek
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045401365 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Super Value Store, Wishek
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045401374 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wishek Community Hospital, Wishek
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062093041 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Union State Bank, Ashley
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977335 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Waste Management - Jahner Landfill, Wishek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070004232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Northern Border Pipeline Co - Cs 8, Zeeland
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004068160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Ashley City Of-Treatment Plant, Ashley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022358358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wishek Muni, Wishek
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6L5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ashley Muni, Ashley
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ASY (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wishek City Of, Wishek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010826543 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Zeeland City Of, Zeeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044253 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Venturia City Of, Venturia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lehr City Of, Lehr
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037513045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dakota Missouri Valley & Western Rr-Wishek, Wishek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056184383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jahner Sanitation, Inc., (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070621648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wishek Transmission Substation, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071507417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Central Regional Water District, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071822255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Badger Wind, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071866337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcintosh County - Stormwater Construction, Laporte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072151234 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
78th St Se, Lehr
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 690560J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Field, Lehr
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 690562X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Field, Lehr
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 690563E (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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh 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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