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McLean County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in McLean County is 109.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 253 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (146), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (64), Public airport (15). 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: 47.5027, -101.0371.

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 McLean County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
BladderNew cases22.718.71.21x13.7 to 37.12019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases27.623.81.16x16.5 to 44.72019-2023
All cancerNew cases481.4453.41.06x429.9 to 538.12019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases51.451.80.99x37.1 to 70.72019-2023
All cancerDeaths109.6143.20.77x87.3 to 136.82020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths20.330.20.67x12.1 to 33.82020-2024

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 McLean County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death10,091.79,842.6+3%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy76.875.3+2%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths85.496.9-12%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde11.87 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
  • Benzene0.85 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing146
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit64
  • Public airport15
  • Air permit holder (minor source)7
  • Brownfield property6
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter2
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Gas station (mapped facility)1
  • Coal power plant1
  • Hydroelectric plant1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Coal Creek Station, Underwood

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 14,535,246 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 58576GRTRV28753 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 10

  2. Blue Flint Ethanol, Underwood

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Formic acid, Acrolein, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 78,049 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 58576BLFLN28413 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.3

  3. Coal Creek, Underwood

    Coal power plant.

    Record ID 6030 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 7.2

  4. Coal Creek Station, Underwood

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000494563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  5. Blue Flint Capture Company, Underwood

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110028279413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.1

  6. Coal Creek Station, Underwood

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000494563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  7. Blue Flint Capture Company, Underwood

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110028279413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  8. Enclave Contruction, Unknown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070099642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  9. Mercer School Building, Mercer

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038741760 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. 565 3rd Avenue Drive, Roseglen

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071984367 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. 571 3rd Avenue Drive, Roseglen

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071984368 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. 572 3rd Avenue Drive, Roseglen

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071985335 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. 573 3rd Avenue Drive, Roseglen

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071985336 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. Wilton Motors Building, Wilton

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071986896 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  15. Coal Creek Station, Underwood

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000494563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. Mercer City Of, Mercer

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011043414 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. Blue Flint Capture Company, Underwood

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110028279413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. Benedict City Of, Benedict

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110063223202 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. White Shield Water Treatment Plant, Garrison

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070741452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. Parshall Water Treatment Plant, Parshall

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070264337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  21. Coleharbor City Of, Coleharbor

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070543301 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  22. Coal Creek Station, Underwood

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000494563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  23. Blue Flint Capture Company, Underwood

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110028279413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  24. Fort Stevenson State Park, Garrison

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043673030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  25. Washburn City Of, Washburn

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011042558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

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 McLean 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 McLean 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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