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Pembina County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pembina County is 142.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 175 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (87), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (44), Gas station (mapped facility) (12). 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: 48.7703, -97.5504.

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 Pembina County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.6	51.8	1.17x	42.5 to 86	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	500.2	453.4	1.1x	437.8 to 570.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.3	30.2	1.07x	19.7 to 52.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	142.8	143.2	1x	113.3 to 179.4	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 Pembina County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,577.5	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.7	75.3	+3%	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	114.9	96.9	+19%	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.

Formaldehyde10.67 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.01 per million
Acetaldehyde0.9 per million
Benzene0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing87
NPDES wastewater discharge permit44
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Brownfield property9
Public airport6
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Coal power plant1
Wind power 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.

American Crystal Sugar Co, Drayton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Mercury compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Reports carcinogens. 580,379 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 58225MRCNCPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
American Crystal Sugar Company-Drayton Plant, Drayton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022357180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
American Crystal Sugar Drayton, Drayton
Coal power plant.
Record ID 54213 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6
American Crystal Sugar Company-Drayton Plant, Drayton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022357180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
American Crystal Sugar Company-Drayton Plant, Drayton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022357180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mayo Construction Company-Portable Asphalt Plants, Cavalier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070054637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Us Cbp Pembina Port Of Entry Nd0014, Pembina
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5827WSCSTM198IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
American Crystal Sugar Company-Drayton Plant, Drayton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022357180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Us Cbp Pembina Port Of Entry Nd0014, Pembina
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060260033 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cavalier Air Force Station, Cavalier
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006866953 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Nd Community Center, Mountain
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038741644 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Starlites Theater, Cavalier
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038749717 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pembina Community Center, Pembina
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762871 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Library Building, Wallhalla
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043315962 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Green Apartment Building, Walhalla
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043317185 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Radke Building, Walhalla
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043425255 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Rental House, Walhalla
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043425264 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Walhalla Clinic, Walhalla
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966382 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Crotty House, Pembina
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978174 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cavalier Air Force Station, Cavalier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006866953 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Carpenter'S Rock And Gravel Company, Walhalla
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056172706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Motor Coach Industries, Inc.- Paint Shop, Pembina
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038887862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
United States Space Force - Cavalier Sfs, Cavalier Sfs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043672996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Cavalier, City Of, Cavalier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044912 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Pembina City Of, Pembina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056175160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Pembina 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 Pembina 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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