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Ramsey County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ramsey County is 141.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 150 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (99), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (36), Air permit holder (minor source) (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: 48.2167, -98.7461.

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 Ramsey County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	33.4	18.5	1.81xSignificant	22 to 49.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	28.7	18.7	1.53x	17.8 to 44.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.3	51.8	1.49xSignificant	60.3 to 98.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.7	30.2	1.41x	30 to 59.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	505.8	453.4	1.12xSignificant	455.7 to 560.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	141.4	143.2	0.99x	117.1 to 169.8	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 Ramsey County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,641.4	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.1	75.3	-0%	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	94	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.

Formaldehyde10.45 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde0.8 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing99
NPDES wastewater discharge permit36
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Small hazardous waste generator2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Nordic Fiberglass Inc., Devils Lake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 456,957 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 58301NRDCF2NDAV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Nordic Fiberglass, Inc., Devils Lake
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056201346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Devils Lake Rgnl, Devils Lake
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID DVL (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Devils Lake City Of, Devils Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022362600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Devils Lake Municipal Airport, Devils Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056187344 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Nordic Fiberglass, Inc., Devils Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056201346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Hancock Concrete Products Llc, Devils Lake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds. 7 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5830WHNCCK7593H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.7
Lakeside Dry Cleaners & Tux Rental
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/12157888558 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Hampden City Of, Hampden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010826721 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Unk, Crary
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Starkweather City Of, Starkweather
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044707 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lawton City Of, Lawton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Edmore City Of, Edmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056165563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Nordic Fiberglass, Inc., Devils Lake
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056201346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
North Dakota National Guard, Devils Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006072196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Summers Manufacturing Company Inc. - Devils Lake, Devils Lake
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045981390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Devils Lake Municipal Wtp, Devils Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056187353 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Waste Management-Devils Lake, Devils Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056232027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ramsey County Highway Dept-Devils Lake Shop, Devils Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056240018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hancock Concrete Products, Llc, Devils Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057013510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ndarng Camp Grafton North, Devils Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063058051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Devils Lake City Of, Devils Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063639371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nd Dot-Devils Lake District, Devils Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070000070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Youngs Auto Parts, Devils Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070001928 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Strata Concrete-Devils Lake, Devils Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070052665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey 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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