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Richland County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Richland County is 114.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 331 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (194), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (69), Scrapyard (mapped facility) (11). 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: 46.284, -96.939.

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 Richland County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	58	23.8	2.44xSignificant	42.5 to 77.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	27	18.5	1.46x	17.1 to 40.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.3	14.5	1.12x	9.3 to 26.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.8	18.7	1.11x	13.3 to 31.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	490.4	453.4	1.08x	447.1 to 537	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	50.2	51.8	0.97x	38.1 to 65.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.7	17.9	0.93x	10.1 to 26.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	114.7	143.2	0.8x	95.7 to 136.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	22.8	30.2	0.75x	15 to 33.7	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 Richland County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,004.1	9,842.6	-29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	81.2	75.3	+8%	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	71	96.9	-27%	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.

Formaldehyde11.94 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.01 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing194
NPDES wastewater discharge permit69
Scrapyard (mapped facility)11
Brownfield property10
Public airport8
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility5
Major air pollution source4
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Small hazardous waste generator3
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Oil-fired power plant1
Wastewater plant (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.

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, Wahpeton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Barium And Barium Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,345,336 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 58075MNNDK7525R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton, Wahpeton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide, Acetaldehyde, Formaldehyde, Ammonia and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 534,586 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 58075PRGLD18049 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Minn Dak Farmers Cooperative, Wahpeton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022356831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Guardian Energy Hankinson, Hankinson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 144,225 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5804WRBFCQ923CU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Dakota Yeast Llc, Wahpeton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Ammonia. Reports carcinogens. 52,152 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5807WMNNDK18175 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Hankinson Renewable Energy, Llc, Hankinson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067231640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton, Wahpeton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011042200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Primeboard Inc, Wahpeton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015679942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Minn Dak Farmers Cooperative, Wahpeton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022356831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Minn Dak Farmers Cooperative, Wahpeton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022356831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Hankinson Renewable Energy, Llc, Hankinson
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067231640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Minn Dak Farmers Cooperative, Wahpeton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022356831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Hankinson Renewable Energy, Llc, Hankinson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067231640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Masonite Wahpeton, Wahpeton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 131 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 58075PRMBR2441N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton, Wahpeton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011042200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hankinson Renewable Energy, Llc, Hankinson
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067231640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Dakota Magic, Hankinson
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7884 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment, Wahpeton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043693946 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton, Wahpeton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011042200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Minn Dak Farmers Cooperative, Wahpeton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022356831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Wahpeton City Of, Wahpeton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040037313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Alliance Pipeline, L.P. - Fairmount Compressor Station - Aq, Fairmount
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063979690 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton, Wahpeton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011042200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Primeboard Inc, Wahpeton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015679942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Old City Hall Building, Wahpeton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038741724 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Richland 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 Richland 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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