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Traill County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Traill County is 130 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 130 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (79), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Public airport (6). 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: 47.4549, -97.1643.

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 Traill 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	41.8	23.8	1.76xSignificant	25.3 to 65.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	26.9	18.7	1.44x	15 to 45.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	486.1	453.4	1.07x	426.6 to 552.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.9	51.8	1.06x	37.3 to 79.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	130	143.2	0.91x	102 to 164.2	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 Traill County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,991.8	9,842.6	-29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.3	75.3	+4%	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	70	96.9	-28%	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.

Formaldehyde11.45 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
Acetaldehyde0.93 per million
Benzene0.7 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing79
NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Public airport6
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Coal power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

American Crystal Sugar Co, Hillsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Mercury compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Reports carcinogens. 609,579 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 58045MRCNCHWY81 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
American Crystal Sugar Company (Acs) - Hillsboro Plant, Hillsboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056190704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
American Crystal Sugar Hillsboro, Hillsboro
Coal power plant.
Record ID 54210 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6
Hillsboro, Hillsboro
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 56098 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
American Crystal Sugar Hillsbo, Hillsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056210069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hillsboro Generating Station, Hillsboro
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028031118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
American Crystal Sugar Company (Acs) - Hillsboro Plant, Hillsboro
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056190704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Clifford City Of, Clifford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Galesburg City Of, Galesburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011045190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
American Crystal Sugar Company (Acs) - Hillsboro Plant, Hillsboro
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056190704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hillsboro Wtp, Hillsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011042282 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Hillsboro City Of, Hillsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Mayville City Of, Mayville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032944401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Hatton City Of, Hatton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056207091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Degelman Industries Usa Ltd, Hillsboro
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070208401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Hillsboro Muni, Hillsboro
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3H4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Mayville Muni, Mayville
Public airport. O.
Record ID D56 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City Of Portland, Portland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010826614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Buxton City Of, Buxton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010826712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mayville Municipal Airport, Mayville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056174991 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Mayville - Stormwater Construction, Mayville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056175008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
American Crystal Sugar-Reynolds Piling Site, Reynolds
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056183936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Traill County Highway Dept-Hillsboro Main Shop, Hillsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056216982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mayville Water Treatment Plant, Mayville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061981547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
American Crystal Sugar - Hillisboro Piling Site #7, Hillsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067141097 (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 Traill 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 Traill 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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