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Moody County, South Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Moody County is 135.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 71 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Brownfield property (27), Gas station (mapped facility) (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: 44.0222, -96.671.

How this county ranks in South 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 Moody County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.4	51.8	1.24x	43.4 to 93.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	461.9	453.4	1.02x	395.8 to 536.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	135.7	143.2	0.95x	103.3 to 176	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 Moody County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,921.1	9,842.6	+1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.8	75.3	+1%	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	89.7	96.9	-8%	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.

Formaldehyde12.69 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.03 per million
Benzene0.63 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Brownfield property27
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Small hazardous waste generator3
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Snow Property, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966134 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kitto Residence, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966315 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Snow Property, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966316 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Red Earth Residence, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966317 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
St. Mary'S Episcopol Church, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966318 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fsst003-Abandoned House, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968209 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fsst002-Sbf, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968210 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fsst004-Gravel Pit, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968211 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
South Buffalo Pasture, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969084 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kitto Residence, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970839 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kitto Residence, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970840 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Flandreau Duncan Elevator, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971771 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
48124 227th Street, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974846 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Miles Roy House, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975766 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Trust Land #23 Open Dump, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976878 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Three Mile Corner Gas Station, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976880 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Natural Resources Building, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976884 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Gravel Pit, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979225 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
T. Wakeman House, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979226 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Buffalo Pasture, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979227 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ross Management, Colman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979612 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fsst-005, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980205 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fsst-006, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980206 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fsst-007, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980207 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Grain Annex, Flandreau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980570 (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 Moody County

South 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 Moody County, and their findings.
South 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.
South Dakota health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
South 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.
South 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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