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Turner County, South Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Turner County is 140.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 109 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (47), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Gas station (mapped facility) (8). 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: 43.2932, -97.1623.

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 Turner County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	27	18.5	1.46x	15.1 to 45.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.7	23.8	1.08x	14.2 to 43.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.9	51.8	1.08x	39 to 78.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	456.9	453.4	1.01x	402.2 to 517.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140.9	143.2	0.98x	113.8 to 173.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.3	30.2	0.87x	15.5 to 43	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 Turner County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,882.6	9,842.6	-30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78	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	93.6	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.

Formaldehyde13.49 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.1 per million
Benzene0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing47
NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Brownfield property6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass 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.

Nugen Energy Llc, Marion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Formaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 96,191 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5704WMRNNR27283 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor, Chancellor
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 86,683 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 57015GRTPL27716 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Poet Biorefining-Chancellor, Chancellor
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014338582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Nugen Energy Llc, Marion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070240675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Poet Biorefining-Chancellor, Chancellor
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014338582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Poet Biorefining-Chancellor, Chancellor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014338582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Nugen Energy Llc, Marion
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070240675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Poet Biorefining-Chancellor, Chancellor
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014338582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Nugen Energy Llc, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070240675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nugen Energy Llc, Marion
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070240675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Complex North Development, Parker
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038749520 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parker Meadows, Parker
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038749557 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Library Building, Parker
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978190 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Music Museum, Parker
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978192 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Proposed Industrial Park, Viborg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983116 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
American Legion Post 235, Marion
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072080147 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor, Chancellor
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 63853 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Marion, City Of, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009792206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Parker, City Of, Parker
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009792117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Viborg - City Of, Viborg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010129501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/18590822 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Hurley Dump
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1010149874 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Monroe, Town Of, Monroe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009791056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Chancellor, Town Of, Chancellor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009791332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Knife River - Knodel Pit, Parker
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Turner 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 Turner 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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