The discussion in downtown Boone was part of a series of community conversations led by the Iowa Environmental Council about the information in the "Environmental Risk Factors and Iowa's Cancer Crisis" report the council released in March. Boone County, according to figures from the Iowa Cancer Registry, has a cancer incidence rate and a cancer-related mortality rate higher than the state or national averages. "We've got a huge water quality issue in the state, and we've got a huge cancer issue," Wright said. "No humans caused the radon issue, so those are easier to deal with." Future community conversations on the report can be found, at the Iowa Environmental Council's website.