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Anderson County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Anderson County is 169.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 174 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (63), Industrial wastewater discharge (33), Air permit holder (minor source) (26). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 38.2301, -95.2965.

How this county ranks in Kansas

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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 Anderson 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	36	23.8	1.51x	20.6 to 59	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.2	30.2	1.23x	23.7 to 57.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	169.8	143.2	1.19x	136.8 to 209.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	447.6	453.4	0.99x	391.8 to 509.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	40	51.8	0.77x	26.1 to 60.4	2019-2023

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 Anderson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,286.5	9,842.6	-16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.6	75.3	+2%	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	122.3	96.9	+26%	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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde17.78 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.62 per million
Benzene0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing63
Industrial wastewater discharge33
Air permit holder (minor source)26
NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Brownfield property6
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Other 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.

East Kansas Agri-Energy, Garnett
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Formic acid, Toluene, Ethylene glycol and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 17,498 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66032STKNS134SM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
East Kansas Agri-Energy, Llc, Garnett
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025333734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
East Kansas Agri-Energy, Llc, Garnett
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025333734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Garnett Municipal, Garnett
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1278 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
East Kansas Agri-Energy, Llc, Garnett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025333734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Southern Star Central - Welda Station, Welda
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003191117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
East Kansas Agri-Energy, Llc, Garnett
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025333734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Garnett Church Bta, Garnett
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003215752 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Garnett Armory Bta, Garnett
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041306967 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Colony Bta, Colony
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043637017 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Garnett Astrotruck Cover Bta, Garnett
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044862315 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Anderson Building, Garnett
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060501504 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Chamber Ps Theatre, Garnett
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965082 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Garnett- South Plant (Wwtp), Garnett
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KS0096377: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Westphalia, City Of, Westphalia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011224157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Garnett- South Plant (Wwtp), Garnett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022847623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Southern Star Central - Welda Station, Welda
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003191117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Colony Waste Water Treatment Facility C/O City Hall, Colony
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Anderson Co S. D. #1 - Welda, Garnett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022847829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Kincaid Wastewater Plant David Witcomb, Kincaid
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011224488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Garnett Muni, Garnett
Public airport. O.
Record ID K68 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1492636071 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1495971405 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1495990281 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/588403690 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Anderson County

Kansas 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 Anderson County, and their findings.
Kansas vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Kansas health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Kansas 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.
Kansas 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.

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