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Barton County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Barton County is 151.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 364 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (176), Air permit holder (minor source) (52), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (48). 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: 38.4858, -98.7568.

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 Barton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	25	18.5	1.35x	18.3 to 33.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.6	23.8	1.2x	20.4 to 39	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.9	8.7	1.14x	5.7 to 16.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.5	17.9	1.09x	13.1 to 28.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.3	30.2	1.07x	24.6 to 41.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12	11.3	1.06x	7.6 to 18.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	151.4	143.2	1.06x	133.4 to 171.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	472.2	453.4	1.04x	439.3 to 507.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.5	13	1.04x	8.3 to 21.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	53.1	51.8	1.03x	43 to 65.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.5	14.5	1x	8.8 to 22.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.5	18.7	0.88x	11.4 to 23.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.2	13.9	0.88x	7.7 to 18.8	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 Barton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,780.2	9,842.6	+10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.7	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	55.7	59.8	-7%	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	103.3	96.9	+6%	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.

Formaldehyde15.21 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
Acetaldehyde1.17 per million
Benzene0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing176
Air permit holder (minor source)52
NPDES wastewater discharge permit48
Industrial wastewater discharge30
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Brownfield property10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility5
Major air pollution source4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Public airport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Gas power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Oil-fired power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Plating, Inc., Great Bend
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID KSD065735912 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Mcdonald Tank & Equipment, Great Bend
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000447160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.1
Mcdonald Tank & Equipment Co Inc, Great Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 88,265 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67530SFLDN470CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Doonan Specialized Trailer Llc, Great Bend
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008352086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Great Bend Industries, Great Bend
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011247720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Doonan Specialized Trailer Llc, Great Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,474 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6753WDNNSP36NEH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Mcdonald Tank & Equipment, Great Bend
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000447160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Kmw Ltd, Great Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 144 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67530KMWLT198NH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Doonan Specialized Trailer Llc, Great Bend
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008352086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Fuller Industries, Great Bend
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $144,924.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011247711 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Fuller Industries Inc, Great Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Nonylphenol. 1,528 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67530THFLLWESTP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Hampton Hydraulics Llc (Great Bend Industries), Great Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67530GRTBNRT1BO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Great Bend Industries, Great Bend
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011247720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ellinwood, Ellinwood
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1274 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Great Bend Compressor Station 104, Great Bend
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009971726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Claflin, City Of (Wwtp), Claflin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011226217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Great Bend Industries, Great Bend
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110011247720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Superior Essex International Inc., Hoisington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059458723 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Doonan Specialized Trailer Llc, Great Bend
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110008352086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Great Bend - Sunflower, Great Bend
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008354146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Barton County Hhw Facility, Great Bend
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044970626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Great Bend - Sunflower, Great Bend
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1235 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.1
Hoisington, Hoisington
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1286 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Great Bend Fire Station #2, Great Bend
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017497537 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
624 7th Street, Great Bend
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030566251 (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 Barton 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 Barton 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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