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Bourbon County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bourbon County is 162.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 206 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (46), Brownfield property (44), Industrial wastewater discharge (35). 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: 37.8548, -94.8481.

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 Bourbon County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths162.3143.21.13x137.2 to 1912020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases23.423.80.98x14.2 to 36.72019-2023
All cancerNew cases443.7453.40.98x400.1 to 490.92019-2023
BladderNew cases17.518.70.94x10.3 to 28.42019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases48.451.80.93x35.2 to 65.22019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths27.430.20.91x18.2 to 40.12020-2024

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 Bourbon County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death11,704.69,842.6+19%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy73.675.3-2%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths88.496.9-9%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths23.128.6-19%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.

  • Formaldehyde18.3 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.72 per million
  • Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing46
  • Brownfield property44
  • Industrial wastewater discharge35
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit34
  • Air permit holder (minor source)25
  • Gas station (mapped facility)7
  • Small hazardous waste generator4
  • Public airport3
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • 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.

  1. Peerless Products Inc, Fort Scott

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 751 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 66701PRLSS2403S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

  2. Fort Scott, City Of (New Plant) (Wwtp), Fort Scott

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017375918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  3. Fort Scott Ks Stockpile, Fort Scott

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 6670WFRTSC1247K (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  4. Peerless Products, Fort Scott

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011247971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  5. Carlisle Power Transmission Products, Fort Scott

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000445885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  6. Fort Scott Riverfront Redevelopment #2 Bta, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110035798624 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  7. Fort Scott Riverfront Redevelopment #3 Bta, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110035798651 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  8. Fort Scott Riverfront Redevelopment Bta #1, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110035798660 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  9. 11 N. Clark Street Grain Elevator Bta, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038756423 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. City Of Uniontown Bta, Uniontown

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038762041 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. Lowell Milken Center, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964594 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Fort Scott Riverfront Bta #6, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964595 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. Fort Scott Riverfront Bta #1, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964598 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. Fort Scott Riverfront Bta #4, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964599 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  15. Fort Scott Riverfront Bta #5, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964600 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. Western Building Bta, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964696 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. Western Tower Bta, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964697 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. Ft. Scott Dairy Queen Bta, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964732 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. Fort Scott Riverfront Bta #3, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071966068 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. Fort Scott Riverfront Bta #7, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071966070 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  21. Fort Scott Riverfront Bta #9, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071966072 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  22. 519 S National Bta, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071966887 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  23. Five Corners East, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071971392 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  24. Five Corners West, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071971394 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  25. Twister Trailer, Fort Scott

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071971395 (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 Bourbon 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 Bourbon 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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