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Cloud County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cloud County is 193.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 269 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (174), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (25), Industrial wastewater discharge (20). 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: 39.4655, -97.6489.

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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 Cloud County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	193.6	143.2	1.35xSignificant	159.8 to 233.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.5	30.2	1.18x	22.5 to 54.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.5	51.8	1.05x	38.1 to 76.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	431.2	453.4	0.95x	379.3 to 488.7	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 Cloud County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,251.6	9,842.6	+4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.4	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	90.8	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.

Formaldehyde15.47 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.2 per million
Benzene0.62 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing174
NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Industrial wastewater discharge20
Air permit holder (minor source)16
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Brownfield property5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Wind 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.

Cloud Ceramics, Concordia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 3,750 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66901CLDCR1716Q (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Cloud Ceramics, Concordia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000596613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Natural Gas Pipeline Of America - Glasco Station 105, Glasco
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006012279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Cloud Ceramics, Concordia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000596613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Walthers Oil Co. Bta Property, Glasco
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037064681 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Aurora, Aurora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038746658 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Orphan Train Depot, Concordia
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969967 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
811 Washington, Concordia
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983953 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Concordia Senior Center, Concordia
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072250497 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Concordia Technologies, Concordia
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,263.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001354622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Glasco, City Of, Glasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067615879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Concordia, City Of (Wwtp), Concordia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002045741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Miltonvale Wastewater Plant Curtis Swenson, Miltonvale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011226636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Blosser Muni, Concordia
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID CNK (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1202204360 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1202209774 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1295092940 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/880530059 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Gerard Tank And Steel Inc, Concordia
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072029078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Abram Ready Mix, Inc. - Concordia Plant, Concordia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001354668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart #1282-500, Pavement Reha, Concordia
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003216056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart #1282-500, Pavement Reha, Concordia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003216056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cloud Ceramics - #C-53 & #C-54, #184, Miltonvale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009968482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Berk, Inc., Concordia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clyde, City Of (Wwtp), Clyde
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011226654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Cloud 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 Cloud 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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