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Crawford County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Crawford County is 197.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Brain & nervous system deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Leukemia deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 365 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (100), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (80), Industrial wastewater discharge (75). 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: 37.4992, -94.8525.

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 Crawford County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	8.2	4.4	1.86xSignificant	4.6 to 13.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	10.6	5.7	1.86xSignificant	6.7 to 15.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	8.2	4.8	1.71xSignificant	5 to 12.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.7	30.2	1.68xSignificant	41.8 to 61	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	19	13	1.46x	12.9 to 26.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	197.4	143.2	1.38xSignificant	179.4 to 216.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	19.3	14.5	1.33x	13.9 to 26.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	8.3	6.6	1.26x	4.7 to 13.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.3	51.8	1.2xSignificant	52.4 to 73.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.8	18.5	1.18x	16 to 29.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.4	17.9	1.14x	14.6 to 27.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	511.3	453.4	1.13xSignificant	481 to 543.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.8	8.7	1.13x	6.2 to 14.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	8.4 to 18.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.7	18.7	1.05x	14.3 to 26.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.9	6.6	1.05x	4 to 11.1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.8	23.8	1x	17.5 to 31.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.2	13.9	0.88x	8 to 17.9	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 Crawford County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,702.7	9,842.6	+19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.5	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	66.3	59.8	+11%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.2	6.2	+33%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	77	96.9	-21%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.4	28.6	-46%	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.

Formaldehyde19.13 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.78 per million
Benzene0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing100
NPDES wastewater discharge permit80
Industrial wastewater discharge75
Air permit holder (minor source)51
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Small hazardous waste generator12
Brownfield property9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
TRI reporting facility5
Major air pollution source2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Etco Specialty Products Inc., Girard
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Masonite Door Corp, Pittsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formic acid, Diisocyanates. 2,388 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66762CSTLG911EJ (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Pittsburg City Of Mun Wwtp, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002043538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Masonite Door Corp, Pittsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017376187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Etco Specialty Products Inc., Girard
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Oak Grove Landfill, Arcadia
Major air pollution source. Penalties $146,894.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017573856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Progressive Products Inc, Pittsburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044281657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mcp Urethanes, Pittsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 66762MCPRT826E4 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Heckert Construction Co Inc., Pittsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 6676WHCKRT746E5 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Pittsburg Ks Stockpile, Pittsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 6676WPTTSB831S1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Mcp Urethanes, Pittsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000446027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Atkinson Industries, Pittsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000793151 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sugar Creek Packing Company, Frontenac
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003143795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oak Grove Landfill, Arcadia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $146,894.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017573856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Kendall Packaging (Air), Pittsburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000899742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Oak Grove Landfill, Arcadia
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $146,894.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017573856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Empire Moulding Dba Framing Production, Pittsburg
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006543730 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Girard, Girard
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1279 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
A & M Rentals, Pittsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038741163 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
4th & Rouse, Pittsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038757244 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lincoln Square Development, Pittsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966601 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
State Farm Office Building, Pittsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966653 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pittsburg Farmers Market, Pittsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968208 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mid-City Renaissance Area, Pittsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975614 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pittsburg Chiropractic, Pittsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978887 (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 Crawford 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 Crawford 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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