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Graham County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Graham County is 104.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 28 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (11), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (7), Industrial wastewater discharge (4). 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: 39.3497, -99.8831.

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 Graham County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	461.3	453.4	1.02x	362.3 to 582.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	104.6	143.2	0.73x	69.4 to 160.1	2020-2024

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 Graham County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,659	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.9	75.3	+1%	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	139.6	96.9	+44%	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.

Formaldehyde12.48 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.78 per million
Acetaldehyde0.84 per million
Benzene0.46 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)11
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Industrial wastewater discharge4
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Oil-fired 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.

Hill City, Hill City
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1285 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Morland Community Foundation, Morland
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040006203 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hill City Muni, Hill City
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HLC (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Hill City Shop/Office Constructi, Hill City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044940160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quad County Feeders, Llc, Quinter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055203266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cfmi Llc Dba Wallace Energy - Morland Station (Stormwater), Morland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056997674 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hill City, City Of, Hill City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070000662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grahm County Landfill, Hill City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070033110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
33 C-5290-01 Graham County (Off #10), Densmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071885126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
U024-033 Ka 7744-01, Penokee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072109211 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Agriliance Llc - Hill City, Hill City
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000719811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Hill City Mun. Power Plant, Hill City
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001384724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
S & R Ready Mix - Hill City, Hill City
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007070784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Frontier Ag Inc, Bogue
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007070793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Crct - Law Station (Crude Stor), Hill City
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010423844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Chs Mcpherson - Beckett Station (Crude Stor), Beckett Station
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110013745297 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Midwest Cooperative, Penokee
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110017498625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Crct - Rice Station (Crude Stor), Hill City
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110024416327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Coffeyville Resources Crude Transportati, Kansas
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110040484124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Frontier Ag - Morland, Morland
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110064150608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Kaw Pipe Line Co, Hill City
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110067159023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Finish Line
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/1439016892 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Scrapyard
Scrapyard (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1359145659 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Casey's General Store, Hill City
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/909107622 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Quad County Feeders, Llc, Quinter
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KS0100331: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1

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 Graham 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 Graham 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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