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Grant County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Grant County is 137 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 220 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (137), Rail grade crossing (31), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (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: 37.5803, -101.3083.

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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 Grant County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths137143.20.96x103.2 to 178.72020-2024
All cancerNew cases361.7453.40.8x302.6 to 428.92019-2023

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 Grant County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death7,299.79,842.6-26%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy77.875.3+3%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 deaths52.796.9-46%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde13.08 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.7 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.86 per million
  • Benzene0.51 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Air permit holder (minor source)137
  • Rail grade crossing31
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
  • Major air pollution source10
  • Industrial wastewater discharge9
  • Gas station (mapped facility)3
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Public airport1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Brownfield property1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • Gas power plant1

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. Birla Carbon Usa Inc., Ulysses

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide, Carbon disulfide, Carbonyl sulfide, Polycyclic aromatic compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 174,848 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 67880CLMBNRRROU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.5

  2. Birla Carbon Usa, Inc., Ulysses

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009971977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.6

  3. Birla Carbon Usa, Inc., Ulysses

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009971977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  4. Linn Energy-Jayhawk Gas Plant, Ulysses

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069465670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  5. Dcp Midstream, Lp, Ulysses

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010394082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  6. Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., Hugoton

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010394091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  7. Scout Energy - Ulysses South Main Station (Air), Ulysses

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010394108 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  8. Scout Energy - Ulysses West Main Station, Ulysses

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010394126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  9. Pioneer Natural Resources Usa, Inc., Ulysses

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010422710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  10. Scout Energy - Tema A Station (Air), Satanta

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013865157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  11. Scout Energy - Ulysses West C Station, Ulysses

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013909048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  12. Dcp Midstream, Lp, Ulysses

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110015789912 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  13. Sunflower Electric Power Corporation €“ Rubart Station (Air), Ulysses

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055608276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  14. Rubart, Ulysses

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 58255 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 3.1

  15. Meheen Engineering Building Bta, Ulysses

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043241596 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. Birla Carbon Usa, Inc., Ulysses

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009971977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. Jayhawk Gas Plant, Ulysses

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane.

    TRI facility ID 6788WLNNNR1321E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3

  18. Bp America Jayhawk Gas Plant, Ulysses

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $196,805.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010323836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  19. Ulysses, Ulysses

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID ULS (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  20. Ulysses, City Of (Wwtp), Ulysses

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110028305439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  21. Seaboard Foods - Tuttle, Ulysses

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011220758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Rocking Heifer, Llc, Ulysses

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011221971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Kan Tex Feeders, Ulysses

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011225762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. River Bend Feedyard, Ulysses

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011225851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Southern Star Cntrl Gas Pln-Hugoton/Satanta, Satanta

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110015825259 (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 Grant 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 Grant 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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