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Greenwood County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greenwood County is 147.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 69 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (21), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19), Air permit holder (minor source) (14). 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: 37.8889, -96.2419.

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 Greenwood County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	52.2	23.8	2.19xSignificant	29.7 to 85.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	31	18.5	1.68x	17.2 to 54.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	70.6	51.8	1.36x	48.3 to 101.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	588.8	453.4	1.3xSignificant	514.3 to 672.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	147.7	143.2	1.03x	115 to 188.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.5	30.2	0.91x	15.6 to 48.5	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 Greenwood County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,764.2	9,842.6	+9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.5	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	117.5	96.9	+21%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde17.88 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.64 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

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

Industrial wastewater discharge21
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Public airport4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Madison, City Of, Madison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kpc Pipeline - Beaumont Station (Air), Piedmont
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013909146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eureka Library Board, Eureka
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038741127 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hamilton, City Of (Wwtp), Hamilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Eureka Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Eureka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011224175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Fcs Mfg Inc, Gridley
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070907457 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Lt William M Milliken, Eureka
Public airport. O.
Record ID 13K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Fall River Municipal Waste Water Treatment Facility C/O City Hall, Fall River
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009966466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Eureka Public Water Supply Wwts, Eureka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070527363 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Greenwood County, Eureka
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003215093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eureka Mun. Water Plant, Eureka
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007036448 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quikrete - Severy/Blake Quarry, Severy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010323854 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Severy Waste Water Treatment Facility C/O City Hall, Severy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harshman Const. - Hilltop Quarry, Virgil
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028289876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pearson - Eureka Facility, Eureka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037480856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harshman Const. - Braden Quarry, Climax
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039404891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coyville Quarry, Toronto
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055245364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mid-States Materials-Piedmont Quarry, Piedmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069340537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Toronto, City Of, Toronto
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070000271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Severy Water Treatment Plant, Severy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070824389 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harshman Const. - Fall River Quarry, Fall River
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071344656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kdot - Greenwood Co. Rest Area (K-96), Beaumont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ka-6761-01, Eureka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071814980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eureka Downs, Eureka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072142488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
At&T V Rd, Madison, Ks A05ctqe, Hamilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072228861 (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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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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