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Hamilton County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hamilton County is 214.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 173 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (102), Rail grade crossing (25), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16). 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: 37.982, -101.7929.

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 Hamilton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	214.1	143.2	1.5x	135.1 to 321.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	346.8	453.4	0.76x	246.4 to 473.6	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 Hamilton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,017.5	9,842.6	+2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.4	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	152.2	96.9	+57%	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.

Formaldehyde11.68 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.68 per million
Acetaldehyde0.81 per million
Benzene0.44 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)102
Rail grade crossing25
NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Industrial wastewater discharge11
Major air pollution source8
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Public airport1

Highest-severity records

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

Pearson Const. (Air Curt Comb) (Portable), Portable
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061087639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Bob Bergkamp Const. - Air Curtain Trench Burner (Portable)(Air), Portable
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061078925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tallgrass Interstate - Syracuse Station, Syracuse
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010400324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Oneok - Bradshaw Station (Air), Syracuse
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021080587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kings Const. (Portable)(Air), Portable
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061085542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Midwest Concrete Materials - Air Curt Comb (Portable)(Air), Portable
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061085613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mies Const (Air Curt Comb)(Portable)(Air), Portable
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061087611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Schmidtlein Excavating (Portable), Portable
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062741617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Coolidge Bed & Breakfast Bta, Coolidge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968628 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Syracuse 21 N Main St Bta, Syracuse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072250498 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Classic Car Wash, Syracuse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072250538 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Syracuse-Hamilton County Muni, Syracuse
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3K3 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Frontier Heifer Ranch, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008344498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Syracuse Feedyard, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010574636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lakin Dairy Llp Dba Kendall Dairy, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Southwest Plains Dairy Llc, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220721 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Frontier Dairy, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rio Vista Farms, Llc, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Syracuse Dairy, Llc, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011222809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cottonwood Farms, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015979100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Premium Cattle Company Llc, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016658133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crum Ranch Feeders Llc, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017502004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hamilton County Landfill (Stormwater), Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017543327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Syracuse Dairy, Llc - Jz Dairy Location, Coolidge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055200820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fullmer Cattle Company - South Expansion, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070120212 (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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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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