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Labette County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Labette County is 179.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 297 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (101), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (54), Industrial wastewater discharge (49). 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: 37.1782, -95.2977.

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 Labette County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45	30.2	1.49xSignificant	35.1 to 57.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	16.6	13	1.28x	9.8 to 26.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	179.3	143.2	1.25xSignificant	158.2 to 202.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.2	18.7	1.24x	16 to 33.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.2	17.9	1.24x	14.5 to 32.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.8	51.8	1.17x	49 to 75	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.9	14.5	0.96x	8.2 to 22.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	429.2	453.4	0.95x	394.4 to 466.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15	18.5	0.81x	8.9 to 24	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.6	23.8	0.78x	11.4 to 28.7	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 Labette County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,132	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.4	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	48.2	59.8	-19%	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	85	96.9	-12%	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.

Formaldehyde18.55 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.64 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing101
NPDES wastewater discharge permit54
Industrial wastewater discharge49
Air permit holder (minor source)39
Brownfield property10
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Public airport7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Small hazardous waste generator4
TRI reporting facility4
Major air pollution source3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1

Highest-severity records

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

Ducommun Aerostructures, Parsons
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017375179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Grandview Products, Parsons
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Butyl alcohol. 214,583 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67357GRNDV1601S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Cst Industries, Parsons
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,460 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67357PBDYT2101S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Grandview Products, Parsons
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000446820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Ducommun Aerostructures Inc., Parsons
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride. 54,714 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67357PRSNS3333M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Tank Connection Llc, Parsons
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 43 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6735WTNKCN369NR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Ducommun Aerostructures, Parsons
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017375179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Cst Storage, Parsons
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011716848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Ducommun Aerostructures, Parsons
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017375179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Ducommun Aerostructures, Parsons
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017375179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Tank Connection, Llc, Parsons
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037064538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Grandview Products, Parsons
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000446820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
U.S. Army Kansas Army Ammunition Plant, Parsons
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000494858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
U.S. Army Kansas Army Ammunition Plant, Parsons
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000494858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Grandview Products, Parsons
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000446820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Cst Storage, Parsons
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011716848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Parsons Wwtp, Parsons
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066936506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tank Connection, Oswego
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6735WBSSTN1257W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.3
Cst Storage, Parsons
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011716848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
21st Street Building Bta Property, Parsons
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037064495 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Parsons Bta Property, Parsons
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762684 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Oswego Branson Building Bta, Oswego
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039502339 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Macedonia Church Bta, Parsons
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043242158 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Quality Printing, Inc., Parsons
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044862119 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Johnson General Store Bta, Chetopa
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044862128 (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 Labette 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 Labette 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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