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Lane County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lane County is 161.9 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 Rail grade crossing (41), Air permit holder (minor source) (12), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (8). 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: 38.4712, -100.4666.

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 Lane County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	161.9	143.2	1.13x	100.3 to 256.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	367.9	453.4	0.81x	268.6 to 499.7	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 Lane County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,670.6	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	n/a	75.3	n/a	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	n/a	96.9	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde12.31 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.73 per million
Acetaldehyde0.81 per million
Benzene0.45 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.

Rail grade crossing41
Air permit holder (minor source)12
NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
Industrial wastewater discharge4
Public airport2
Brownfield property1
Gas station (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.

City Of Dighton Bta, Dighton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040822964 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dighton, Dighton
Public airport. O.
Record ID K65 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Lane County Feeders, Llc, Dighton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006012180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ranger Feeders Ii, Dighton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010800035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dighton, City Of (Wwtp), Dighton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010837121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Prairie Fire Bioenergy Co-Op, Healy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033115803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Yeager Feedlot, Dighton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055200731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cfmi Dba Wallace Energy - Shields Station (Stormwater), Shields
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056997709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cfmi Llc Dba Wallace Energy - Helen Swd Station (Stormwater), Utica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056997754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
23-51 Ka-6478-01, Dighton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072109274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lane Ness Road, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010368E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Alamota Road, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010369L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010370F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Alamota And Vista Roads, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010371M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Turkey Red Road, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010372U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
S Tomahawk Road, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010373B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010374H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010375P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Quantum Road, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010376W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Pawnee Drive, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010377D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Ogallalah Road, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010378K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
K 96 Highway, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010379S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Newton Road, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010380L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010381T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Longhorn Road, Dighton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 010382A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Lane 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 Lane 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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