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Lincoln County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lincoln County is 148.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 146 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (102), Air permit holder (minor source) (14), Industrial wastewater discharge (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: 39.0452, -98.2069.

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 Lincoln County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	533.8	453.4	1.18x	431 to 655.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	148.1	143.2	1.03x	100.3 to 214.2	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 Lincoln County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,735.3	9,842.6	-1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.2	75.3	+3%	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	74.5	96.9	-23%	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.

Formaldehyde14.78 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.15 per million
Benzene0.58 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing102
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Industrial wastewater discharge8
NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
Public airport4
Brownfield property3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Wind power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Oil-fired 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.

Lincoln, Lincoln
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1300 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Jensen Oil Bta, Lincoln
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017472199 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Falcon Service Bta, Sylvan Grove
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044861655 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Lincoln School, Lincoln
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979042 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lincoln Wastewater Plant, Lincoln
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022847847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Lincoln Muni, Lincoln
Public airport. O.
Record ID K71 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1298255262 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1531426326 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Beverly Municipal Waste Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Beverly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Meyer Land & Cattle Co., Sylvan Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011224291 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Apac-Kansas Shears Div. - Quartzite Quarry, Lincoln
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040984815 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lincoln County Landfill, Lincoln
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069996133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Abram Ready Mix - Lincoln, Lincoln
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070502970 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dam Repair Dlc-0086 {A24d1776}, Beverly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072001860 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ka-6816-01, Sylvan Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072248763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
N Eff Creek Or W Shipton Roads, Salina
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011404B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private Road, Lincoln
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011405H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
300th Road, Lincoln
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011406P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private Road, Lincoln
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011407W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private Road, Lincoln
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011408D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private Road, Lincoln
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011409K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
North 290th Road, Lincoln
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011410E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Deer Drive, Lincoln
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011411L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private Road, Lincoln
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011412T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
280th Road, Lincoln
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011413A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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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