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Linn County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Linn County is 174.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 194 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (65), Industrial wastewater discharge (49), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40). 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: 38.2149, -94.8444.

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 Linn County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.8	30.2	1.38x	28.8 to 60	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.2	51.8	1.37xSignificant	53.6 to 94	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	25	18.5	1.35x	15.1 to 40.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	174.8	143.2	1.22xSignificant	145.9 to 208.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.5	18.7	1.15x	12.8 to 35.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.6	23.8	1.08x	15 to 41.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	478.2	453.4	1.05x	428 to 533.5	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 Linn County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,559.3	9,842.6	+38%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.5	75.3	-4%	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	123.3	96.9	+27%	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.

Formaldehyde18.18 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.71 per million
Benzene0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing65
Industrial wastewater discharge49
NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Coal power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

La Cygne Generating Station, Lacygne
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Vanadium compounds, Zinc compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,234,360 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66040LCYGNRR1BO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.7
La Cygne Generating Station, Lacygne
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000747988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
La Cygne, La Cygne
Coal power plant.
Record ID 1241 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7.4
La Cygne Generating Station, Lacygne
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000747988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
La Cygne Generating Station, Lacygne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000747988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
La Cygne Generating Station, Lacygne
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000747988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Cornerstone Fellowship Church, Mound City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044862137 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
102 East 12 Street-Abandoned Facility, Pleasanton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072212315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Kdot Linn Co Us 69 (Wwtp), Pleasanton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070388251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Pleasanton Wastewater Plant C/O Dave Cox, Pleasanton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009966652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Whistle Redi-Mix (Water), Lacygne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,336.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033114724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Us Minerals, Inc (Stormwater), Lacygne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $35,593.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070099138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Parker Wastewater Treatment Facility C/O City Hall, Parker
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011224754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Prescott Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Prescott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011226413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Linn Valley Lakes, Lacygne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011223862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Whistle Redi-Mix (Water), Lacygne
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,336.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033114724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Linn County, Pleasanton
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1KS (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Usd #362 Prairie View School (Wwtp), Lacygne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009966457 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Blue Mound Municipal Water Treatment Facility C/O City Hall, Blue Mound
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mound City Wastewater Plant, Mound City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lacygne Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Lacygne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011226057 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Linn Co. Sd #1 - Centerville, Lacygne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022844537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Kuhlman Implement & Hardware Inc, Linn
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003151909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ash Grove Lacygne Amsterdam Quarry 6, Lacygne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009967143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Southview Housing Development (Wwtp), Pleasanton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009967287 (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 Linn 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 Linn 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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