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Logan County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Logan County is 184.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 72 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (33), Air permit holder (minor source) (14), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (10). 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: 38.9294, -101.148.

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 Logan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	184.8	143.2	1.29x	127.4 to 261.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	556.9	453.4	1.23x	444.8 to 689.8	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 Logan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,317.6	9,842.6	-5%	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	123.2	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: 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.

Formaldehyde11.9 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.71 per million
Acetaldehyde0.79 per million
Benzene0.55 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing33
Air permit holder (minor source)14
NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
Industrial wastewater discharge6
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Wastewater plant (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.

Oakley Library And Museum, Oakley
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071963884 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Oakley Redi-Mix, Oakley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059701522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Oakley Muni, Oakley
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID OEL (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1254724443 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Bertrand Cattle Inc., Wallace
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015979057 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oakley, City Of Wastewater Treatment Plant, Oakley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043173482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Baker Petrolite - Oakley (Stormwater), Oakley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055259633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fairleigh Ranch, Oakley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063610962 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ka-6508-01, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071996259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
220455-000 - Logan County Replacement Hospital, Oakley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072131356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oakley - Water Treatment Plant, Oakley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072163329 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Usd 274 - Oakley, Oakley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072232875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
55 C-5335-01 - Logan County Fas 3, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072247971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hwy Us 83, Oakley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813904P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private 120, Wallace
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 814068N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Cr 140, Winona
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 815025Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private, Winona
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 815026F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private, Winona
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 815029B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private, Winona
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 815030V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Zest Road, Winona
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 815031C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Cr 220, Winona
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 815032J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Bellview Avenue, Winona
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 815033R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
County Road 230/A Street, Winona
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 815034X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Apache Acres Road, Winona
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 815035E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Cr 260, Monument
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 815036L (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 Logan 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 Logan 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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