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Marion County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Marion County is 147.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 237 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (118), Air permit holder (minor source) (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (30). 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: 38.3407, -97.1047.

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 Marion County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	24.4	18.5	1.32x	14.9 to 38.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.4	30.2	1.3x	28.3 to 54.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.9	17.9	1.17x	11.8 to 35	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.3	18.7	1.14x	13 to 34.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	147.3	143.2	1.03x	123.9 to 174.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	432.5	453.4	0.95x	388.4 to 480.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.4	51.8	0.95x	36.3 to 66.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.9	23.8	0.84x	11.3 to 33.4	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 Marion County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,304.2	9,842.6	-16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.6	75.3	+2%	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	111.7	96.9	+15%	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.

Formaldehyde16.19 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.31 per million
Benzene0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing118
Air permit holder (minor source)33
NPDES wastewater discharge permit30
Industrial wastewater discharge25
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property4
Public airport3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Wind 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.

Flint Hills Industries Dba Hillsboro Ind, Hillsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Copper, Chromium and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 43 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67063HLLSB220IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Hillsboro Industries, Hillsboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011247695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Marion County Transfer Station, Marion
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015335519 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hillsboro Hospital Bta, Hillsboro
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043241284 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Peabody Market, Peabody
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983810 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Trinity Mennonite Church, Hillsboro
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072252602 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Hillsboro, Hillsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034150362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Marion Cnty Hhw Facility, Marion
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045974736 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Goessel, City Of (Wwtp), Goessel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lehigh, City Of (Wwtp), Hillsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009741752 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Marion Wastewater Plant, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006680895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Peabody Wastewater Plant Ronnie Harms, Peabody
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022847909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Florence Water Treatment Plant, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070144595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Lincolnville, City Of (Wwtp), Lincolnville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011222774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Hiebert Airfield, Goessel
Public airport. O.
Record ID 17Q (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Marion Muni, Marion
Public airport. O.
Record ID 43K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Alfred Schroeder Fld, Hillsboro
Public airport. O.
Record ID M66 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1155307600 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Hillsboro Water Treatment Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1353458849 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1428817671 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1428817675 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1428817679 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Hillsboro Industries, Hillsboro
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011247695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Hillsboro Industries, Hillsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011247695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Harshman Const. - Florence Quarry, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006810996 (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 Marion 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 Marion 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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