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Marshall County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Marshall County is 157.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 254 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (118), Industrial wastewater discharge (39), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (34). 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: 39.7639, -96.523.

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 Marshall County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.5	17.9	1.42x	13.6 to 43.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33.5	23.8	1.41x	19.9 to 53.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39	30.2	1.29x	25.4 to 58.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	157.8	143.2	1.1x	130.2 to 190.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.1	18.5	1.03x	11 to 32.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	375	453.4	0.83x	327.9 to 427.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	37.6	51.8	0.73x	24.9 to 55.5	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 Marshall County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,485	9,842.6	-14%	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	112.1	96.9	+16%	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.

Formaldehyde15.85 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.32 per million
Benzene0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing118
Industrial wastewater discharge39
NPDES wastewater discharge permit34
Air permit holder (minor source)22
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Brownfield property10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Wind 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.

Titan Trailer Manufacturing Inc, Waterville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 17,620 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66548TTNTR2306H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Landoll Co Llc, Marysville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 2 more. 35,317 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66508LNDLL1700M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Landoll Corp., Marysville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011247999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Titan Trailer Manufacturing Inc, Waterville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017375240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Gp Industrial Plasters Llc, Blue Rapids
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds. 97 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66411GRGPC2127H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Gp Industrial Plasters, Blue Rapids
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002339229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gp Industrial Plasters, Blue Rapids
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002339229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Landoll Corp., Marysville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011247999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Marysville Rr Park Bta, Marysville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060548901 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Frankfort School, Frankfort
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965603 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Marshall County Workforce Housing Bta, Marysville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968514 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Marysville Depot, Marysville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968923 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1a Public Square, Blue Rapids
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972395 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
03 Public Square, Blue Rapids
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972396 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
11 Public Square, Blue Rapids
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972397 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
20 Public Square, Blue Rapids
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972398 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
28 Public Square, Blue Rapids
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972399 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
400 Genesee, Blue Rapids
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972400 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Gp Industrial Plasters, Blue Rapids
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002339229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Frankfort, City Of -Pws #4 Source Water, Frankfort
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040321844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Home City Sewer Dis. 1 - Marshall Co. (Wwtp), Home City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220641 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Blue Rapids Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Blue Rapids
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010837087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Marysville, City Of (Wwtp), Marysville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011222676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Marysville Muni, Marysville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MYZ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1372690355 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 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 Marshall 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 Marshall 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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