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Meade County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Meade County is 201.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 94 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (28), Air permit holder (minor source) (21), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19). 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: 37.2411, -100.3634.

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 Meade County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	201.3	143.2	1.41xSignificant	151.6 to 263.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	422.7	453.4	0.93x	342.3 to 517.1	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 Meade County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,432	9,842.6	+6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	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	164	96.9	+69%	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.

Formaldehyde13.26 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.74 per million
Acetaldehyde0.9 per million
Benzene0.51 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing28
Air permit holder (minor source)21
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Industrial wastewater discharge9
Public airport7
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Gas 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.

Anr Pipeline, Meade
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011599948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, Meade
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038494509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Meade, Meade
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1306 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Natural Gas Pipeline Of America, Llc - 192 Pig Receiver, Meade
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069282314 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Anr Pipeline, Meade
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011599948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Meade Wastewater Plant, Meade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022847856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Fowler, Fowler
Public airport. O.
Record ID 18K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Borth Fld, Meade
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3K4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Hf Strip, Fowler
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3KS (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Jenkinson, Meade
Public airport. O.
Record ID M64 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Meade Muni, Meade
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MEJ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Plains Muni, Plains
Public airport. O.
Record ID S44 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Fowler Feeders, Fowler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010837407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kansas-Smith Farms, Llc Farm 13-, Plains
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010837531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kansas-Smith Farms, Llc 10 Finis, Plains
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010837648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kansas-Smith Farms, Llc 14 Bre, Plains
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010837844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Demmitt Feed Yard, Meade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011219804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Meade County Feeders I, Meade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stapleton Hog Farms, Plains
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011222756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pheasant Ridge Finishers, Llc - South Ridge Farm, Plains
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011223292 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High Plains Dairy Llc, Plains
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015983060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Redger Farms Premium Pork, Plains
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064636381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Invenergy - Thresher, Kismet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070695431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Livestock Waste Management System Modifications, Plains
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070894066 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Plains System Replacement Project - Meade Pipeline, Meade
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070948886 (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 Meade 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 Meade 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.

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