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Montgomery County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Montgomery County is 169.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 553 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (208), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (87), Air permit holder (minor source) (79). 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: 37.1885, -95.7428.

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 Montgomery County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	7.3	3.4	2.15xSignificant	4.2 to 12	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.2	17.9	1.52xSignificant	20.4 to 35.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41	30.2	1.36xSignificant	33.2 to 50.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	7	5.7	1.23x	3.9 to 11.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	169.6	143.2	1.18xSignificant	152.9 to 187.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.1	14.5	1.18x	11.8 to 24	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.3	13	1.1x	8.9 to 21.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	496.7	453.4	1.1xSignificant	465.7 to 529.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.2	51.8	1.07x	46 to 65.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.4	18.7	1.04x	14 to 26.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.4	11.3	1.01x	7.4 to 16.9	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24	23.8	1.01x	17.4 to 32.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.7	13.9	0.91x	8.3 to 18.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.4	18.5	0.83x	10.1 to 22.4	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 Montgomery County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,899.1	9,842.6	+31%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.2	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	74	59.8	+24%	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	106	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.4	28.6	-25%	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.

Formaldehyde19.07 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.68 per million
Benzene1.1 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing208
NPDES wastewater discharge permit87
Air permit holder (minor source)79
Industrial wastewater discharge58
Brownfield property50
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)14
TRI reporting facility13
Major air pollution source11
Small hazardous waste generator9
Large hazardous waste generator7
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Public airport2
Commercial airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Gas power plant2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Caney Residential Yards, Caney
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID KSN000703396 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers Llc, Coffeyville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Carbonyl sulfide, Hydrogen sulfide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 1,535,064 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67337FRMLN701EN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, Coffeyville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), n-Hexane, Hydrogen sulfide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 1,434,871 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67337FRMLNNORTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Emerald Transformer Ppm Llc, Coffeyville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1-Bromopropane, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 133,230 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67337SFTYKHWY16 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Coffeyville Resources Refining And Marketing, Llc, Coffeyville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $14,341,392.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013703206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Mfg Construction Products, Independence
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 79,458 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67301FBRGL1018W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Forte Products, Cherryvale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 57,277 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67335CHRLMNHWY1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Tessenderlo Kerley Inc., Coffeyville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Carbonyl sulfide and 1 more. 548,907 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67337TSSND515NL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Acme Foundry Inc, Coffeyville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Lead And Lead Compounds, Chromium and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,164 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67337CMFND1502S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
John Deere Coffeyville Works A Div Of Deere & Compan, Coffeyville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Methanol, Nickel, Chromium and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,310 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67337FNKMNHWY16 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Crnf - Coffeyville, Coffeyville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000579856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Mfg Const. Products, Independence
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000446722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Tessenderlo Kerley Inc, Coffeyville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000568920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Emerald Transformer Ppm Llc, Coffeyville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017392739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Charloma Inc, Cherryvale
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012155274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Acme Foundry, Coffeyville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000446795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Standard Motor Products, Independence
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 10 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67301TMTVC1300W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Coffeyville Resources Refining And Marketing, Llc, Coffeyville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $14,341,392.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013703206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Textron Aviation/Independence Facility, Independence
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 580 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67301CSSNR1CESS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
John Deere Coffeyville Works, Coffeyville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000596686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Vse Aviation Services, Independence
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006011467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Textron Aviation - Independence, Independence
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070828171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Coffeyville Resources Refining And Marketing, Llc, Coffeyville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $14,341,392.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013703206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Coffeyville Resources Refining And Marketing, Llc, Coffeyville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,341,392.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013703206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Standard Motor Products - Independence, Independence
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015862137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6

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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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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