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Morris County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Morris County is 172.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 101 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (26), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (22), Industrial wastewater discharge (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: 38.6957, -96.6417.

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 Morris County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.8	23.8	1.5x	19.4 to 63	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	172.8	143.2	1.21x	133 to 222.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	486.7	453.4	1.07x	414.9 to 568.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	42.9	51.8	0.83x	26 to 69.6	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 Morris County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,705.6	9,842.6	-1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.5	75.3	+0%	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	91.2	96.9	-6%	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.

Formaldehyde17.67 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.58 per million
Benzene0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing26
NPDES wastewater discharge permit22
Industrial wastewater discharge19
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Brownfield property5
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Proposed Superfund site1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Tri-County Public Airport, Delavan
Proposed Superfund site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. Proposed NPL Site.
EPA site ID KS0001402320 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 8
Rex Material Of Kansas Llc, Council Grove
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ethylbenzene, Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone and 4 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 6684WLKGNX1NUNI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Hodgdon Powder Co Herington Facility, Herington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024887559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Alkegen, Council Grove
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064656563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Council Grove Army Bta, Council Grove
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041307109 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dwight Community Building And Library, Dwight
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964484 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Neosho Riverwalk, Council Grove
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964892 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hays House Bta, Council Grove
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965894 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Penny'S Concrete Bta, Council Grove
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978057 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hodgdon Powder Co Herington Facility, Herington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitroglycerin.
TRI facility ID 67449HDGDN1347S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Wilsey, City Of (Wwtp), Wilsey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040001324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Dwight Waste Water Treatment Plant, Dwight
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009967866 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Herington Rgnl, Herington
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HRU (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Council Grove Muni, Council Grove
Public airport. O.
Record ID K63 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1179810981 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1428407004 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/795781841 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Hamm - Mosier Quarry #99, White City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022847428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
White City, City Of (Wwtp), White City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022847810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Penny'S Concrete-Council Grove #17, Council Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070694497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Morris Co. Hospital, Council Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001373852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Union Pacific Railroad - Herington, Herington
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009573390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tiffany Cattle Co., Inc., Herrington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010799939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Flint Hills Pork, Herington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011223050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Council Grove Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Council Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011226342 (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 Morris 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 Morris 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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