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Osage County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Osage County is 164.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 188 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (75), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (37), Industrial wastewater discharge (35). 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: 38.646, -95.7292.

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 Osage County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	29.2	18.5	1.58xSignificant	19.2 to 42.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	37.2	23.8	1.56xSignificant	25.7 to 52.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.2	30.2	1.53xSignificant	34.5 to 61.1	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	28.5	18.7	1.52xSignificant	19.5 to 40.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.1	51.8	1.2x	48.6 to 78.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	164.3	143.2	1.15x	140.9 to 191	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	499.1	453.4	1.1xSignificant	456.4 to 545	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.3	14.5	1.06x	9 to 25.2	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 Osage County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,634.2	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	69.3	59.8	+16%	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	88.5	96.9	-9%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde17.64 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.61 per million
Benzene0.88 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing75
NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Industrial wastewater discharge35
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Brownfield property10
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Public airport3
Gas power plant2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Osage City, City Of (Wwtp), Osage City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009968384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Osage City, Osage City
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1313 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Burlingame, Burlingame
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1265 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Melvern Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Melvern
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225290 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Melvern, City Of, Melvern
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012939552 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Lyndon Bta Property (Lot 8, Section 41), Lyndon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038745757 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Burlingame Tv Repair Shop, Burlingame
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071963812 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Burlingame Newspaper Bta, Burlingame
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966603 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Santa Fe Nursing Home Bta, Burlingame
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966767 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Charlie King Bldg Bta, Burlingame
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969264 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bailey Storage, Burlingame
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969862 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Overbrook Gymnasium, Overbrook
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983809 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Star Block Bta, Osage City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984517 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Quenemo Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Quenemo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Burlingame, City Of (Wwtp), Burlingame
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009968259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Overbrook Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Overbrook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010837336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Carbondale Waste Water C/O City Hall, Carbondale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011226191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Carbondale (Water Treatment Plant), Carbondale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028305368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Public Wholesale Water Dist #12, Melvern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043528082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lyndon, City (Wwtp), Lyndon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Scranton, City Of (Wwtp), Scranton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009968106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Dragoon Creek, Lyndon
Public airport. O.
Record ID 39K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Osage City Muni, Osage City
Public airport. O.
Record ID 53K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1270685112 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Melvern Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Melvern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Osage 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 Osage 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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