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Phillips County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Phillips County is 170.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 158 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (53), Industrial wastewater discharge (30), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29). 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: 39.7997, -99.347.

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 Phillips County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	170.8	143.2	1.19x	130.3 to 221.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	406.6	453.4	0.9x	344.1 to 479	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44.9	51.8	0.87x	27.6 to 72.7	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 Phillips County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,288	9,842.6	-6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.8	75.3	+1%	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	82.8	96.9	-15%	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.

Formaldehyde13.32 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
Acetaldehyde1 per million
Benzene0.5 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing53
Industrial wastewater discharge30
NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
Air permit holder (minor source)22
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property4
Public airport2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Gas power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, Llc, Phillipsburg
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $81,723.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024930994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Summit Sustainable Ingredients Llc Dba Amber Wave, Phillipsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Formic acid, Methanol and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 54,761 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 67661PRRHR1664E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, Llc, Phillipsburg
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $81,723.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024930994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, Llc, Phillipsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $81,723.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024930994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, Llc, Phillipsburg
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $81,723.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024930994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Prairie Horizon Agri Energy, Phillipsburg
Gas power plant.
Record ID 58183 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Phillipsburg Auto Service, Phillipsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003203364 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Phillipsburg Armory Bta, Phillipsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043691911 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Phillipsburg Retail Bta, Phillipsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971569 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Phillipsburg - Sign Solutions, Phillipsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982931 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Coffeyville Resources - Phillipsburg Terminal, Phillipsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017517392 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Shaw-Davis-Shaw - Agra, Agra
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070503700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Van Pak, Prairie View
Public airport. O.
Record ID 0P1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Phillipsburg Muni, Phillipsburg
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PHG (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/917394688 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Phillipsburg, City Of (Wwtp), Phillipsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Tamko Building Products - Phillipsburg, Phillipsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006364120 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Husky Hogs (Air), Long Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007287060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mineral Right, Inc. Environmental Manager, Phillipsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008059705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kyle Phillipsburg Yard, Phillipsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008345978 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cox Valley View Farm, Long Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010800017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Upland Pork, Long Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010837657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jubilee Pork, Inc., Long Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010838157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North Wheatridge Llc, Long Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010838166 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nelson Farms, Inc. Burd Site, Long Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220008 (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 Phillips 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 Phillips 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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