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Pratt County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pratt County is 161 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 181 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (78), Air permit holder (minor source) (44), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21). 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: 37.6743, -98.7398.

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 Pratt 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	31.7	23.8	1.33x	17.9 to 52.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	161	143.2	1.12x	131.3 to 196.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.9	30.2	1.02x	19.1 to 48.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	395.7	453.4	0.87x	344.9 to 452.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	37.7	51.8	0.73x	24.8 to 56.2	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 Pratt County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,403.4	9,842.6	-4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.6	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	91.5	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.

Formaldehyde15.56 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
Acetaldehyde1.15 per million
Benzene0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing78
Air permit holder (minor source)44
NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Industrial wastewater discharge10
Brownfield property7
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Wind power plant3
Gas power plant2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Solar 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.

Pratt Energy Llc, Pratt
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Formaldehyde, n-Hexane and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 58,799 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6712WPRTTN1333N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Pratt Energy, Llc, Pratt
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $12,234.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070243042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Pratt Energy, Llc, Pratt
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $12,234.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070243042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pratt 2, Pratt
Gas power plant.
Record ID 7447 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Pratt, Pratt
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1317 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Lot 52, Pratt Airport Industrial Park, Pratt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038697498 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lot 33, Pratt Airport Industrial Park, Pratt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038746685 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lot 34, Pratt Airport Industrial Park, Pratt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038746694 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lot 35, Pratt Airport Industrial Park, Pratt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038746701 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lot 50, Pratt Airport Industrial Park, Pratt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038746710 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lot 51, Pratt Airport Industrial Park, Pratt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038746729 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lot 15, Pratt Airport Industrial Park, Pratt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967462 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pratt Energy, Llc, Pratt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,234.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070243042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Preston, City Of, Preston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022850654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Pratt Energy, Llc, Pratt
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $12,234.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070243042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Pratt Rgnl, Pratt
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PTT (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1272952523 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Pratt, City Of (Wwtp), Pratt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006763993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Southwest Truck Parts, Pratt
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003152427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pratt County Hhw Ctr, Pratt
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003167670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kansas Dept. Of Wildlife & Parks Pratt Operations Office, Pratt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003188112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cromer Consolidated Holding, Sawyer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010799895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Griffith Of Iuka, Iuka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011222827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pratt Feeders, Llc., Pratt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017535997 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pratt Mun. Power Plant, Pratt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017560799 (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 Pratt 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 Pratt 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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