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Republic County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Republic County is 206.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 151 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (80), Industrial wastewater discharge (18), Air permit holder (minor source) (17). 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: 39.8277, -97.6511.

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 Republic County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	206.1	143.2	1.44xSignificant	159.9 to 263.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.9	51.8	1.1x	36.5 to 88.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	488	453.4	1.08x	413.2 to 574	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 Republic County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,564.5	9,842.6	-23%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.5	75.3	+2%	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	99.4	96.9	+3%	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 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.18 per million
Benzene0.53 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing80
Industrial wastewater discharge18
Air permit holder (minor source)17
NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Nesika Energy Llc, Scandia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070676112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Belleville, Belleville
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1263 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Nesika Energy, Scandia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane.
TRI facility ID 6696WNSKNR127RA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Nesika Energy Llc, Scandia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070676112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Belleville Waste Water Treatment Facility, Belleville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009741538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Nesika Energy Llc, Scandia
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070676112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Belleville Muni, Belleville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RPB (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1126136686 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1295372307 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1295376596 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/880400821 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Cuba Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Cuba
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011226244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Premium Feeders, Inc., Scandia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010837951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Circle 4 Feeders, Inc., Republic
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055200599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Belleville, City Of, Belleville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069999885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Abram Ready Mix, Inc.-Belleville Plant, Belleville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070267088 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alsop Sand - Nordman Limestone Quarry, Scandia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071068455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High Banks - Wind Farm, Cuba
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071346153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lrp-0048, Belleville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071369426 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Republic County Os X-19.1 Bridge Replacement, Belleville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071376669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nebco Inc. Dba Overland Ready Mix Belleville Ks. Plant, Belleville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071657786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Courtland, City Of (Wwtp), Courtland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haarslev, Inc - Belleville Facility, Belleville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071864462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ka-5743-01, Scandia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072173766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ka-6975-01, Agenda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072232561 (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 Republic 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 Republic 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.

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