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Riley County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Riley County is 146.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 250 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (78), Industrial wastewater discharge (47), Gas station (mapped facility) (22). 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: 39.304, -96.8007.

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 Riley County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.5	4.8	1.56x	4.5 to 11.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	8.1	5.7	1.42x	5.1 to 12.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.5	23.8	1.24x	23.1 to 37	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.7	14.5	1.22x	12.9 to 23.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.2	18.5	1.2x	16.7 to 28.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.9	6.6	1.2x	4.9 to 12.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.3	6.2	1.18x	4.5 to 11.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.7	17.9	1.16x	15.4 to 27.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.9	13	1.15x	10.5 to 20.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21	18.7	1.12x	15.7 to 27.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.6	30.2	1.11x	26.9 to 41.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	474.4	453.4	1.05x	447.8 to 502.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	53.4	51.8	1.03x	44.7 to 63.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146.1	143.2	1.02x	131.8 to 161.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.5	11.3	0.93x	6.9 to 15.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.7	8.7	0.89x	4.7 to 12.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12	13.9	0.86x	8.1 to 17.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.6	6.6	0.85x	3.2 to 9.2	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 Riley County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,337.1	9,842.6	-46%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.7	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	31.5	59.8	-47%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.9	6.2	-20%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	43.9	96.9	-55%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	7.9	28.6	-73%	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.

Formaldehyde17.24 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.51 per million
Benzene0.93 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit78
Industrial wastewater discharge47
Gas station (mapped facility)22
Air permit holder (minor source)20
Rail grade crossing20
Brownfield property19
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)12
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)7
Public airport5
Small hazardous waste generator4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Superfund (NPL) site1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Fort Riley, Junction City
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 33.8. NPL Site.
EPA site ID KS6214020756 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Plant #6, Manhattan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 48 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6650WPLNTX71S4T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Plant #5, Manhattan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 45 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6650WPLNTX27W52 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Penny'S Concrete Inc., Manhattan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 4 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6650WPNNYS2633E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Manhattan Rgnl, Manhattan
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MHK (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Fort Riley - Camp Funston, Ogden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059701443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Florence Corp Of Kansas, Manhattan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 6650WFLRNC5935C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Kansas State University, Manhattan
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001239428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
University Park Wastewater Plt, Manhattan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006800060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Florence Corp. - Manhattan, Manhattan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017376052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Manhattan, City Of (Ms4), Manhattan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070503905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Kansas State University, Manhattan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001239428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
National Bio And Agro-Defense Facility (Air), Manhattan
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042318514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kansas State University Department Of Agronomy, Manhattan
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000793286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Former Federal Building, Manhattan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015333655 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Riley County Food Basket Bta, Riley
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041706151 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1026 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975431 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Site 1 - 227 Riley Ave, Ogden
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977604 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Site 2 - 231 Riley Ave, Ogden
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977605 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Site 3 - 218 Riley Ave, Ogden
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977606 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Plaza West - 1011 Seth Child Road, Manhattan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979407 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Plaza West - 3003 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979408 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Plaza West - 3007 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979409 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Plaza West - 3011 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979410 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Plaza West - 3131 Anderson Avenue, Manhattan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979411 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Riley 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 Riley 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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