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Rooks County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Rooks County is 162.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 72 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (26), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Industrial wastewater discharge (9). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 39.3434, -99.3251.

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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 Rooks County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths46.530.21.54x27.8 to 75.82020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases65.251.81.26x43.9 to 96.62019-2023
All cancerDeaths162.2143.21.13x124.1 to 210.32020-2024
All cancerNew cases436.8453.40.96x368.8 to 515.32019-2023

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 Rooks County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death11,137.39,842.6+13%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy75.575.3+0%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths118.896.9+23%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde13.29 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.95 per million
  • Benzene0.49 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Air permit holder (minor source)26
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
  • Industrial wastewater discharge9
  • Gas station (mapped facility)7
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
  • Brownfield property2
  • Public airport1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Heliport1
  • Gas power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Stockton, Stockton

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 1327 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 3

  2. Schult Home, Plainville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043692215 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  3. Richland Township Hall Bta, Damar

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072152045 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  4. Casey'S #4610, Plainville

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072117923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  5. Rooks County Rgnl, Stockton

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID RCP (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  6. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1164029337 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  7. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1184742578 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  8. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/507442774 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  9. Plainville, City Of, Plainville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013028589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  10. Hachmeister Feedlot, Natoma

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011220311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Palco Wastewater Plant, Palco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022844797 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Baker Petrolite-Plainville, Plainville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110024704578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Rooks County Health Center, Plainville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110045408377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Mongeau Farms, Flp, Stockton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055196078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Cfmi Llc Dba Wallace Energy - Palco Station (Stormwater), Palco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056997665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Cfmi Llc Dba Wallace Energy - Plainville Plant (Stormwater), Plainville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056997745 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Rooks County Lf, Plainville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110060554573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. B & B Redimix, Inc. - Stockton, Stockton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070266806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Rooks County Regional Airport, Stockton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071178463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Palco - Water System Improvements, Palco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071670814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Casey'S General Store - Plainville, Ks, Plainville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071886126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. 24-82 Ka-6451-01; Us Highway 24 Pavement Restoration, Stockton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071962972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Plainville Water System Improvements 2025, Plainville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071994909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Stockton Correctional Facility, Stockton

    Correctional facility (prison or jail).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110003197950 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record

    Severity 1

  25. Palco -- Nh3 Plant, Palco

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000538589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Rooks 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 Rooks 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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