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Scott County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Scott County is 91.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 121 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (50), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Air permit holder (minor source) (19). 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: 38.4818, -100.9071.

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 Scott County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	464.4	453.4	1.02x	392.9 to 546.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	41.8	51.8	0.81x	23.7 to 70.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	91.1	143.2	0.64x	63.5 to 128.5	2020-2024

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 Scott County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,353.1	9,842.6	-5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.8	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	77.1	96.9	-21%	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.

Formaldehyde12.19 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.71 per million
Acetaldehyde0.85 per million
Benzene0.51 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing50
NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Industrial wastewater discharge14
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1

Highest-severity records

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

Tallgrass Interstate - Scott City Station, Scott City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006014302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Chaparral Inn Bta, Scott City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039217870 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Scott City Muni, Scott City
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID TQK (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Cutler Cattle, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006763939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hess Cattle Co., Inc., Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006763966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High Choice Feeders, Llc Ii, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010799751 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Royal Beef (Air), Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010837988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dry Lake Feedlot, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010838031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Conine Companies Llc, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010838077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Maple Creek Farms, Llc - Wassinger 1 - #644, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hrc Feed Yard #4, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Poky Feeders, Inc., Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011223595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hrc Feedyard #5, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011223684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Roger Kohman, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011223817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Beef Belt, Llc, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225575 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ross Duff Cattle, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225888 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brookover Cattle Company, Inc., Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fairleigh Feed Yard, Inc, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lee Mayo Cattle, Llc, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015979333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mccarty Family Farms Llc, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015979681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wiechman Feedyard, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015982711 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Storm Feed Lot, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015983319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hrc Feed Yards, Llc #3, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017464377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hrc #2, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055195907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cheney Feed Yard, Scott City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055195970 (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 Scott 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 Scott 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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