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Wabaunsee County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wabaunsee County is 162.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 154 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (44), Industrial wastewater discharge (40), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (36). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 38.9751, -96.2242.

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 Wabaunsee County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.8	30.2	1.48x	28.5 to 68.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	162.7	143.2	1.14x	129 to 203.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.6	51.8	1.13x	39.7 to 85	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	438.1	453.4	0.97x	379.5 to 504.1	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 Wabaunsee County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,823.1	9,842.6	-41%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.6	75.3	+7%	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	66.2	96.9	-32%	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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde17.86 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.6 per million
Benzene0.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing44
Industrial wastewater discharge40
NPDES wastewater discharge permit36
Brownfield property12
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (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.

Eskridge Waste Water Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Eskridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Site 1 - 103 S Main St - Buffalo Station, Eskridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976624 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
203 S Main St - Eskridge Electric, Eskridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976625 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Site 4 - 101 S Main St - Empty Storage, Eskridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976626 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Site 3 - 112 S Main St - Retail/Event Venue, Eskridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976628 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Site 5 - 119 S Main St, Eskridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976629 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Site 6 - 116 S Main St - Vacant, Eskridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976630 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Site 7 - 105 S Main St - Vacant Building, Eskridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976631 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Site 8 - 104 E 1st St - Hardware/Lumber, Eskridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976632 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Site 2 - No Address - Hardware/Lumber, Eskridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976633 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Site 9 - 111 S Main St - Market, Eskridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976634 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
101 South Cedar Street, Eskridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978839 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Paxico Shop, Paxico
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979380 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lake Wabaunsee Improvement District, Eskridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011223586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Mcfarland Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Mcfarland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011226459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Maple Hill, City Of, Maple Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017482963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1124729907 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1126975251 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City of Eskridge
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1239773880 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1378770986 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City of Harveyville
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1543248927 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Kdot - Wabaunsee Co. Rest Area I-70 (Wwtp), Paxico
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009967722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Alma Wastewater Plant, Alma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Paxico Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Paxico
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Eskridge Water Treatment Plant, Alma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070564536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Wabaunsee 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 Wabaunsee 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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