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Wilson County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wilson County is 180.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 254 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (109), Air permit holder (minor source) (47), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40). 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: 37.5699, -95.7433.

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 Wilson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53.9	30.2	1.78xSignificant	37.3 to 76.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	180.1	143.2	1.26xSignificant	149 to 216.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	53.6	51.8	1.03x	37 to 76.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	388.5	453.4	0.86x	339.7 to 443	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 Wilson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,658.1	9,842.6	+18%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.4	75.3	-3%	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	138.2	96.9	+43%	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.

Formaldehyde18.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.66 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

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

Rail grade crossing109
Air permit holder (minor source)47
NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Industrial wastewater discharge30
Major air pollution source6
Large hazardous waste generator6
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Cobalt Boats Llc, Neodesha
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Cyclohexane, Methyl methacrylate, Dimethyl phthalate. Reports carcinogens. 1,149,201 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66757FBRGL1705N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Cobalt Boats Llc, Neodesha
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 163,924 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66757FBRGL13291 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Cobalt Boats Llc, Neodesha
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 152,730 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66757FBRGL1101I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Systech Environmental Corp, Fredonia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Methanol, Toluene, n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 33,387 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66736SYSTCCEMEN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Cobalt Boats Llc, Neodesha
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $267,560.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Systech Environmental, Fredonia
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $197,026.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041228775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Rk Steel, Fredonia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers). 67,161 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6673WRKSTL1222N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Prestige Cabinets Inc., Neodesha
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
R. K. Steel (Air), Fredonia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018855443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Cobalt Boats Llc. North, Neodesha
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000446009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Cobalt Boats Llc, Neodesha
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022525917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Prestige Cabinets Inc., Neodesha
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Systech Environmental, Fredonia
Major air pollution source. Penalties $197,026.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041228775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Cobalt Boats Llc, Neodesha
Major air pollution source. Penalties $267,560.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Systech Environmental, Fredonia
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $197,026.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041228775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Systech Environmental, Fredonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $197,026.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041228775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Cobalt Boats Llc, Neodesha
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $267,560.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Adm Co., Fredonia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bluestem Pipeline, Llc, Altoona
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022409133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lafarge Midwest, Inc., Fredonia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110049249097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fredonia Waste Water Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Fredonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225735 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Airosol Co Inc, Neodesha
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041972988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
West Granby Industrial Park Bta, Neodesha
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038763656 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Heritage Estates, Neodesha
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968258 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cobalt Boats Llc, Neodesha
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022525917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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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