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Woodson County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Woodson County is 131.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 55 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (23), Industrial wastewater discharge (10), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (9). 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: 37.8873, -95.7388.

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 Woodson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.2	51.8	1.12x	32.2 to 102.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	458.6	453.4	1.01x	370.9 to 563.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	131.5	143.2	0.92x	90.7 to 188.9	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 Woodson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,226.3	9,842.6	+14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.3	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	102.9	96.9	+6%	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.

Formaldehyde18.59 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.66 per million
Benzene0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing23
Industrial wastewater discharge10
NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Public 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.

Toronto Sewer Treatment Plant C/O City Hall, Toronto
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011226627 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Woodson Elementary Bta, Yates Center
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982573 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Yates Center, City Of (Wwtp), Yates Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017466605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Yates Center Muni, Yates Center
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3JA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Monarch Cement - Sandstone Qry, Yates Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022847678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harshman Const. - Drake Quarry, Yates Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039405177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lair Quarry, Inc., Piqua
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055227204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nelson Quarries - Toronto Quarry, Toronto
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055488645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harshman Const. - Pringle, Yates Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063912039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Toronto Water Distribution Improvements - Phase 2, Toronto
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072073949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Yates Center Health & Rehab Center, Yates Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072108289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private Field, Leroy
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 439500P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
200th Road, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 439503K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Vernon Road/180th Road, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 439504S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Quail Road, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 439506F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
170th Road, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 439507M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Field, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 439508U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
160th Road, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 439509B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
150th Road, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 439510V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
140th Road, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 439511C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
130th Road, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 439512J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 439513R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 439514X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
90th Road, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 445530V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Field, Yates Center
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 445531C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Woodson 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 Woodson 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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