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Wyandotte County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wyandotte County is 180.9 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,087 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (223), Air permit holder (minor source) (181), Industrial wastewater discharge (147). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 39.0959, -94.758.

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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 Wyandotte County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	49.4	30.2	1.64xSignificant	44.7 to 54.5	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.2	6.6	1.55xSignificant	8.2 to 12.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.8	51.8	1.52xSignificant	72.8 to 85.1	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	4.1	2.7	1.52xSignificant	2.9 to 5.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12.1	8.7	1.39xSignificant	9.9 to 14.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.4	5.7	1.3x	5.6 to 9.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.4	3.4	1.29x	3.1 to 6.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	180.9	143.2	1.26xSignificant	171.8 to 190.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	7.7	6.6	1.17x	6 to 9.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.3	3.7	1.16x	3 to 6	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	18.6	16.4	1.13x	13 to 25.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19	17.9	1.06x	16.2 to 22.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	477.8	453.4	1.05xSignificant	463 to 493	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5	4.8	1.04x	3.6 to 6.8	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.2	4.1	1.02x	2.9 to 5.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.8	18.5	1.02x	16 to 22	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.6	14.5	1.01x	12.1 to 17.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.8	13.9	0.99x	11.3 to 16.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.2	11.3	0.99x	9.1 to 13.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	17.1	18.7	0.91x	14.3 to 20.2	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4	4.6	0.87x	2.7 to 5.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.1	13	0.85x	8.9 to 13.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.6	23.8	0.7x	13.9 to 19.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	4.3	6.2	0.69x	3 to 5.9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3	4.4	0.68x	1.9 to 4.4	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 Wyandotte County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,750.9	9,842.6	+19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	80.9	59.8	+35%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.9	6.2	+11%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	105.9	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.7	28.6	+14%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde21.03 per million
Ethylene Oxide12.78 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.98 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 352 days: 218 good, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 45, peak 240.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,087 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit223
Air permit holder (minor source)181
Industrial wastewater discharge147
Rail grade crossing142
Brownfield property107
Gas station (mapped facility)60
Small hazardous waste generator46
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)40
TRI reporting facility37
Large hazardous waste generator36
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)35
Major air pollution source12
Large greenhouse gas emitter8
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Heliport2
Gas power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Coal power plant1
Solar 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.

Certainteed, Kansas City Plant, Kansas City
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $781,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Phenol, Lead, Zinc (fume or dust). Reports carcinogens. 1,613,229 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66111GRFFN7111G (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Gm Mlcg Fairfax Assembly, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,229,731 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66115GMCCP3201F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Certainteed Llc, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Phenol, Chromium, Lead compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,221,116 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66115CRTNT103FU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Owens Corning, Kansas City
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $239,986.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.1
Nearman Creek Power Station, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium And Barium Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,034,514 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66104NRMNC4240N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Harcros Chemicals Inc, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Methanol, Propylene oxide, Ethylene oxide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 99,149 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66106HRCRS5200S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Pq Corporation Kansas City Site (Zeolyst), Kansas City
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $129,244.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009967125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Nexeo Solutions Llc, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Toluene, n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 48,389 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66106SHLND5420S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Plastic Packaging Technologies, Kansas City
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $365,758.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011872642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Kellanova Manufacturing Llc, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 25,079 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66115SNSHN801SU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Barton Solvents Inc Kansas City, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Cumene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 19,619 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66111BRTNS901S6 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Phillips 66 Kansas City Terminal, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 19,028 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66115PHLLP2029F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Sinclair Kansas City Products Terminal, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene, n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 12,201 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66106KNSSC3401F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Nearman Creek, Kansas City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Tcc Materials - Kansas City, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 9,189 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66111CNSPC636S6 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Certainteed, Kansas City Plant, Kansas City
Major air pollution source. Penalties $781,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Owens Corning, Kansas City
Major air pollution source. Penalties $239,986.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Allegiant Manufacturing Llc, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 6,079 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6610WLLGNT6825R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies Llc, Kansas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Methanol, Triethylamine, Nitric acid and 4 more. 298,700 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 66105PQCRP17THS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Certainteed, Kansas City Plant, Kansas City
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $781,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Certainteed, Kansas City Plant, Kansas City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $781,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Owens Corning, Kansas City
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $239,986.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Owens Corning, Kansas City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $239,986.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000445643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Plastic Packaging Technologies, Kansas City
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $365,758.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011872642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7

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 Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte 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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