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Atchison County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Atchison County is 215.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 87 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (37), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). 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: 40.4217, -95.4186.

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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 Atchison County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	31.6	18.7	1.69x	18 to 55.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	215.5	143.2	1.5xSignificant	174.3 to 265.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.4	30.2	1.44x	26.6 to 70.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.4	51.8	1.09x	36.7 to 86	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	477	453.4	1.05x	410.3 to 553.3	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 Atchison County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,027.5	9,842.6	+12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.9	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	69.7	96.9	-28%	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.

Formaldehyde16.03 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.42 per million
Benzene0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing37
NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Industrial wastewater discharge8
Wind power plant6
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
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.

Fairfax Pws, Fairfax
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009876991 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rock Port Pws-Treatment Plant- 1400 Hiway 136 W, Rock Port
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006730797 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Tarkio Wwtf, Tarkio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009711197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Westboro School (Former), Westboro
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979090 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fairfax Wwtf, Fairfax
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0050601: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Rock Port I-29 Wwtf, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010578623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
New Cooperative, Watson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $23,001.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071949472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Rock Port Wwtf, Rock Port
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0046078: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Westboro Wwtf, Westboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015602276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Gould Peterson Muni, Tarkio
Public airport. O.
Record ID K57 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Mfa Bulk Plant Fairfax, Fairfax
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014060452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mfa Petro Card Tarkio, Tarkio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037501110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Atchison Co. Wwc - Wtp, Rock Port
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043746694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Atchison County Agchoice Fairfax, Fairfax
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007104622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Langdon Waste Solutions Wwtf, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009874868 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
American Recycling And Sanitation, Inc, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009878980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tarkio Board Of Public Works Pws, Tarkio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013067448 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Entire Recycling Inc, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015600731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Aps Truck Wash, Tarkio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063882400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Trail'S End Truck Stop, Rock Port
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071439247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ditch 6, Watson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071541920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
L536, Fairfax
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071783966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
225th St Bridge, Tarkio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072161018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
250th St, Tarkio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072223883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Blank, Corning
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 074461N (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 Atchison County

Missouri 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 Atchison County, and their findings.
Missouri vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Missouri health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Missouri 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.
Missouri 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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