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Barton County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Barton County is 152.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 199 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (104), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Air permit holder (minor source) (19). 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: 37.4992, -94.3472.

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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 Barton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	25	18.5	1.35x	14.6 to 40.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.7	30.2	1.18x	24.1 to 51.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	61.2	51.8	1.18x	45.4 to 81.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	152.3	143.2	1.06x	126.1 to 182.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19	17.9	1.06x	10.4 to 32.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	480.2	453.4	1.06x	430.7 to 534.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.4	18.7	1.04x	11.4 to 31.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.9	23.8	0.96x	12.6 to 38.5	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 Barton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,571.6	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.4	75.3	+0%	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	82.1	96.9	-15%	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.

Formaldehyde19.33 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.8 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing104
NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Industrial wastewater discharge12
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Small hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source3
Public airport2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Wind power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Wastewater plant (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.

Redneck Outdoor Products Llc, Lamar
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 375,977 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6475WRDNCK153SE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Redneck Outdoor Products, Lamar
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 62,286 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6475WRDNCK75E2T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Redneck Outdoor Products, Lamar
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071540545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Lamar Wwtf, Lamar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042541595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Produce Exchange No 299, Golden City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064270881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Republic Services - Prairie View Regional Waste Landfill, Lamar
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042723568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Redneck Outdoor Products, Lamar
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071540545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Mindenmines Pws-Well # 1, Mindenmines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009869801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lamar City Electrical Generation, Lamar
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012145446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Republic Services - Prairie View Regional Waste Landfill, Lamar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042723568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Living Word Estates Wwtp, Lamar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006667080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Liberal Pws-Treatment Both Wells, Liberal
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009877384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Redneck Outdoor Products, Lamar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071540545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Redneck Outdoor Products Llc, Lamar
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070114404 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tusconia Reclamation Project, Mindenmines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071847225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Golden City Pws-Treatment Well #3, Golden City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006666349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Super 8 Lamar Wwtp, Lamar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009868447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Golden City Wwtf, Golden City
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0031658: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Golden City Quarry, Lamar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011111527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Living Word Estates Wwtp, Lamar
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0096270: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Liberal Wwtf, Liberal
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0045837: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Lamar Closed Sanitary Landfill, Lamar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009712506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Jerry Marti, Lamar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042736705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Noble Concrete And Precast Llc, Lamar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071880508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Blue Top Motel And Cafe, Lamar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006731126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Barton 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 Barton 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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