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Alfalfa County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Alfalfa County is 180.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 787 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (722), Rail grade crossing (48), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (8). 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: 36.7319, -98.3253.

How this county ranks in Oklahoma

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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 Alfalfa County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53.3	30.2	1.76xSignificant	33.6 to 82.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	180.6	143.2	1.26x	141.8 to 228.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63.3	51.8	1.22x	41.9 to 94.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	396.1	453.4	0.87x	336.3 to 465	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 Alfalfa County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,651.1	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.7	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	105.2	96.9	+8%	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.

Formaldehyde20 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde1.35 per million
Benzene0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)722
Rail grade crossing48
NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
Brownfield property4
Small hazardous waste generator3
Public airport1
Commercial airport1

Highest-severity records

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

Town Of Jet, Jet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011007971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cherokee Former City Hall, Cherokee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cherokee Former City Hall, Cherokee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009755 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Meister F378, Helena
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038750517 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vetter E103, Cherokee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970194 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cherokee Floral And Gifts, Cherokee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978462 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cherokee Water Treatment Plant, Cherokee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020143281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Et Gathering Processing Llc / Ingersoll Compressor Station, Ingersoll
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $2,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054888519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Targa Pipeline Midcontinent Westok Llc / Driftwood Compressor Station, Cherokee
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007163577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Targa Pipeline Midcontinent Westok Llc / Amorita Compressor Station, Amorita
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,755.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040833462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Cherokee Muni, Cherokee
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4O5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Sunoco Pipeline Lp/Weber Crude Oil Pipeline Sta, Aline
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007384909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tall Oak Midcon Llc / Carmen Compressor Station, Carmen
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007389227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alfalfa County Feeders, Inc., Cherokee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011013232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Town Of Faline, Aline
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022287238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mitcham Livestock (Formerly Bonham Feeders), Cherokee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054114604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Et Gathering Processing Llc / Dry Creek Compressor Station, Burlington
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110056438109 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Iofina Resources, Inc. (Io4), Burlington
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069629469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Iofina Resources, Inc. (Io6), Alva
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069629478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carmen Inlet Liquids Handling Facility, Carmen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070054890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ogt - N115 - Drip, Carmen
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072053852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
E0010 Road, Kiowa
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014292P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
N2530 Rd, Capron
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014293W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0020 Rd, Capron
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014294D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0030 Rd, Capron
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 014295K (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 Alfalfa County

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