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Blaine County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Blaine County is 234.1 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. Federal databases place 895 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (729), Rail grade crossing (124), Gas station (mapped facility) (16). 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: 35.8704, -98.4195.

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 Blaine County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	234.1	143.2	1.63xSignificant	196.5 to 277.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47	30.2	1.56xSignificant	31.8 to 68.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.1	51.8	1.16x	42.1 to 84.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	470.3	453.4	1.04x	414.1 to 532.6	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 Blaine County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,376.6	9,842.6	+56%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.3	75.3	-7%	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	198.5	96.9	+105%	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.

Formaldehyde19.36 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.83 per million
Acetaldehyde1.3 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)729
Rail grade crossing124
Gas station (mapped facility)16
NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Public airport5
Major air pollution source2
Brownfield property2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

United States Gypsum, Southard
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008059983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Us Gypsum, Southard
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds. 143 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 73763NTDSTHWY51 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Xcel Feedyard Llc (Formerly Wheeler Brothers Feedyard), Watonga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011014437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
United States Gypsum, Southard
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008059983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Oneok Field Svc/Geary Base Sales Cmp, Geary
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037616951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
United States Gypsum, Southard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008059983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Thoroughbred Gathering Llc / Cyclone Compressor Station, Watonga
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $74,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070832837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Watonga Armory, Watonga
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038755861 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
The Corner In Okeene, Okeene
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984097 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
United States Gypsum, Southard
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008059983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Redcliff Midstream Llc / Watonga Compressor Station, Watonga
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $9,450.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070205306 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Pride Energy Company / Red Land 1 35h 2 35h, Omega
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $49,074.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071293722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Pride Energy Company / Red Land 8 35h 9 35h 10 35h, Omega
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $41,284.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071293723 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Watonga Rgnl, Watonga
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID JWG (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Christman Airfield, Okeene
Public airport. O.
Record ID O65 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Okeene Sewage Disposal Pond North
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/61890827 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Okeene Sewage Disposal Pond South
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/61949149 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Dcp Operating Co Lp / Canton Booster, Canton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007162471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Watonga, City Of, Watonga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ck Cattle Co., Fay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011013624 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Enlink Midstream Services Llc / Pearl Compressor Station, Watonga
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043515069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rlp Gathering Gas Alignment, Hydro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070155436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Devon Energy Production Co Lp / Kraken Ctb, Watonga
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070359969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harmon And Main Replacement, Watonga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070792740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
M-20 Howard Interconnect/Oneok Gas Transportation Llc, Thomas
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070912054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Blaine 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 Blaine 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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