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Bryan County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bryan County is 180.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 271 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (86), Air permit holder (minor source) (70), Gas station (mapped facility) (38). 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: 33.9223, -96.246.

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 Bryan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	12.2	6.6	1.85xSignificant	8.6 to 17	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.5	30.2	1.67xSignificant	42.8 to 59.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.5	4.4	1.48x	3.8 to 10.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.9	51.8	1.45xSignificant	65.4 to 85.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6.6	4.6	1.43x	3.9 to 10.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.9	17.9	1.34xSignificant	18.1 to 30.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	180.8	143.2	1.26xSignificant	165.8 to 196.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.9	4.8	1.23x	3.5 to 9.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.4	18.7	1.2x	17.3 to 28.5	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.8	6.6	1.18x	4.8 to 11.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.1	8.7	1.16x	6.9 to 14.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.7	14.5	1.15x	12.2 to 22.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6	5.7	1.05x	3.5 to 9.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	463.2	453.4	1.02x	438.3 to 489.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14	13.9	1.01x	10.1 to 19.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.2	18.5	0.88x	11.8 to 21.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.9	23.8	0.84x	14.9 to 26.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	7.7	11.3	0.68x	4.9 to 11.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	7.3	13	0.56x	4.5 to 11.4	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 Bryan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,725.2	9,842.6	+29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.2	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	90.1	59.8	+51%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.4	6.2	+18%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	105.2	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18	28.6	-37%	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.

Formaldehyde21.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.82 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

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

Rail grade crossing86
Air permit holder (minor source)70
Gas station (mapped facility)38
NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)11
Brownfield property9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
TRI reporting facility6
Small hazardous waste generator5
Major air pollution source3
Public airport3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Roll-Offs Usa, Mead
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 368,088 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 73449RLLFFRTE1B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Cmc Steel Oklahoma Llc, Durant
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 64,173 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7470WCMCST584LD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Steelfab Of Texas, Durant
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Nickel, Chromium and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,178 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7470WSTLFB446CU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Tubacex Durant Inc., Durant
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 776 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7470WTBCXD362CU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Roll Offs Usa, Mead
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007735576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Cardinal Fg-Durant, Durant
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 33,703 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7470WCRDNL515CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Cmc Steel Oklahoma, Llc, Durant
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070126095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Cardinal Fg-Durant, Durant
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056884527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Durant City Utilities Auth, Durant
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $48,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002047384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Commercial Metals Co / Cmc Steel Oklahoma, Durant
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,625.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067247517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Steelfab, Inc. - Texas Division, Durant
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070557889 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Tubacex Durant, Llc, Durant
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071720904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Durant Ready Mix, Durant
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7470WDRNTR1EEVE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Bokchito, Town Of, Bokchito
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,906.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Durant Batch Plant, Durant
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063999080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Roll Offs Usa, Mead
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007735576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Cardinal Fg Co / Cardinal Glass Plant, Durant
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013395842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Bryan Co. Rws & Swmd #2-Bryan Co Rwd #2 Wtp, Mead
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012874354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Durant First Church Of The Nazarene, Durant
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965354 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Durant City Hall, Durant
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965355 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Durant Middle School, Durant
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965357 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Brytf0027, Durant
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965358 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Durant Boys And Girls Club, Durant
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973942 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Brytf0024, Durant
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977285 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Durant Auto Center, Durant
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981045 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Bryan 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 Bryan 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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