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Delaware County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Delaware County is 164.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 114 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (62), Gas station (mapped facility) (18), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13). 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: 36.419, -94.8053.

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 Delaware County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.9	3.4	1.74xSignificant	3.5 to 9.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.1	6.6	1.53xSignificant	7.1 to 14.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.8	17.9	1.39xSignificant	19.2 to 31.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.1	51.8	1.37xSignificant	62.7 to 80.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6.3	4.6	1.37x	4.1 to 9.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.3	30.2	1.37xSignificant	34.9 to 48.8	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8.1	6.6	1.23x	5 to 12.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15.7	13	1.21x	10.4 to 22.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.3	3.7	1.16x	2.6 to 7.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	164.9	143.2	1.15xSignificant	151.3 to 179.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.9	8.7	1.14x	7 to 14.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.4	13.9	1.11x	11.5 to 20.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.2	5.7	1.09x	3.6 to 10.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.7	18.5	1.06x	15.1 to 25.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.6	4.4	1.05x	2.5 to 8.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	468.4	453.4	1.03x	443.7 to 494.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.4	14.5	0.99x	10.2 to 19.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.9	11.3	0.96x	7.8 to 15.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.2	23.8	0.89x	16.1 to 27.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.2	4.8	0.88x	2.4 to 7.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	16	18.7	0.86x	12 to 21.1	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 Delaware County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,171.2	9,842.6	+34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.5	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	81.2	59.8	+36%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.9	6.2	+59%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	113.1	96.9	+17%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.1	28.6	-33%	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.

Formaldehyde20.44 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.88 per million
Pahpom0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)62
Gas station (mapped facility)18
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Heliport5
Brownfield property4
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Industrial wastewater discharge1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Jacobs Manufacturing Corp, Grove
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 7,352 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7434WJCBSM499IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Pride Plating Inc, Grove
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Pride Plating Inc, Grove
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 1,275 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74344PRDPL2900E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Jay Utilities Authority, Jay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006644970 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pride Plating Inc, Grove
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Seneca-Cayuga Nation Child Care Center, Grove
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972558 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Grove Civic Center, Grove
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978019 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
2 Acres And Structure, Grove
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984939 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Coffee House Project, Grove
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985033 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Stoney Resort, Jay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,928.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011007472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Grove Msa, Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lowe'S Of Grove, Ok #1752, Grove
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $141,730.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071192711 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Spinnaker Pt. Homeowner'S Ass., Afton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Pride Plating Inc, Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Grand Lake Rgnl, Afton
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3O9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Grove Rgnl, Grove
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GMJ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
The Coves Master Assoc., Inc., Afton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011007481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Cooks Venture Poultry Jay, Inc., Jay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070597878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Pride Plating Inc, Grove
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harbors Area Association, Afton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011007445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carnes Dairy, Jerry, Rose
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011013296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Y - Knot Farm, Colcord
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011014455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grove Municipal Authority, Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020570657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grove Battery Manufacturing, Llc, Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062636438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Neo Concrete & Materials, Inc., Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071671172 (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 Delaware 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 Delaware 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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