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Garfield County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Garfield County is 168.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 597 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (332), Rail grade crossing (179), 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: 36.3799, -97.7828.

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 Garfield County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	8.7	5.7	1.53xSignificant	5.9 to 12.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.7	4.4	1.52x	4.3 to 10	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.9	3.4	1.44x	2.8 to 8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.8	4.8	1.42x	4.4 to 9.9	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.8	4.1	1.41x	3.7 to 8.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5	3.7	1.35x	2.9 to 8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.2	4.6	1.35x	3.8 to 9.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.6	30.2	1.25xSignificant	31.7 to 44.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.9	18.7	1.22x	18.2 to 28.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	168.8	143.2	1.18xSignificant	155.8 to 182.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.5	51.8	1.17xSignificant	52.9 to 68.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.9	13	1.15x	10.8 to 20.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.7	14.5	1.08x	11.9 to 20.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.8	11.3	1.04x	8.7 to 15.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	471.4	453.4	1.04x	449.1 to 494.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.9	17.9	1x	13.7 to 23.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.4	18.5	0.99x	14.1 to 23.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.8	6.2	0.94x	3.6 to 8.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.9	13.9	0.93x	9.6 to 17.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.1	6.6	0.92x	3.8 to 9.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.5	23.8	0.9x	17 to 26.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.6	6.6	0.85x	3.4 to 8.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.3	8.7	0.84x	4.9 to 10.7	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 Garfield County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,680.9	9,842.6	+19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.7	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	71.2	59.8	+19%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.8	6.2	+42%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	98.8	96.9	+2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	17.9	28.6	-38%	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.

Formaldehyde20.07 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.52 per million
Benzene0.92 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)332
Rail grade crossing179
Gas station (mapped facility)16
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
Brownfield property7
Small hazardous waste generator7
Major air pollution source6
TRI reporting facility6
Wind power plant5
Public airport4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Hazardous waste transporter3
Commercial airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
EPA air quality monitor1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Koch Fertilizer Enid Llc, Enid
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol, Formaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 24,509,870 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 73701FRMLN1MILE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Oxbow Calcining Llc, Kremlin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Vanadium compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 553,523 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 73753GRTLKRTE1B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Koch Fertilizer Enid, Llc, Enid
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $30,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000536714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Advancepierre Foods, Enid
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 89,006 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7370WDVNCP4929E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Oxbow Calcining Llc, Kremlin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385374 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Sun Coast Resources Llc, Enid
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl tert-butyl ether, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane, Ethylene glycol and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 75 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7370WSNCST511EW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Advancepierre Foods, Enid
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070044566 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Enid, City Of, Enid
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001644114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Hackney Ladish Inc Enid Ok, Enid
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 4 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 73701HCKNY4THWI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Koch Fertilizer Enid, Llc, Enid
Major air pollution source. Penalties $30,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000536714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Koch Fertilizer Enid, Llc, Enid
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064606546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Parrish Enterprises Dba Central Machine & Tool Co, Enid
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Chromium, Manganese and 2 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 73702CNTRL1414E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Koch Fertilizer Enid, Llc, Enid
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $30,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000536714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Pt Central Machine And Tool Company, Enid
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000454295 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Enid Batch Plant, Enid
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055499214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sun Coast Resources- Enid, Enid
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070671616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Rodman Gas Plant, Drummond
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Oxbow Calcining Llc, Kremlin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385374 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Og And E/Enid Sta, Enid
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001631814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mustang Gas Prod Llc/Waukomis Booster Sta, Waukomis
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007164415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
State School Station, Enid
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007389030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mid Continent Packaging Inc, Enid
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010652515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Jantz 2 F069, Marshall
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038765495 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
410 S Grand Avenue, Enid, Enid
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071963757 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
117 W Oklahoma Avenue, Enid, Enid
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071963758 (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 Garfield 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 Garfield 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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