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Garvin County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Garvin County is 214.5 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 410 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (315), Rail grade crossing (27), Gas station (mapped facility) (20). 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: 34.6808, -97.2478.

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 Garvin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	52.5	30.2	1.74xSignificant	42 to 65	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.8	6.6	1.64x	6.4 to 17.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	214.5	143.2	1.5xSignificant	192.4 to 238.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	76.3	51.8	1.47xSignificant	63.6 to 90.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.1	17.9	1.29x	15.8 to 32.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.3	23.8	1.27x	21.9 to 40.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.7	8.7	1.23x	6.4 to 17.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.8	18.7	1.22x	16.1 to 31.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.5	18.5	1.22x	15.4 to 31.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.9	13.9	1.14x	10.3 to 23.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.4	14.5	1.13x	10.7 to 24.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	488.4	453.4	1.08xSignificant	454.1 to 524.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.5	11.3	0.84x	5.5 to 15.6	2020-2024

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 Garvin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,331.9	9,842.6	+46%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.5	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	96.8	59.8	+62%	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	138.8	96.9	+43%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	25.2	28.6	-12%	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.

Formaldehyde21.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.68 per million
Benzene1.19 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)315
Rail grade crossing27
Gas station (mapped facility)20
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Major air pollution source5
Public airport4
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Brownfield property3
Small hazardous waste generator3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Wastewater plant (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.

Wynnewood Refinery, Wynnewood
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $109,415.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000453697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Wynnewood Refining Co, Wynnewood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, n-Hexane, Hydrogen cyanide, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 1,386,889 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 73098KRRMC906SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Maysville Gas Plant, Maysville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $7,017.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9
Oneok Field Svc/Maysville Gas Plt, Maysville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Formaldehyde, Methanol, Cyclohexane and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 120,171 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7305WNKFLD2MIWN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Wynnewood Refinery, Wynnewood
Major air pollution source. Penalties $109,415.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000453697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. Wynnewood Plant, Wynnewood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide. 250,640 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7309WTSSND37WES (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Wynnewood Refinery, Wynnewood
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $109,415.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000453697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Wynnewood Refinery, Wynnewood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $109,415.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000453697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Wynnewood Refinery, Wynnewood
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $109,415.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000453697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Maysville Gas Plant, Maysville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $7,017.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Elmore City Gas Plant, Elmore City
Major air pollution source. Penalties $13,977.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007164512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. - Wynnewood, Wynnewood
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054184164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Maysville Gas Plant, Maysville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,017.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Elmore City Gas Plant, Elmore City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $13,977.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007164512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Maysville Gas Plant, Maysville
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $7,017.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Elmore City Gas Plant, Elmore City
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $13,977.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007164512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Lindsay, City Of, Lindsay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,219.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022855702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Maysville-Maysville Wtp, Maysville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011007551 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dcp Midstream Lp/Bradley Compressor S, Lindsay
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Wynnewood Water & Light, Wynnewood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022632392 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Oneok Field Svc/Antioch Booster Sta, Antioch
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039064062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Pauls Valley Wwt, Pauls Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039761923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Pauls Valley Armory, Pauls Valley
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044215300 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lindsay United Methodist Church, Lindsay
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964945 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Deep Rock Project, Elmore City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974710 (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 Garvin 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 Garvin 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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