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Latimer County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Latimer County is 190.7 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 257 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (155), Rail grade crossing (62), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (11). 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: 34.871, -95.2527.

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 Latimer 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	37.2 to 73	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.8	51.8	1.54xSignificant	61.3 to 103.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	190.7	143.2	1.33xSignificant	160.5 to 225.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.3	17.9	1.25x	12.5 to 37.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28	23.8	1.18x	16.9 to 44.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	515.9	453.4	1.14xSignificant	459.6 to 577.5	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 Latimer County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,194	9,842.6	+34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.2	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	110.1	59.8	+84%	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	111.1	96.9	+15%	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.

Formaldehyde22.1 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.99 per million
Pahpom0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)155
Rail grade crossing62
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Brownfield property8
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Public airport3
Heliport3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
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.

Georges Colliers, Inc., Gowen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009154770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Red Oak Pwa-Red Oak Wtp, Red Oak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011007882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Centerpoint Engry Gas Trans Co/Chandler Sta, Wilburton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007167500 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
E.T. Dunlap Building, Wilburton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046370486 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lattt0130, Talihina
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977632 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Miller Hall - Eastern Oklahoma State College, Wilburton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977650 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Salmon Hall - Eastern Oklahoma State College, Wilburton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982626 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Baker Hall At Eastern Oklahoma State College, Wilburton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114874 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lattt0142, Talihina
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072152054 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lattt0143, Talihina
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072152055 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lattt0144, Talihina
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072152056 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Oneok Gas Gathering/Potato Hills Cmpsr S, Talihina
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,575.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007031915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Wilburton Pwa -Industrial Park, Wilburton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Farrell Cooper Mining Co-Bull Hill #2, Red Oak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,312.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069474401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Chandler Compressor Station/Wilburton Compressor Station, Wilburton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071161080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Franklin Electric Manufacturing / Wilburton Plt, Wilburton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000769455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Franklin Electric Manufacturing / Wilburton Plt, Wilburton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000769455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Talihina Muni, Talihina
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6F1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wilburton Muni, Wilburton
Public airport. O.
Record ID H05 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1126785213 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1434306455 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1436605998 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Franklin Electric Manufacturing / Wilburton Plt, Wilburton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000769455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wilburton Pwa, Wilburton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064615992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coastal Chemical Co., Llc, Wilburton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064782533 (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 Latimer 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 Latimer 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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