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Major County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Major County is 144.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 331 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (285), Rail grade crossing (22), Gas station (mapped facility) (8). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 36.3298, -98.5327.

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 Major County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	34.3	23.8	1.44x	18.8 to 57.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	144.2	143.2	1.01x	113.1 to 182.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.8	30.2	0.99x	16.6 to 50.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	409.3	453.4	0.9x	353.7 to 471.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	41.6	51.8	0.8x	26 to 64.2	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 Major County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,913	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	155.2	96.9	+60%	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: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde17.87 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.84 per million
Acetaldehyde1.25 per million
Benzene0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)285
Rail grade crossing22
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Public airport5
NPDES wastewater discharge permit5
Brownfield property2
Major air pollution source1
Large hazardous waste generator1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Clean Harbors Lone Mountain Llc Lone Mountain Facility, Waynoka
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms), Lead And Lead Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper And Copper Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 15,459,617 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 73860SFTYK5MILE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Clean Harbors - Lone Mountain Facility, Waynoka
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042003596 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.8
Clean Harbors - Lone Mountain Facility, Waynoka
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042003596 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Clean Harbors - Lone Mountain Facility, Waynoka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042003596 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Ringwood, Ringwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011012224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mustang Gas Prod Llc/Ringwood Gas Plant, Ringwood
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000752025 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Mustang Gas Products Llc / Silver Lake Gas Plant, Ames
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $6,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070526315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fairview Industrial Park, Fairview
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967217 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Montgomery Oil Station, Fairview
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978463 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ames Wwtf, Ames
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022637823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Clean Harbors - Lone Mountain Facility, Waynoka
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042003596 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Jefferson Compressor Facility, Fairview
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $14,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070393892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Fairview, City Of, Fairview
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,813.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mustang Gas Products Llc / Thunderbird Compressor Station, Ames
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $34,524.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070132695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mustang Gas Products Llc / Ames Station, Ames
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,900.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022403228 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Et Gathering Processing Llc / Cheyenne Valley Compressor Station, Orienta
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $6,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070205340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Decker Fld, Meno
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4O7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Fairview Muni, Fairview
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6K4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ringwood, Town Of, Ringwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011007515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
E0580, Okeene
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671425P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
N2660, Okeene
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671426W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Pvt, Okeene
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671427D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0570, Okeene
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671428K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0560, Ames
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671429S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Lake View, Ames
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671430L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Major 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 Major 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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