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McIntosh County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in McIntosh County is 194.7 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 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 116 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (62), Rail grade crossing (21), Gas station (mapped facility) (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: 35.345, -95.6631.

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 McIntosh County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	64.2	30.2	2.13xSignificant	52.5 to 78.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.6	17.9	1.6xSignificant	19.2 to 41.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.9	51.8	1.45xSignificant	61.9 to 90.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.5	6.6	1.44x	5.1 to 16.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	194.7	143.2	1.36xSignificant	173.3 to 218.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.6	8.7	1.1x	5.2 to 16.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.7	13	1.05x	7.4 to 23.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	457.6	453.4	1.01x	421.7 to 496.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.1	18.7	0.91x	11.6 to 25.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.9	14.5	0.89x	7.8 to 20.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.9	18.5	0.86x	10 to 24.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.8	23.8	0.79x	11.5 to 29.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.9	13.9	0.78x	6.7 to 17.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	8.8	11.3	0.78x	5.1 to 15.1	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 McIntosh County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,639.6	9,842.6	+49%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.7	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	58.7	59.8	-2%	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	141.2	96.9	+46%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	34.3	28.6	+20%	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.

Formaldehyde21.46 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.91 per million
Pahpom0.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)62
Rail grade crossing21
Gas station (mapped facility)13
NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
Brownfield property3
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric 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.

Eufaula Armory, Eufaula
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965982 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Eufaula Industrial Park, Eufaula
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967216 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Eufaula Clinic, Eufaula
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976606 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Checotah Wwtp, Checotah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009820328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Eufaula Public Works Authority, Eufaula
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011007310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Pilot Travel Centers Llc, Checotah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009155010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mcintosh Co. Rwd #8 (Texanna)-Mcintosh Co Rwd #8 Wtp, Eufaula
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012872999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Checotah, Checotah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060371397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Fountainhead Lodge Airpark, Eufaula
Public airport. O.
Record ID 0F7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Eufaula Muni, Eufaula
Public airport. O.
Record ID F08 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Van Eaton Farms, Hanna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011013553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Twin Cities Ready Mix, Inc.-Eufaula Facility, Eufaula
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070685637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tal Oak Midstream, Llc - Canadian Crossing, Hanna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071239539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Calyx Energy Iii, Llc - Canadian Crossing, Hanna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071240502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mnge Eufaula Casino And Hotel, Eufaula
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071782392 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oklahoma Natural Gas - Warner, Ok, Checotah
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072092350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
John Hope Franklin Blvd, Rentiesville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 413634N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E 1040 Rd, Checotah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 413635V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E North Ave, Checotah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 413637J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E Kinseley Ave, Checotah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 413638R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
W Gentry Ave, Checotah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 413639X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E South Ave, Checotah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 413643M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
White Stag Ave, Checotah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 413645B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Ew-108 Rd, Checotah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 413646H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Ew-109 Rd, Checotah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 413647P (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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh 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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