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Murray County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Murray County is 167.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 85 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (35), Rail grade crossing (27), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12). 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: 34.4741, -97.1165.

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 Murray County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	58.7	30.2	1.94xSignificant	44.8 to 76	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	70	51.8	1.35xSignificant	54.9 to 88.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167.8	143.2	1.17x	143.1 to 196.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.4	18.5	1.05x	11.4 to 31.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.1	17.9	0.9x	9 to 27.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	404	453.4	0.89x	363.2 to 448.4	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 Murray County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,185.2	9,842.6	+24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72	75.3	-4%	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	129.7	96.9	+34%	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.

Formaldehyde21.69 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.72 per million
Benzene0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)35
Rail grade crossing27
NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Wind power plant2
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Sulphur Municipal Authority, Sulphur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sulphur Armory, Sulphur
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038717920 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Odot / Jk Industries Nbi# 15203, Davis
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072116473 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Dolese Bros Co / Davis Quarry, Davis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Davis, City Of, Davis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022582542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Sulphur Muni, Sulphur
Public airport. O.
Record ID F30 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center-Falls Creek Wtp, Davis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011007533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Dolese Bros Co / Davis Quarry, Davis
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007385757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mahard Egg Farm - Boogie Hill, Sulphur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009153691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
B & R Farms, Inc., Sulphur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011014142 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dolese Brothers Co.-Big Canyon, Sulphur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023139708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Material Producers Inc / Washita Quarry, Davis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031099656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heildelberg Materials Southwest Agg Llc - Davis Rail Load Out, Davis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033634226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Arbuckle Generating Station, Sulphur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043792018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (Nebo Farm) F/K/A Mahard Egg Farm, Inc. - Nebo, Sulphur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063922607 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ardmore To Wynnewood Pipeline Replacement Phase V, Davis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072073918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Dougherty
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020729J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Dougherty
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020730D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Main St, Dougherty
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020731K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Davis
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020733Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Haliburton Rd/ Co Rd N-3310, Davis
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020735M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Mckees Industrial Road, Davis
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020739P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E Atlanta Ave, Davis
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020740J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E Main St, Davis
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020741R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E Benton Ave, Davis
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 020742X (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 Murray 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 Murray 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.

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