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Noble County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Noble County is 157.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 215 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (109), Air permit holder (minor source) (62), Gas station (mapped facility) (18). 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: 36.3798, -97.2466.

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 Noble County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.7	17.9	1.32x	13.8 to 38.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.7	30.2	1.18x	24.1 to 51.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	157.5	143.2	1.1x	131.5 to 187.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	462.6	453.4	1.02x	413.4 to 516.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	51.8	51.8	1x	38 to 70.2	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 Noble County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,225.4	9,842.6	+4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.2	75.3	-1%	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	126.4	96.9	+30%	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.

Formaldehyde19.48 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.49 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing109
Air permit holder (minor source)62
Gas station (mapped facility)18
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Small hazardous waste generator3
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Large hazardous waste generator2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Coal power plant1
Wind power plant1
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.

Oge Energy Corp Sooner Generating Station, Red Rock
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 57,441 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74651SNRGNHWY15 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Sooner, Red Rock
Coal power plant.
Record ID 6095 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7
Sooner Generating Station, Red Rock
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000598611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Charles Machine Works Inc The / 1959 W Fir Ave, Perry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001131953 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Charles Machine Works Inc, Perry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 759 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 73077THCHR1959F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Sooner Generating Station, Red Rock
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000598611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Sooner Generating Station, Red Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000598611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Sooner Generating Station, Red Rock
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000598611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Charles Machine Works Inc The / 1959 W Fir Ave, Perry
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001131953 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Blackwell Industrial Authority, Red Rock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038743580 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Perry Armory, Perry
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042111657 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Charles Machine Works Inc The Plant #3, Perry
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042292514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Otoe-Missouria Tribe Of Oklahoma, Red Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070232255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Perry Muni, Perry
Public airport. O.
Record ID F22 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Charles Machine Works Inc The / 1959 W Fir Ave, Perry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001131953 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Perry, City Of, Perry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008961 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Morris Crude Oil Pipeline Station, Billings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007388692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Otoe-Missouria Tribe-Otoe Missouria Tribe Wtp, Red Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012869832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coblentz Dairy, Prior
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042378879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amazon.Com Services Llc - Dgf6, Perry
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072242302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oklahoma Natural Gas - Perry 36.3039, -97.3114, Perry
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072290917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oklahoma Natural Gas - Nw Perry Mr Station, Perry
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID x7833f92be9d2b9e0fe840507d03a41fb (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
E 0300 Rd, Marland
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011943P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
County Road 190, Marland
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011944W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E 0320 Rd, Marland
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011946K (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 Noble 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 Noble 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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