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Nowata County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Nowata County is 235 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 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 105 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (62), Air permit holder (minor source) (19), Gas station (mapped facility) (8). 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: 36.8058, -95.6207.

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 Nowata County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	60.7	30.2	2.01xSignificant	43.9 to 82.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	235	143.2	1.64xSignificant	198.7 to 276.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.9	51.8	1.39xSignificant	53.8 to 95.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.7	18.5	1.28x	14 to 39	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.6	17.9	1.21x	11.9 to 37.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	463.6	453.4	1.02x	411.5 to 521	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 Nowata County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,632.5	9,842.6	+39%	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	89.5	96.9	-8%	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.

Formaldehyde19.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.71 per million
Benzene0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing62
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Gas station (mapped facility)8
NPDES wastewater discharge permit6
Public airport3
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Starpipe Usa Dba Sp Foundry / Sp Foundry, South Coffeyville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $67,532.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007730116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Sp Foundry, South Coffeyville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Diisocyanates, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 74072JNCST4THOS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Nowata Municipal Authority-Nowata Wtp, Nowata
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Delaware-Delaware Wtp, Delaware
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bsw Nowata, Nowata
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000606782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Brenntag Southwest Inc Nowa Ta, Nowata
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine.
TRI facility ID 74048DVNCC15MIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
South Coffeyville Pwa, South Coffeyville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009154663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Starpipe Usa Dba Sp Foundry / Sp Foundry, South Coffeyville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $67,532.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007730116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Nowata Muni, Nowata
Public airport. O.
Record ID H66 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Bsw Nowata, Nowata
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000606782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Apac-Central-Nowata Quarry, Nowata
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043749931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brenntag Southwest - Nowata, Nowata
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070207977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Waters Materials Co. Llc - Gilmore-Wilcoxen Tank Battery, Wann
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071727677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Interstate St, South Coffeyville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 433936V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
3rd St, South Coffeyville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 433937C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Ew 02 Rd, South Coffeyville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 433938J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0030 Rd, South Coffeyville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 433939R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0040 Rd, South Coffeyville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 433940K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0050 Rd, South Coffeyville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 433941S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, South Coffeyville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 433942Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0060 Rd, South Coffeyville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 433943F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Ok-10, Lenapah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 433944M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0080 Rd, Lenapah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 433945U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Ew 09, Lenapah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 433946B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0100 Rd, Lenapah
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 433947H (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 Nowata 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 Nowata 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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