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Ottawa County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ottawa County is 213.4 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 2.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 214 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (69), Air permit holder (minor source) (49), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (32). 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: 36.8292, -94.8088.

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 Ottawa County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	66.1	30.2	2.19xSignificant	55.3 to 78.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	85.2	51.8	1.64xSignificant	72.9 to 99.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	9	5.7	1.58x	5.3 to 14.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	213.4	143.2	1.49xSignificant	193.3 to 235.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	19.3	14.5	1.33x	13.3 to 27.2	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.9	6.6	1.2x	4.4 to 13.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	527.1	453.4	1.16xSignificant	494 to 561.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10	8.7	1.15x	5.9 to 15.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.8	18.7	1.11x	15.1 to 28.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.2	17.9	1.07x	13.2 to 27.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.1	13	1.01x	8 to 20.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.5	23.8	0.99x	16.8 to 32.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.8	11.3	0.96x	6.5 to 16.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.2	13.9	0.95x	8.5 to 19.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.5	18.5	0.89x	11.3 to 23.6	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 Ottawa County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,079.5	9,842.6	+53%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.8	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	95.5	59.8	+60%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.6	6.2	+55%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	118.9	96.9	+23%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	22.9	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.

Formaldehyde20.01 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.87 per million
Benzene0.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 196 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 49, peak 305.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing69
Air permit holder (minor source)49
NPDES wastewater discharge permit32
Gas station (mapped facility)17
Brownfield property10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Small hazardous waste generator5
TRI reporting facility5
EPA air quality monitor4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Superfund (NPL) site1
Wastewater plant (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.

Tar Creek (Ottawa County), Ottawa County
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 58.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID OKD980629844 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Tracker Marine Llc, Miami
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 849,428 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74354BYLNR3807M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
3m Technical Ceramics, Quapaw
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056581275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Neofab Llc, Miami
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,324 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7435WNFBLL64HEN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
3m Technical Ceramics Inc., Quapaw
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Boron trifluoride, Bromine. 20,292 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74363GLPCH1MILE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Tracker Miami Plant, Miami
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000455551 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Neofab, Llc, Miami
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $68,716.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070313503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
QUAPAW SHELTER, Miami
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 401159004 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 6.2
, Picher
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 401159007 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 6
Commerce-Cl2 Station - Well 5, Commerce
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009283 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Afton Pwa-Afton Wtp, Afton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022620742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Miami Ok Stockpile, Miami
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7435WMMKST815DS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Simmons Foods Inc - Fairland Feedmill / Fairland Feed Mill, Fairland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000455542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oldcastle Lawn & Garden Inc Miami Div, Miami
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055499321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Miami Wwtf-Se Plant, Miami
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011007944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
3m Technical Ceramics, Quapaw
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056581275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
3m Technical Ceramics, Quapaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056581275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tracker Miami Plant, Miami
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000455551 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Quapaw Pwa, Quapaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Umicore Optical Materials Usa Inc., Quapaw
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74363GLPCHHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.4
Eagle-Picher Technologies Llc, Miami
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004745429 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Harbor Of Miami Property Acquisition, Miami
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038745178 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former J & J Railcar Property , Miami
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038755825 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Miami Armory, Miami
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042111666 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
16-22 North Main Street, Sooner Printing & Office, Miami
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969869 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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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