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Pawnee County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pawnee County is 163.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 124 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (49), Air permit holder (minor source) (36), Gas station (mapped facility) (15). 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: 36.3603, -96.7805.

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 Pawnee County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	54.2	30.2	1.79xSignificant	41.6 to 69.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	31	17.9	1.73xSignificant	21.6 to 43.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	88	51.8	1.7xSignificant	71.6 to 107.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	16.9	11.3	1.5x	10.3 to 26.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	521	453.4	1.15xSignificant	477.6 to 567.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.3	23.8	1.15x	17.8 to 40.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	163.5	143.2	1.14x	140.6 to 189.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.8	18.7	1.06x	12.4 to 30.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16	18.5	0.86x	9.3 to 26.3	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 Pawnee County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,688.3	9,842.6	+39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.4	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	97.4	59.8	+63%	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	138.9	96.9	+43%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	39.7	28.6	+39%	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.

Formaldehyde20.61 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.67 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

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

Rail grade crossing49
Air permit holder (minor source)36
Gas station (mapped facility)15
NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Public airport3
Heliport2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Pawnee, Pawnee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,813.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Ralston-Cl2 Station Wells 1 & 2, Ralston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009363 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pawnee Station, Pawnee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007386355 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Pawnee, City Of -Wtr Tret Plnt, Pawnee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Pawnee Hospital, Pawnee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965359 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cleveland South Wwtp, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Stewart Stone - Coleman, Pawnee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071659691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Westport, Westport
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4F1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Cleveland Muni, Cleveland
Public airport. O.
Record ID 95F (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Pawnee Muni, Pawnee
Public airport. O.
Record ID H97 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust Llc-Cleveland, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009435110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
David A Waters, Pawnee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011013697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart Supercenter #207, Cleveland
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043984258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Cleveland-South Wtf, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060371510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pawnee Nation Safety Projects Cmgc, Pawnee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070545006 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pawnee Behavioral Health Center, Pawnee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Mannford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 673661B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Red Bridge Rd, Terlton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 673662H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Terlton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 673663P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cedar Ave, Terlton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 673664W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0570 Rd, Terlton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 673665D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
N3650 Rd, Terlton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 673667S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
N3640 Rd, Hallett
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 673668Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0560 Rd, Hallett
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 673669F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
E0550 Rd, Hallett
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 673670A (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 Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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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