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Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pottawatomie County is 209.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 2.2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 217 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (77), Rail grade crossing (52), Gas station (mapped facility) (25). 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: 35.1829, -96.9594.

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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 Pottawatomie County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths7.43.42.18xSignificant5 to 10.52020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths52.930.21.75xSignificant46.5 to 60.12020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths8.44.81.75xSignificant5.9 to 11.82020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases80.451.81.55xSignificant72.3 to 89.22019-2023
All cancerDeaths209.6143.21.46xSignificant196.3 to 223.62020-2024
BladderDeaths64.11.46x3.9 to 8.92020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases25.817.91.44xSignificant21.1 to 31.32019-2023
PancreasDeaths15.911.31.41xSignificant12.4 to 20.12020-2024
ThyroidNew cases17.1131.32xSignificant13.1 to 222019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths8.56.61.29x6.1 to 11.72020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths7.35.71.28x5 to 10.32020-2024
EsophagusDeaths4.63.71.24x2.9 to 7.12020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases20.518.51.11x16.4 to 25.42019-2023
All cancerNew cases496453.41.09xSignificant474.9 to 517.82019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases8.88.71.01x6.2 to 12.22019-2023
PancreasNew cases1413.91.01x10.8 to 182019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases1414.50.97x10.7 to 18.12019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases21.623.80.91x17.2 to 26.72019-2023
BladderNew cases16.918.70.9x13.2 to 21.22019-2023
EsophagusNew cases44.60.87x2.4 to 6.32019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths3.54.40.8x2 to 5.92020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases4.36.20.69x2.4 to 72019-2023
StomachNew cases4.36.60.65x2.6 to 6.82019-2023

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 Pottawatomie County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death12,618.39,842.6+28%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy71.775.3-5%years
Child mortality64.159.8+7%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality7.16.2+14%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths122.396.9+26%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths26.928.6-6%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.

  • Formaldehyde21.8 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.77 per million
  • Benzene0.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Air permit holder (minor source)77
  • Rail grade crossing52
  • Gas station (mapped facility)25
  • Brownfield property17
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
  • Small hazardous waste generator7
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
  • Major air pollution source4
  • Hazardous waste transporter4
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter2
  • Public airport1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
  • 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.

  1. Georg Fischer Central Plastics Llc, Shawnee

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 6,035 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 74801CNTRLHWY17 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.4

  2. Jindal Films Americas Llc, Shawnee

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 127,704 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 74801MBLCH555WO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.9

  3. Bison Metal Technologies, Shawnee

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 274 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 74801WLVRN500WO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.4

  4. Bison Metals Technologies Llc, Shawnee

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $72,454.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042003667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  5. Vault Pressure Control - Shawnee Facility, Shawnee

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 22 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 74801RCBRT14311 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.5

  6. Georg Fischer Central Plastics Llc, Shawnee

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064275001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.4

  7. Enerfin Resources C/Tecumseh Gas Plt, Tecumseh

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,260.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007387158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  8. Bison Metals Technologies Llc, Shawnee

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $72,454.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042003667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  9. Tdk Ferrites Corp, Shawnee

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cobalt compounds. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 74801LLNBR5900N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  10. Vault Pressure Control Shawnee, Shawnee

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000861443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  11. Shawnee Northside Waste Water Treatment Plant, Shawnee

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039769391 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  12. Shawnee Municipal Auth-South, Shawnee

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002046768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  13. Films Shawnee Llc, Shawnee

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000455873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  14. Enable Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission / Pink Compressor Station, Pink

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007168288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  15. Canadian Valley Landfill, Shawnee

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018859458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  16. Bison Metals Technologies Llc, Shawnee

    Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $72,454.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042003667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  17. Bethel Acres Property, Shawnee

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110015332941 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. Tecumseh Square Shopping Center & Newton Walls, Tecumseh

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040478989 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. Old Lillard Pipe Supply, Shawnee

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040822232 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. 40208 Benson Park Road, Tecumseh

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042245736 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  21. Shawnee Gun Club, Pottawatomie County

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044759614 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  22. Rodeside Motel, Shawnee

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071966014 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  23. Union St. Commerical Buildings, Shawnee

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071966015 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  24. Kickapoo Tribe - Brown Building And Gymnasium, Mcloud

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071966029 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  25. Ast Tribal Complex - Building 1, Shawnee

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071973112 (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 Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie 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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