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Pushmataha County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pushmataha County is 194.4 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 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 62 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (37), Gas station (mapped facility) (8), Rail grade crossing (3). 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: 34.4185, -95.413.

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 Pushmataha County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	59.3	30.2	1.96xSignificant	44.8 to 78.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	28	18.7	1.5x	17.1 to 44	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	194.4	143.2	1.36xSignificant	166.1 to 227.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24	17.9	1.34x	13.2 to 40.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.7	51.8	1.27x	50.1 to 85.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.4	23.8	1.03x	13.7 to 40.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	408.8	453.4	0.9x	363.8 to 458.5	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 Pushmataha County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	17,665.9	9,842.6	+79%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	68.6	75.3	-9%	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	149.6	96.9	+54%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.7	28.6	+7%	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.

Formaldehyde22.13 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.06 per million
Pahpom0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)37
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Rail grade crossing3
NPDES wastewater discharge permit3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Wind power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Julian Lumber Co Inc, Antlers
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $56,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038090936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Julian Lumber Co Inc, Antlers
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Creosote, Copper compounds, Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens. 1,580 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74523JLNLMHC67B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Julian Lumber Co Inc, Antlers
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $56,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038090936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Teal Jones Lumber Llc, Antlers
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070393954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Clayton Wwtf, Clayton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Julian Lumber Co Inc, Antlers
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $56,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038090936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Clayton Public School Auditorium, Clayton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114935 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pushmataha Co Rwd #3, Antlers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022616436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Antlers Muni, Antlers
Public airport. O.
Record ID 80F (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1468121884 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1507378442 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Antlers Pwa, Antlers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009154654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Overland Material And Manufacturing Inc / Ommi Astec 5, Antlers
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070703992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.3
L And L Trailers Inc / Antlers Faclty, Antlers
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007165352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Circle M Trailers / Antlers Faclty, Antlers
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007165361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Birchfield Clnr / 560 N Hwy 271 Birchfield Clnr, Antlers
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007168563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Northern Improvement Co / Plant 40 72, Antlers
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010414809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Sanguine Gas Exploration Llc / London Lease Site, Tuskahoma
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110024420072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Ghk Co Llc / Thompson Alta B Lease Site, Tuskahoma
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110030746192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Ghk Co Llc / Reed Lease Site, Tuskahoma
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110030746218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Ghk Co Llc / Morgan Lease Site, Albion
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110033179744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Ghk Co Llc / Wigington Lease Site, Tuskahoma
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110033179753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Ghk Co Llc / Four Star Lease Site, Tuskahoma
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110037613357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Ghk Co Llc / Hester Lease Site, Tuskahoma
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110037613366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Sanguine Gas Exploration Llc / Koopman Lease Site, Tuskahoma
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110037613375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Pushmataha 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 Pushmataha 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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