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Rogers County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Rogers County is 166.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Brain & nervous system deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 453 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (132), Rail grade crossing (132), Toxic chemical release facility (TRI) (30). 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: 36.3364, -95.6239.

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 Rogers County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	6.8	4.1	1.66xSignificant	4.9 to 9.3	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	7.1	4.4	1.61xSignificant	5.1 to 9.7	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	26	16.4	1.59xSignificant	16.7 to 38.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.2	3.4	1.53xSignificant	3.6 to 7.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.8	17.9	1.44xSignificant	21.8 to 30.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5.3	3.7	1.43x	3.7 to 7.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	18.3	13	1.41xSignificant	14.6 to 22.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.2	30.2	1.33xSignificant	35.4 to 45.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.7	6.2	1.24x	5.6 to 10.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63.2	51.8	1.22xSignificant	57.1 to 69.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	166.3	143.2	1.16xSignificant	156.2 to 176.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.3	4.6	1.15x	3.7 to 7.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.6	18.5	1.11x	17 to 24.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.7	18.7	1.11x	17.2 to 24.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.9	23.8	1.09x	21.8 to 30.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.4	14.5	1.06x	12.3 to 19.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	472.6	453.4	1.04xSignificant	454.9 to 490.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.9	4.8	1.02x	3.3 to 7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.8	5.7	1.02x	4 to 8.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.2	11.3	0.9x	7.8 to 13.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.9	6.6	0.89x	4.1 to 8.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.4	8.7	0.85x	5.4 to 9.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.6	6.6	0.85x	3.8 to 7.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.9	13.9	0.78x	8.5 to 14	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 Rogers County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,219	9,842.6	-16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.9	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	47.5	59.8	-21%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.9	6.2	-6%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	75.9	96.9	-22%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	17.7	28.6	-38%	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.

Formaldehyde20.85 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.87 per million
Benzene1.02 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)132
Rail grade crossing132
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)30
Gas station (mapped facility)29
NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
TRI reporting facility25
Small hazardous waste generator20
Large hazardous waste generator15
Public airport10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Major air pollution source5
Hazardous waste transporter5
Brownfield property4
Heliport3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant, Claremore
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol, Nitric acid and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 11,751,334 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74015GRCVR23302 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.9
American Electric Power Northeastern Plant, Oologah
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Hydrogen fluoride, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 700,575 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74053NRTHSJCTHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Arcosa Wind Towers Inc. Plt 1675, Tulsa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 668,584 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7411WDMNDS153TI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Westerman Inc, Catoosa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead, Lead And Lead Compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 59,049 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74015RXCHN5215A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Central Plains Cement Company, Tulsa
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $67,651.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001988877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Azz Galvanizing Services-Chelsea, Chelsea
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 9,315 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74016QLTYF622SI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Verdigris Plant, Claremore
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000550332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Valmont Coatings-Oklahoma Galvanizing, Claremore
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese, Nickel, Diisocyanates and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,618 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74017VLMNT25035 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Pso Northeastern Station, Oologah
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000750740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Cmc Galvabar, Catoosa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,652 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74015GRNYC5101B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Advance Research Chemicals Inc, Catoosa
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $50,593.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000454464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Versum Materials Us Llc Catoosa Site, Catoosa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Arsenic compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 531 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74015SLKTR1115K (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Trinity Containers, Llc Plant No. 1609, Catoosa
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006430460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Lmi Finishing Inc., Tulsa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Nitric acid, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Diisocyanates. 26,015 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74116LMFNS2104N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Linde - Claremore Ok, Claremore
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 24,586 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7401WLNDCL666E5 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Matrix Service Fabrication Div, Catoosa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 244 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74015MTRXS119WM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Starlite Trailers Mfg. Inc., Claremore
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 169 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7401WSTRLG167E6 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Isti Plant Services, Tulsa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 118 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7411WSTPLN16415 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Isti Plant Services, Catoosa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 101 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7401WSTPLN5555N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Advance Research Chemicals Inc, Catoosa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Fluorine, Lithium carbonate, Certain glycol ethers and 2 more. 5,321 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74015DVNCR1110W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Tulsa Milling And Anodizing Operation, Tulsa
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000860827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Centrilift Cable Plant, Claremore
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Acetophenone, Manganese and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 25 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74017CNTRL2210E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Safety-Kleen Sys Inc (Por), Catoosa
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $35,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000894471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Aaa Galvanizing Che/Chelsea Facility, Chelsea
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020045789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Safety-Kleen Sys Inc, Catoosa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 16 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74015SFTYK550EC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4

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 Rogers 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 Rogers 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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