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Seminole County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Seminole County is 227.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 148 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (78), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20), Brownfield property (11). 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: 35.1666, -96.6088.

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 Seminole County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	14	6.6	2.12xSignificant	8.8 to 21.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	35.9	17.9	2.01xSignificant	26.4 to 47.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	60.2	30.2	1.99xSignificant	48.9 to 73.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	227.5	143.2	1.59xSignificant	204.4 to 252.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74	51.8	1.43xSignificant	61.5 to 88.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.7	8.7	1.34x	7 to 18.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22	18.5	1.19x	15.2 to 31.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	497.8	453.4	1.1xSignificant	462.6 to 535.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.2	13.9	1.02x	9 to 21.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.4	18.7	0.98x	12.1 to 27	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.8	11.3	0.96x	6.4 to 17.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	12.3	14.5	0.85x	7 to 20.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	13.2	23.8	0.55x	8.1 to 20.7	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 Seminole County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,302.2	9,842.6	+66%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69	75.3	-8%	years
Child mortality	80.7	59.8	+35%	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	153.3	96.9	+58%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.3	28.6	+13%	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.

Formaldehyde22.15 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.82 per million
Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)78
NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Brownfield property11
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Rail grade crossing8
Major air pollution source6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Public airport3
Small hazardous waste generator3
TRI reporting facility3
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Latham Pool Products Inc - Seminole, Seminole
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 148,634 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7486WLTHMP695EG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Parks Manufacturing Inc, Seminole
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 72,166 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74868PRKSM711BR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Latham Pool Products - Seminole, Seminole
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071405905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Commercial Brick, Wewoka
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $146,560.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017385159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Commercial Brick Corp, Wewoka
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 3 more. 816 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74884CMMRCOLDHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Commercial Brick, Wewoka
Major air pollution source. Penalties $146,560.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017385159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Parks Manufacturing Llc / Blue Wave Boats, Seminole
Major air pollution source. Penalties $15,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024520703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Wewoka Public Works Authority-Wewoka Wtp, Wewoka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022580722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Seminole, Konowa
Gas power plant.
Record ID 2956 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.5
Commercial Brick, Wewoka
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $146,560.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017385159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Wewoka Wtp, Wewoka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064636443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Seminole Bp, Seminole
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071045924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Latham Pool Products Inc / Latham Pools - Seminole, Seminole
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071293969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sunoco Pipeline Lp/Cromwell Crude Oil P, Cromwell
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007387960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bar S Foods Co, Seminole
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032826066 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Og&E Seminole Generating Station, Konawa
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042090153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
W W Tank Oklahoma Llc / Wewoka Manufacturing Facility, Wewoka
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071369134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Oklahoma Custom Coating, Seminole
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006698494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Oklahoma Custom Coating, Seminole
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006698494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Seminole Wwt, Seminole
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039742099 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Og&E -Seminole, Konawa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064643765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Isaacs M. Project, F143, Konawa
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038724226 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lang Project, F302, Maud
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038724235 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
White Brian Project, F142, Seminole
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038750633 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Konawa Armory , Konawa
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038755843 (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 Seminole 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 Seminole 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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