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Tillman County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tillman County is 164.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 163 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (127), Air permit holder (minor source) (14), Brownfield property (6). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 34.3802, -98.9399.

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 Tillman County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	164.3	143.2	1.15x	130.5 to 205.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.4	30.2	0.97x	16.7 to 49.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	48.7	51.8	0.94x	32.3 to 72.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	400.4	453.4	0.88x	343.3 to 465	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 Tillman County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,604.8	9,842.6	+28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.8	75.3	-5%	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	117.1	96.9	+21%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde17.44 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.84 per million
Acetaldehyde1.24 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing127
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Brownfield property6
Public airport5
NPDES wastewater discharge permit5
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Henniges Automotive Oklahoma Inc, Frederick
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042003774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Henniges Automotive Inc, Frederick
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 73542SCHLGAIRPO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Abandoned Wastewater Treatment Plant, Frederick
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038740716 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Headrick, Frederick
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038743599 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bell Oil And Gas Site, Grandfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038743777 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lakeview Apartments, Frederick
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039537105 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Parton Garage, Grandfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971253 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Frederick Memorial Hospital, Frederick
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974803 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Henniges Automotive Oklahoma Inc, Frederick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042003774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Grandfield Muni, Grandfield
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1O1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Tipton Muni, Tipton
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1O8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Snyder, Snyder
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4O1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Chattanooga Sky Harbor, Chattanooga
Public airport. O.
Record ID 92F (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Frederick Rgnl, Frederick
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID FDR (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1080099791 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Frederick (East) Wwt, Frederick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039745817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Henniges Automotive Oklahoma Inc, Frederick
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110042003774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Baseline Cattle Co., Chattanooga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011014115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Van Der Laan Dairy, Frederick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025211296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sunshine Dairy, Frederick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054980400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oklahoma Natural Gas - Tipton Rectifier, Frederick
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072206205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
, Davidson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671135G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
, Davidson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671136N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Main, Davidson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671137V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Co, Davidson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671138C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

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 Tillman 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 Tillman 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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