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Wagoner County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wagoner County is 149.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 295 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (95), Air permit holder (minor source) (76), Gas station (mapped facility) (31). 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: 35.9661, -95.5196.

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 Wagoner County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	18.9	13	1.45xSignificant	15 to 23.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9	6.2	1.45xSignificant	6.4 to 12.2	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5.1	3.7	1.38x	3.4 to 7.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.3	4.6	1.37x	4.3 to 8.9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.8	4.4	1.32x	3.9 to 8.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.1	23.8	1.22xSignificant	24.5 to 34.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.5	18.7	1.2x	18.5 to 27.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.7	30.2	1.18xSignificant	30.9 to 41.2	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.8	4.1	1.17x	3 to 7.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.9	3.4	1.15x	2.4 to 6.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.9	51.8	1.12x	51.7 to 64.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.3	11.3	1.09x	9.5 to 15.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.1	4.8	1.06x	3.4 to 7.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19	17.9	1.06x	15.3 to 23.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	475.3	453.4	1.05xSignificant	456.4 to 494.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	149.8	143.2	1.05x	139.5 to 160.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.2	6.6	0.94x	4.3 to 8.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.4	13.9	0.89x	9.5 to 15.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.7	8.7	0.89x	5.5 to 10.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.3	18.5	0.83x	12 to 19.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	4.6	5.7	0.81x	3 to 7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	11.6	14.5	0.8x	8.8 to 15.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	4.8	6.6	0.73x	3.1 to 7.2	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 Wagoner County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,869.1	9,842.6	-10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.4	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	48.6	59.8	-19%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.2	6.2	-33%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	81	96.9	-16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	25.2	28.6	-12%	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.

Formaldehyde21.21 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.92 per million
Benzene1.05 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing95
Air permit holder (minor source)76
Gas station (mapped facility)31
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)30
NPDES wastewater discharge permit22
Public airport6
Brownfield property5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
Small hazardous waste generator4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Zeeco Inc, Broken Arrow
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 57 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74014ZCNCX22151 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Porter Wwtp, Porter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009154547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Blue Bell Creameries, Broken Arrow
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitric acid. 500 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 74014BLBLL8201E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Wagoner, Wagoner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002049104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Coweta Pwa, Coweta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011009265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Zeeco Inc, Broken Arrow
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014361270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Oneta Energy Center, Broken Arrow
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55225 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.1
Blue Bell Creameries - Broken Arrow, Broken Arrow
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000711579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Okay Pwa, Okay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012835058 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Elastomer Specialties Inc Polymers Div, Wagoner
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030818015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Continental Industries - Broken Arrow Facility, Broken Arrow
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060260701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oneta Power Llc, Broken Arrow
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007389316 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wagoner County Rwd #4-Water Pl, Broken Arrow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015797477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wagoner Industrial Park, Wagoner
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038713737 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wagoner Armory, Wagoner
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040479256 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wagoner Dump Ground, Wagoner
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970242 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
John Ford Field House, Tullahassee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981644 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Robson Sw, Broken Arrow
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985544 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Oneta Power Llc, Broken Arrow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007389316 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Continental Industries-Broken Arrow, Broken Arrow
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Copper.
TRI facility ID 7401WCNTNN2188E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Elastomer Specialties Inc, Wagoner
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 74467LSTMR221SH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Unarco Ind Llc / Wagoner Faclty, Wagoner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000455686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Bfi Waste Sys Of Ok Llc (Porter Ldfl), Porter
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007164273 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Oneta Power Llc, Broken Arrow
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007389316 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wagoner County Rwsg & Swm D#4, Coweta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011006543 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Wagoner 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 Wagoner 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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