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Woods County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Woods County is 143.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 832 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (706), Rail grade crossing (60), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (21). 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: 36.6953, -98.7926.

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 Woods County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.7	30.2	1.48x	28.6 to 67.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.6	51.8	1.09x	38 to 81.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	143.1	143.2	1x	112.3 to 180.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	451.3	453.4	1x	393.7 to 515.5	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 Woods County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,720.7	9,842.6	-11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76	75.3	+1%	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	119.4	96.9	+23%	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.

Formaldehyde18.19 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.84 per million
Acetaldehyde1.21 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)706
Rail grade crossing60
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)21
Gas station (mapped facility)9
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Public airport4
Brownfield property4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Major air pollution source3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Gas power plant1
Wind power plant1
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.

Rose Valley Plant, Alva
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Hexane, Benzene, Cyclohexane and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 58,582 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7371WRSVLL3953C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Waynoka Gas Plant, Alva
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 29,089 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7371WTLSPP15MIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Hopeton, Dacoma
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane, Benzene, Toluene. Reports carcinogens. 2,676 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7374WHPTNXFRMIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Waynoka Natural Gas Processing Plant, Alva
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013968983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Rose Valley Plant, Alva
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064590893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Hopeton, Hopeton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071724404 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Cargill Inc Salt Div / Freedom Solar Salt Plant, Freedom
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007735816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Waynoka Natural Gas Processing Plant, Alva
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013968983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Panhandle Eastern P/Alva N Hopeton Cmpsr, Alva
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007161962 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Alva Station, Alva
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007720984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Waynoka Gas Processing Plant, Alva
Gas power plant.
Record ID 59782 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Alva Industrial Park, Alva
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038765663 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rose Valley School, Waynoka
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040821144 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Alva Armory, Alva
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968364 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Waynoka Nursing Home, Waynoka
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981889 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cargill Inc Salt Div, Freedom
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 73842CRGLL13MIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Et Gathering Processing Llc / Rose Valley Plant, Alva
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056438760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Panhandle Eastern P/Alva N Hopeton Cmpsr, Alva
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007161962 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Waynoka Muni, Waynoka
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1K5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Alva Rgnl, Alva
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID AVK (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Freedom Muni, Freedom
Public airport. O.
Record ID K77 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City of Alva
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/843302148 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Cargill Inc Salt Div / Freedom Solar Salt Plant, Freedom
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007735816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
B & F Cattle Company, Alva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010656496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Salt Plains Feedyard Inc, Freedom
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010697781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Woods 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 Woods 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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