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Luna County, New Mexico: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Luna County is 150 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 155 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (41), Rail grade crossing (32), Air permit holder (minor source) (25). 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: 32.1884, -107.7641.

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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 Luna County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	15.5	13	1.19x	9.2 to 24.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	150	143.2	1.05x	132.2 to 169.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.2	8.7	0.94x	4.7 to 13.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.3	11.3	0.91x	6.4 to 16.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26	30.2	0.86x	19.1 to 34.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	15.5	18.7	0.83x	10.1 to 22.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.4	17.9	0.8x	8.7 to 22.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	362.1	453.4	0.8x	332.4 to 393.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	41.2	51.8	0.8x	32.4 to 52	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.6	14.5	0.73x	6 to 17.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10	13.9	0.72x	6 to 16.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	11.2	18.5	0.61x	6.7 to 17.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	10.1	23.8	0.42x	5.6 to 16.8	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 Luna County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,151.9	9,842.6	+34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.1	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	77.2	59.8	+29%	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	135.9	96.9	+40%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.9	28.6	-16%	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.

Formaldehyde11.41 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.55 per million
Acetaldehyde0.64 per million
Benzene0.58 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 360 days: 305 good, 18 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 17, peak 321.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit41
Rail grade crossing32
Air permit holder (minor source)25
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Brownfield property7
Public airport4
Solar power plant4
Major air pollution source3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
Wind 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.

New Mexico Smelter, Deming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064866051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Deming Recycling, Deming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070249371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Olam Chile Peppers - Deming Chile/JalapeãO Processing Plant, Deming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071222770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Deming Quarry, Deming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066875313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Deming Concrete Plant, Deming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066928882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Luna Energy Facility, Deming
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55343 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.6
Florida Compressor Station, Deming
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007014113 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lordsburg Compressor Station, Deming
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007014211 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Luna Energy Facility, Deming
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012245784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
8th St. Recycling, Deming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071443593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Peru Hill Mill Property, Deming
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038743884 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tulip Landfill, Deming
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045401141 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1312 W. Pine Street, Deming
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976443 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Balboa Motel And Restaurant, Deming
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981643 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1216 W. Pine Street, Deming
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984187 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
165 S.12th Street, Deming
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984188 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Akela Flats, Deming
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985022 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Luna Energy Facility, Deming
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012245784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Deming Muni, Deming
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID DMN (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1097140180 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant, Columbus
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1299093872 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Dsg-Khani Pit, Deming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070388853 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Peru Mill Pit, Deming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071067694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Dsg Main Site Deming, Deming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071143468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Southwest Concrete & Paving, Deming
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006803432 (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 Luna County

New Mexico 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 Luna County, and their findings.
New Mexico vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
New Mexico health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
New Mexico 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.
New Mexico 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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