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Texas County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Texas County is 157.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 301 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (141), Rail grade crossing (73), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (34). 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: 36.7544, -101.493.

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 Texas County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	17.3	8.7	1.99xSignificant	9.9 to 27.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	157.8	143.2	1.1x	133.5 to 185.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.3	17.9	0.97x	10.1 to 27.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.5	30.2	0.91x	18 to 40	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	45.8	51.8	0.88x	33.4 to 61.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	377.1	453.4	0.83x	339.4 to 417.8	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 Texas County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,312.6	9,842.6	-16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.8	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	54.3	59.8	-9%	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	74.7	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.

Formaldehyde12.75 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.68 per million
Acetaldehyde0.82 per million
Benzene0.5 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)141
Rail grade crossing73
NPDES wastewater discharge permit34
Gas station (mapped facility)21
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Landfill (mapped facility)4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Public airport3
Wind power plant3
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Breitburn Dry Trail Gas Plt, Guymon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane, Methanol, Benzene. Reports carcinogens. 1,602 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7394WWHTNG12MIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Dry Trail Gas Processing Plant, Guymon
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007389218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Seaboard Foods Llc Guymon Ok (Processing Plant), Guymon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 29,352 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 73942SBRDF2700N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Seaboard Foods Llc/Swine Processing Fac, Guymon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000567137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Texas County Feed Yard, L.L.C., Guymon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011014507 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Amigo Feeders, Keyes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015911557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cri Feeders, Guymon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054980295 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Spf North America, Guymon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069996100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Prestage Farms Of Oklahoma Llc / Texhoma Feed Mill, Texhoma
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017385140 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cargill Anml Nutrition - Guymon / 2500 N Hurliman Rd, Guymon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Texhoma Feed Mill, Texhoma
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc (fume or dust). 17 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 73949MRPHY701WT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4
Scout V - Stevens Co. #4 Station (Dehy)(Air), Hugoton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006013170 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wtg Hugoton Lp//Texas Cnty 2, Guymon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007164068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Guymon City Of, Guymon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010699967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Seaboard Foods Guymon Pork Processing Plant, Guymon
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072053819 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Cargill Premix & Nutrition Guymon, Guymon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 73942FRRBTGUYMO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Dcp Midstream Lp/Straight Sta, Guymon
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007164059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Tyrone Gas Plant, Tyrone
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000717387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Guymon Extracts, Guymon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040447585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Dry Trail Gas Processing Plant, Guymon
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007389218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Seaboard Farms, Inc., Guymon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015797100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Breitburn Operating Lp / West Hough Morrow Station, Guymon
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043686605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Breitburn Operating Lp / Northeast Hardesty Unit, Adams
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045948276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Guymon Ms4, Guymon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071205413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Guymon Muni, Guymon
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GUY (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 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 Texas 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 Texas 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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