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Andrews County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Andrews County is 159.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 95 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (34), Small hazardous waste generator (21), Major air pollution source (12). 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: 32.2972, -102.6378.

How this county ranks in Texas

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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 Andrews County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	22.1	13	1.7x	13 to 35.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.4	17.9	1.59x	17.8 to 43	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	159.1	143.2	1.11x	131 to 191.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.9	30.2	1.02x	19.3 to 46.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	442	453.4	0.97x	396.2 to 491.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	41.4	51.8	0.8x	28 to 58.8	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 Andrews County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,227.2	9,842.6	-6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.6	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	55.4	59.8	-7%	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	73.5	96.9	-24%	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.

Formaldehyde15.45 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.65 per million
Benzene2.42 per million
Acetaldehyde0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit34
Small hazardous waste generator21
Major air pollution source12
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Solar power plant4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Hazardous waste transporter3
TRI reporting facility3
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
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.

Waste Control Specialists Llc, Andrews
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Copper, Silver and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,675,079 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79714WSTCN9998H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Andrews Plant, Andrews
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 101,861 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79714LVRNCHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Waste Control Specialists Andrews Facility, Andrews
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $15,366.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000600118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Dollarhide Gas Plant, Andrews
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide, n-Hexane, Methanol, Benzene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 18,460 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7971WDLLRH22MSW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Dollarhide Gas Plant, Andrews
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007192590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Championx-Andrews, Andrews
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methanol, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Ethylbenzene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 248 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7971WNLCCM151WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Andrews Plant, Andrews
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000600109 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Waste Control Specialists Andrews Facility, Andrews
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $15,366.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000600118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dollarhide Gas Plant, Andrews
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007192590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Andrews Plant, Andrews
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000600109 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Andrews Booster, Andrews
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007395372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hilcorp Means Field Office, Andrews
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007395390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Martin Booster, Andrews
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031509883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fullerton Gas Plant, Andrews
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035783462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ul Compressor Station, Andrews
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071425432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Old Blue Compressor Station, Andrews
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071425484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Block 8 Ctb, Andrews
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071723936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
University 8-9 Hz, Andrews
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071767609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
University 8-4 Hz, Andrews
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071813167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lex Ii Generator, Andrews
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071909917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Waste Control Specialists, Andrews
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064635998 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Former Rb Disposal Systems, Inc. Property, Andrews
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038758573 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Waste Control Specialists Andrews Facility, Andrews
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $15,366.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000600118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Fullerton Gas Plant, Andrews
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035783462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Playa Sand, Andrews
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071708044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
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 Andrews County

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