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Angelina County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Angelina County is 169.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 368 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (127), Rail grade crossing (91), Gas station (mapped facility) (37). 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: 31.2766, -94.6355.

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 Angelina County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.9	3.4	1.74xSignificant	4 to 8.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.6	17.9	1.54xSignificant	23.2 to 32.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.8	30.2	1.28xSignificant	33.8 to 44.5	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	3.3	2.7	1.22x	1.9 to 5.3	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.3	4.4	1.2x	3.4 to 7.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.4	8.7	1.2x	7.8 to 13.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	169.4	143.2	1.18xSignificant	158.4 to 180.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.1	14.5	1.18x	13.7 to 21.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.5	4.8	1.15x	3.6 to 7.9	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	18.7	16.4	1.14x	10.9 to 29.9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.9	6.2	1.11x	4.7 to 9.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.3	13.9	1.1x	12.2 to 19.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.2	6.6	1.09x	5.1 to 9.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	20.4	18.7	1.09x	16.8 to 24.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.3	51.8	1.07x	49.2 to 61.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.6	11.3	1.03x	8.9 to 14.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.8	5.7	1.02x	3.9 to 8.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	460.8	453.4	1.02x	442.4 to 479.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.1	6.6	0.92x	4.2 to 8.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.2	3.7	0.86x	1.9 to 5.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.4	18.5	0.83x	12.2 to 19.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	3.8	4.6	0.83x	2.3 to 5.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.8	13	0.68x	6.2 to 12.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	12.1	23.8	0.51x	9.3 to 15.6	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 Angelina County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,482.6	9,842.6	+27%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.6	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	62	59.8	+4%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.9	6.2	+11%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	80.4	96.9	-17%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	22.7	28.6	-21%	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.

Formaldehyde25.95 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.18 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.01 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit127
Rail grade crossing91
Gas station (mapped facility)37
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)30
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)15
Major air pollution source14
TRI reporting facility14
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)7
Large hazardous waste generator7
Small hazardous waste generator7
Hazardous waste transporter6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Public airport2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Bakelite Chemicals Llc, Lufkin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ammonia, Phenol, Formaldehyde and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 111,886 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75901GRGPC1429E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Hexion Inc - Diboll Site, Diboll
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Phenol, Formaldehyde, Certain glycol ethers. Reports carcinogens. 42,084 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75941BRDNN100WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Stella-Jones Corp, Lufkin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Creosote, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 30,937 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75902LFKNNUSHWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Jewell Hudgens Machine Co, Lufkin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline). Reports carcinogens. 26,059 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75903JWLLH117NR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Georgia-Pacific Building Products Llc, Diboll
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Diisocyanates. 336,153 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75941DBLLF600AS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
West Fraser Wood Products Inc - Angelina Mill, Lufkin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 183,809 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7590WNGLNF3935F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Jewell Hudgens Machine, Lufkin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005037245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Sun Coast Resources, Lufkin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 1,331 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7590WSNCST259WF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Cybershield Of Texas Inc, Lufkin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Lufkin Hot Mix Plant, Lufkin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 460 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75904STTXS246SP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Lufkin Generating Plant, Lufkin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060333553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Lufkin Gears Llc, Lufkin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Lead, Lead And Lead Compounds. Reports carcinogens. 274 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75902LFKNNDOUGL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Georgia-Pacific Panel Products Llc, Diboll
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013408017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
West Fraser Angelina, Lufkin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373355 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Borden Chemical Inc, Diboll
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Lufkin Generating Plant, Lufkin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060333553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Georgia-Pacific Chemicals Llc - Lufkin Plant, Lufkin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017769789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
City Of Lufkin Wastewater Treatment Plant, Lufkin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000504026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Oilfield Division, Lufkin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066940289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Shieldcoat Technologies Inc (Dba Cybershield Of Texas), Lufkin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 2,575 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75901CHRMM2602S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Moffett Twin Oaks Mhp, Lufkin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $139,770.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
City Of Huntington Waste Water Plant, Huntington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $227,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061540934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
East Texas Asphalt, Lufkin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030818097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control, Lufkin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 4 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75915LCKHD18NJH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Texas Metal Casting, Lufkin
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $9,186.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002132335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Angelina 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 Angelina 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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