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Aransas County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Aransas County is 175.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 83 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (59), Gas station (mapped facility) (7), Rail grade crossing (5). 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: 28.0098, -97.134.

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 Aransas County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	7.9	4.1	1.93xSignificant	4.4 to 13.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	16.1	8.7	1.85xSignificant	11.2 to 23.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.9	6.6	1.65xSignificant	7.1 to 16.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.5	4.6	1.63x	4.1 to 13.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	82	51.8	1.58xSignificant	70.3 to 95.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	29.2	18.7	1.56xSignificant	22.3 to 38.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.7	23.8	1.5xSignificant	27.2 to 46.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.6	30.2	1.38xSignificant	33.6 to 51.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8.4	6.6	1.27x	4.7 to 14.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.3	17.9	1.25x	16.3 to 30.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	175.2	143.2	1.22xSignificant	157 to 195.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	515.1	453.4	1.14xSignificant	482.1 to 550.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.8	14.5	1.02x	9.3 to 22.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.2	11.3	0.9x	6.7 to 15.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.8	18.5	0.85x	10.5 to 23.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10	13.9	0.72x	6.4 to 15.7	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 Aransas County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,794.7	9,842.6	+30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.3	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	62.2	59.8	+4%	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	129.4	96.9	+33%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.6	28.6	-14%	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.

Formaldehyde15.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde0.86 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit59
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Rail grade crossing5
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Rockport Watewater Treatment Plant, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $35,315.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037863112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Crescent Site, Aransas Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070838462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Aransas Bay Utilities-Plant - Live Oak / Hagy Dr, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063880992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nine Mile Point Production Site, Fulton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031509918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Nilok Chemicals Aransas Pass Carbon Black Plant, Aransas Pass
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033220887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Petroleum Blenders, Rockport
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038743571 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Compton Tanks, Fulton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967355 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Young Pit, Ingleside
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071348757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Weeping Willow Pit, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071359492 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Key Allegro Oyster Company Nursery Operation, Fulton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071954134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Costa Palms Resort, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $975.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071095341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Islands Of Rockport, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071235521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Ocean Reef Cottages, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071280415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
City Of Rockport, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $35,315.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071344893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Holiday Beach Wsc Wtp, Fulton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010131366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Aransas County Mud 1, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033319861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Aransas County, Rockport
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RKP (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/138506129 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Aransas Marine Ways Inc, Aransas Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008144178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart Supercenter 440, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018904747 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sherwin Alumina Facility 204, San Patricio County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024814352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Aransas County Airport, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033542361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hooking Bull Boatyard, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033737302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
House Of Boats, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033766798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Key Allegro Oyster Company Llc Land-Based Facility, Rockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033939629 (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 Aransas 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 Aransas 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.

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