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Baylor County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Baylor County is 250.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 25 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Gas station (mapped facility) (3), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (2). 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: 33.6037, -99.2137.

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 Baylor County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	56.3	30.2	1.86xSignificant	32.2 to 95.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	250.9	143.2	1.75xSignificant	193.6 to 322.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.8	51.8	1.27x	37.7 to 109.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	553.5	453.4	1.22xSignificant	462.4 to 659	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 Baylor County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,002.4	9,842.6	+52%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.1	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	102.6	96.9	+6%	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.

Formaldehyde16.08 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
Acetaldehyde1.12 per million
Benzene0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Wind power plant2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public 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.

City Of Seymour, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009772451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mcdermett Equip, Seymour
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006129509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Seymour Muni, Seymour
Public airport. O.
Record ID 60F (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Seymour Wwtp, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009780852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bricker Trading, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020147090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ok Concrete Plant 5 Seymour, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034759688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Contech Engineered Solutions, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070355782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wfs Csj 0156-06-052 Nh 1802 199, Mabelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070370514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Water Treatment Plant Improvements, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070370932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Duinick Inc Seymour Airport Runway 17-35 Improvement Proj, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070668244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Triple C Feeders, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070892389 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mabelle Hot Mix Plant, Mabelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071065706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wfs Csj 0133-04-042 Us 82, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071236387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Diversion Wind Project, Near Seymour Tx
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071661797 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Four Horizons Wind East, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072083086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Four Horizons Wind West, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072083340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Four Horizons Transmission Line, Seymour
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072132587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Zack Burkett Co, Seymour
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007201143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Double C Service Center, Seymour
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/255384823 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Alon
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/734239612 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Alon
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/747957461 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Shell
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/747957464 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Martin's Auto Repair, Seymour
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/747957473 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Green Pastures Wind I, Seymour
Wind power plant.
Record ID 59732 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 0.7
Seymour Hills Wind Project, Llc, Seymour
Wind power plant.
Record ID 62227 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 0.5

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 Baylor 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 Baylor 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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