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Bosque County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bosque County is 194.7 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 126 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (39), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (37), Gas station (mapped facility) (19). 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: 31.8966, -97.6469.

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 Bosque County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	54.6	30.2	1.81xSignificant	43.9 to 67.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	23.2	14.5	1.6xSignificant	15.7 to 33.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	194.7	143.2	1.36xSignificant	173.4 to 218.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14	11.3	1.24x	9 to 21.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.9	17.9	1.22x	14.6 to 32.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63	51.8	1.22x	51.6 to 76.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.3	18.5	1.21x	15.1 to 32.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	477.8	453.4	1.05x	441.7 to 516.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14	13.9	1.01x	8.9 to 21.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.6	18.7	0.99x	12.2 to 27.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19	23.8	0.8x	11.7 to 29.5	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 Bosque County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,030.2	9,842.6	+22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	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	103	96.9	+6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.7	28.6	-31%	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.

Formaldehyde19.68 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde1.51 per million
Benzene0.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing39
NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Public airport15
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Solar power plant2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
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.

Lhoist North America Of Texas (Plant Operations), Clifton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Vanadium compounds, Nickel compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 32,360 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 76634CHMCL2861F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Lhoist North America Clifton Lime Plant Construction Project, Clifton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013286595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
City Of Cranfills Gap, Cranfills Gap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $65,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006686531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Kopperl Isd Wwtp, Kopperl
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,350.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006686657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
City Of Meridian Wwtp 2, Meridian
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009746356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Morgan, Morgan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779105 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Land O'Lakes Purina - Clifton, Clifton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070689661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bosque County Peaking, Laquna Park
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55172 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.8
City Of Walnut Springs Wwtp, Walnut Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025173201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Thad Hill Energy Center, Clifton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033248563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lhoist North America Clifton Lime Plant Construction Project, Clifton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013286595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Clifton Wwtp, Clifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,760.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010923288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Thad Hill Energy Center, Clifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033248563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Lhoist North America Clifton Lime Plant Construction Project, Clifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013286595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Whitney Lake Powerhouse Wwtp, Clifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063665289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Purina Animal Nutrition Llc - Clifton, Clifton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 7663WLNDLK37NAV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
City Of Iredell, Iredell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lhoist North America Clifton Lime Plant Construction Project, Clifton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013286595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
City Of Valley Mills Wwtp, Valley Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009777795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Clifton Muni/Isenhower Fld, Clifton
Public airport. O.
Record ID 7F7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1359792901 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Camp John Marc Wwtp, Meridian
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009774146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Standard Transmissions, Clifton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005172810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ingram Enterprises, Clifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006688370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Texas Conference Assoication Seventh Day Adventists Wwtp, Clifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030770912 (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 Bosque 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 Bosque 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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