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Burleson County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Burleson County is 168.7 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 144 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (54), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (54), Air permit holder (minor source) (12). 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: 30.5131, -96.6368.

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 Burleson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.6	17.9	1.54xSignificant	19 to 39.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.6	30.2	1.51xSignificant	35.2 to 58.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12.8	8.7	1.47x	7.4 to 21.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.9	13.9	1.22x	10.7 to 26	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	168.7	143.2	1.18xSignificant	147.3 to 192.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.2	51.8	1.12x	46 to 73.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	508.6	453.4	1.12xSignificant	468.8 to 551.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.1	18.5	1.03x	11.8 to 29.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.8	11.3	0.96x	6.1 to 18.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.5	23.8	0.95x	14.1 to 34.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.2	14.5	0.91x	7.7 to 21.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.5	18.7	0.88x	10.5 to 25.2	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 Burleson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,433.7	9,842.6	+6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.6	75.3	-1%	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	77.1	96.9	-20%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde21.86 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.66 per million
Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing54
NPDES wastewater discharge permit54
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Large hazardous waste generator3
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Koppers Inc (Somerville Tx), Somerville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Creosote, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 18,498 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77879THTCHHIWAY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Koppers Industries, Somerville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034052183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
City Of Somerville Wwtp, Somerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Snap E 1h F 1h G 1h H 1h, Caldwell
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070102321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Burlington Northern And Santa Fe Railway, Somerville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001147116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Halliburton, Caldwell
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005075729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Koppers Industries, Somerville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034052183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tamu Aquacultural Research And Teaching Facility, College Station
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070238051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Burleson Sand, Caldwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070355749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
City Of Snook Wwtp, Snook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010654577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
City Of Caldwell-Plant, Caldwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Caldwell Muni, Caldwell
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RWV (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Somerville Yard, Somerville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008170442 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Baker Petrolite Caldwell, Caldwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033267211 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gulfmark Energy, Caldwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033974830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Koppers Industries, Somerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034052183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mission Petroleum Carriers Terminal, Caldwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034199855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Snoe Machining & Welding, Caldwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034242816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Basf Caldwell, Caldwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035271960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Multi-Chem Group Caldwell Facility, Caldwell
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037445574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tcb Rental, Snook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040081988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Burleson Co Wwtp, Caldwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064778263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Caldwell Plant 13, Caldwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067435261 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Zodiac Enterprises Caldwell Facility, Caldwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070357777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mission Petroleum Carriers, Caldwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070368796 (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 Burleson 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 Burleson 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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