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Camp County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Camp County is 189.5 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 102 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (50), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (32), Gas station (mapped facility) (8). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 32.9899, -94.9936.

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 Camp County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	36.1	17.9	2.02xSignificant	22.6 to 54.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	54.2	30.2	1.79xSignificant	39.4 to 73.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	89.1	51.8	1.72xSignificant	69.6 to 112.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	189.5	143.2	1.32xSignificant	160.3 to 222.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	578.4	453.4	1.28xSignificant	524.2 to 636.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.8	18.7	1.11x	11.8 to 34.4	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 Camp County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,544.1	9,842.6	+48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.7	75.3	-6%	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	97.6	96.9	+1%	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: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde26.6 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.32 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.98 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing50
NPDES wastewater discharge permit32
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Heliport1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

American Electric Power Welsh Plant, Pittsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,034,764 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75686WLSHPFM173 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.7
Sparks Branch Wwtf, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009780950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pittsburg Feedmill, Pittsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pittsburg Plant, Pittsburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010496864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kevin Ray Ford Bfu, Winnsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033687240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pilgrim'S Pride Corp Pittsburg Feed Mill, Pittsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 75686PLGRM110SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Dry Creek Wwtp, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009780969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Pittsburg Feedmill, Pittsburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pittsburg Feedmill, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nickco Recycling, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005167069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Allen ; Son Body Shop, Pittsburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005181329 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pilgrim'S Pride - Walker Creek Distribution Center, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010130143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pittsburg Farms 1 And 2, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020144609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Henderson Manufacturing, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033853578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Pittsburg Sparks Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034392397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txi-Portable 132 @ Aep-Welsh Plant, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056955424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lone Star Industrial Park, Lone Star
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063622450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Poultry Farm, Leesburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070361231 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Paradise Shores, Camp County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070362929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dyco Metals, Leesburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070364760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Poultry Farm, Leesburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070365645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Poultry Farm, Leesburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070371141 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pittsburg Transfer Station Facility, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Poultry Farm, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070374000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Leo'S Wrecker Service, Pittsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070375141 (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 Camp 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 Camp 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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