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Carson County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Carson County is 181.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 141 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (60), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27), Gas station (mapped facility) (15). 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: 35.4082, -101.3544.

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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 Carson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	181.3	143.2	1.27x	141.4 to 230	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.4	51.8	1.11x	36.7 to 87.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	466.2	453.4	1.03x	398 to 543.5	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 Carson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,961.8	9,842.6	+32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.1	75.3	-4%	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	102.3	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.

Formaldehyde12.85 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.65 per million
Acetaldehyde0.78 per million
Benzene0.53 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing60
NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Major air pollution source11
Wind power plant9
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Public airport4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Hazardous waste transporter2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Pantex Plant (USDOE), Pantex Village
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 51.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID TX4890110527 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Us Doe Pantex Plant, Panhandle
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead, 2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester, Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 53,887 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79120SDPRTUSHIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
U S Doe Pantex Plant, Panhandle
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002045368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Kelly Compressor Station, White Deer
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007205327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Andarko Gathering Company, Fritch
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007206040 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eagle Rock Field Services Lp, Skellytown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007395531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eagle Rock Field Services Lp, Skellytown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007397664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sanford Booster, Fritch
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013886438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cargray Gas Plant, Skellytown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015737167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cargray Booster 46, White Deer
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031507288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Oneok Westex Transmission Inc, Fritch
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033178825 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fritch Booster Station, Fritch
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033181367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Carson Booster, Borger
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034213875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Schafer Compressor Station, Skellytown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044957525 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
U S Doe Pantex Plant, Panhandle
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002045368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
U S Doe Pantex Plant, Panhandle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002045368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Eagles Aerodrome, Conway
Public airport. O.
Record ID 55T (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Panhandle-Carson County, Panhandle
Public airport. O.
Record ID T45 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Pantex- Trm Cemco 431, Panhandle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071359674 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
American Pipeline Schafer Plant, White Deer
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009503652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Skellytown Wwtp, Skellytown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779347 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sisson Dairy, Friona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027364769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carson County Feedyard, Panhandle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030452409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us Doe National Nuclear Security Administration Pantex Plant, Panhandle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031507279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Panhandle Landfill, Panhandle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038485939 (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 Carson 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 Carson 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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