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Cass County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cass County is 198.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 2.4 times the U.S. rate and Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 136 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (43), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (42), Gas station (mapped facility) (25). 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: 33.0989, -94.3482.

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 Cass County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	9.9	4.1	2.41xSignificant	6.1 to 15.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.4	3.4	1.88xSignificant	3.7 to 11	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	54.1	30.2	1.79xSignificant	45.2 to 64.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.8	4.6	1.7x	4.3 to 13.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.6	4.8	1.58x	4.4 to 12.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	8.7	5.7	1.53x	5.2 to 14	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.1	51.8	1.49xSignificant	66.3 to 89.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	20.2	14.5	1.39x	14 to 28.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	198.4	143.2	1.39xSignificant	179.8 to 218.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	24.3	18.5	1.31x	17.8 to 32.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.3	17.9	1.25x	16.2 to 30.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.1	6.6	1.23x	4.8 to 13.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	511.9	453.4	1.13xSignificant	480.5 to 545	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.4	6.6	1.12x	4.4 to 12.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.9	18.7	1.06x	14.4 to 27.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9	8.7	1.03x	5.5 to 14.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.3	23.8	0.85x	14.4 to 28	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.8	13	0.68x	4.7 to 14.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	9.4	13.9	0.68x	5.8 to 14.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	7.2	11.3	0.64x	4.1 to 12	2020-2024

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 Cass County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,420.4	9,842.6	+47%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.7	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	80.3	59.8	+34%	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	114.2	96.9	+18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.1	28.6	-44%	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.

Formaldehyde26.36 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.32 per million
Benzene0.99 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing43
NPDES wastewater discharge permit42
Gas station (mapped facility)25
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Major air pollution source3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
TRI reporting facility2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Industrial wastewater discharge1
Biomass power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Graphic Packaging International Llc, Queen City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Barium And Barium Compounds, Manganese compounds, Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 16,607,066 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75504NTRNTPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Graphic Packaging International Paper Llc - Texarkana Mill, Queen City
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $192,726.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008148496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
Graphic Packaging International Paper Llc - Texarkana Mill, Queen City
Major air pollution source. Penalties $192,726.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008148496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Chromascape, Atlanta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol. 4,500 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7555WMNCHM58IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Graphic Packaging International Paper Llc - Texarkana Mill, Queen City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $192,726.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008148496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Monochem Inc, Atlanta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005056241 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Graphic Packaging International Paper Llc - Texarkana Mill, Queen City
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $192,726.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008148496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Wheeling Machine Products Hughes Springs, Hughes Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 75656WHLNG22STA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Horace Whately Wwtp, Atlanta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034417717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Graphic Packaging International Paper Llc - Texarkana Mill, Queen City
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $192,726.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008148496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bryans Mill Gas Plant, Douglassville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000913637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Atlanta Compressor Station, Linden
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041711877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Linden Jims Bayou Wwtp, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064779226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Beach Creek Wwtp, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009773995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
City Of Bloomburg Wwtp, Bloomburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Queen City Wwtp, Queen City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009780040 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
City Of Domino Wwtp, Queen City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064779299 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
International Paper Texarkana Mill, Queen City
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 54097 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.6
Hughes Springs Wwtf, Hughes Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009746196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Avinger Wwtp, Avinger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Hall-Miller Muni, Atlanta
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ATA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Cass County Safety Rest Area Wwtp, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009746793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Seaton Mk Pit, Lone Star
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071410267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Texas Dept Of Transportation, Linden
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008167456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jim'S Bayou Wwtp, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778197 (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 Cass 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 Cass 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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