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Childress County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Childress County is 181.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 63 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24), Rail grade crossing (22), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). 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: 34.5107, -100.2069.

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 Childress County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47.6	30.2	1.58x	28.5 to 75.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	181.2	143.2	1.27x	141.7 to 229.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	50.4	51.8	0.97x	30.6 to 79	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	404.4	453.4	0.89x	342 to 475.3	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 Childress County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,805.8	9,842.6	-0%	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	85	96.9	-12%	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.

Formaldehyde14.79 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.78 per million
Acetaldehyde1.02 per million
Benzene0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Rail grade crossing22
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Solar power plant1
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.

Ozark Materials Llc An Ingevity Co, Childress
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 15,767 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7920WZRKMT1574F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Ozark Materials, Llc, An Ingevity Company, Childress
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071433924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Main Plant, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $114,675.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067236896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Ok Concrete Plant 6, Childress
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035307129 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ok Concrete Plant 6, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035307129 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Childress Muni, Childress
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID CDS (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City Of Childress Wwtp, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Texas Department Of Transportation, Childress
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014363660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Childress Minicipal Airport, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034326708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Childress Wwtp, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064598653 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Duininck Inc Us 83 Collingsworth Childress Asphalt Plant, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070792334 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Data Center, Childress County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071255075 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Salvare Substation, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071322934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tesla Ii Tesla To Fagus Transmission Line, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071338212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Childress Asphalt Plant 11 Storm, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071363111 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ozark Materials, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071370558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Childress Hall Golf Course, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071514182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot Chs Us287 004212086, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071708197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Childress Hall, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071884214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Childress Cbp, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072131746 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ett 345kv Tesla Substation Expansion, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072131755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Childress Cbp, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072157736 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lancium Childress Borrow Pit, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072187890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lancium Childress, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072191530 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lancium-Childress 345kv Transmission Line, Childress
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072198980 (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 Childress 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 Childress 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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