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Coke County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Coke County is 217.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 27 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12), Major air pollution source (7), Wind power plant (2). 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: 31.9205, -100.5295.

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 Coke County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	217.2	143.2	1.52xSignificant	161.3 to 288.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.7	51.8	1.29x	37.9 to 112.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	528.8	453.4	1.17x	435.3 to 638.3	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 Coke County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,809	9,842.6	-0%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74	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	77.7	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: 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.

Formaldehyde15.32 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.75 per million
Acetaldehyde1.03 per million
Benzene0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Major air pollution source7
Wind power plant2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Gas 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.

Jameson Gas Plant, Silver
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 73,521 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7694WJMSNG1GASP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Jameson Gas Plant, Silver
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070888105 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Jameson Gas Plant, Silver
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,125,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000505506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Robert Lee Wwtp, Robert Lee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006687497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jameson Gas Plant, Silver
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $3,125,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000505506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Oryx Energy Co, Silver
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007197880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bronte Common Tank Battery, Bronte
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007207593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sally Odom Compressor Station, Bronte
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033179012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Seminole Pipeline Robert Lee Pump Station, Robert Lee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043979004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
West Jameson Treating Facility, Silver
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067566538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Silver Facility, Silver
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071958018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Jameson Gas Processing Plant, Silver
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55052 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Silver Sand & Gravel, Silver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070188123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Renfroe Pit, Bronte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070381178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Bronte Sand And Gravel, Bronte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071904099 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
John Hill Feedyard, Robert Lee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030772457 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sanco Materials Bronte Plant, Bronte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034756654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bronte Caliche Pit Facility, Bronte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070372181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sanco Material Robert Lee Plant, Robert Lee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070372970 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Silver Sand And Gravel, Silver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Silver Sand Plant, Silver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070674343 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us 277 Csj 0264-05-029, Bronte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us 277 Csj 0264-04-054, Bronte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071661508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Aviator Wind, Robert Lee
Wind power plant.
Record ID 63209 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 1
Ft Chadbourne Gina Compressor Station, Bronte
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001866687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Coke 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 Coke 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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