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Coleman County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Coleman County is 207.9 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 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 86 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (49), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (22), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (3). 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: 31.7277, -99.4612.

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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 Coleman County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	56.3	30.2	1.86xSignificant	40.5 to 78.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	29.8	18.7	1.59x	17.5 to 49.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	82.3	51.8	1.59xSignificant	61.9 to 108.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	207.9	143.2	1.45xSignificant	174.3 to 247.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.5	17.9	1.31x	13.4 to 40.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.4	23.8	1.15x	14.7 to 47.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	468.7	453.4	1.03x	413.5 to 530.2	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 Coleman County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,601.7	9,842.6	+38%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.5	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	89.4	96.9	-8%	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.

Formaldehyde16.25 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.77 per million
Acetaldehyde1.11 per million
Benzene0.51 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing49
NPDES wastewater discharge permit22
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Wind Clean, Coleman
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022572777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Martin Brick Quarry, Coleman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038744106 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wind Clean, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022572777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Coleman Water Treatment Plant, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001866696 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Brookesmith, Brownwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071347035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Coleman Muni, Coleman
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID COM (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Stempel Mfg Co - Santa Anna, Santa Anna
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008170077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Coleman Wwtp, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Municipal Airport, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034727703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Longs Aircraft Service, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070355966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rockwood Ftth Deployment Phase 2, Rockwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rockwood - Vance Ftth, Rockwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070502702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mozelle Ftth, Mozelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070547037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coleman Livestock Auction, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070555031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Water Treatment Plant, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070561559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mozelle Exchange Phase 2, Mozelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070826914 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mozelle Exchange Phase 3, Mozelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071205050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coleman Co Sud - Phase 8 Wtr Dist Sys Imp, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071205123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot Bwd Csj 0054-04-111, Santa Anna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071335392 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mozelle Exchange Phase 4, Mozelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071365174 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot Bwd Csj 0054-04-123, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071438259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Srm Plant 14111 Coleman, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071539750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Triangle Phase 1, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071540701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot Bwd Csj 0054-04-111, Santa Anna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071656305 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Triangle Addition Phase1, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071783438 (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 Coleman 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 Coleman 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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