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Eastland County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Eastland County is 191.1 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 149 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (46), Rail grade crossing (31), Gas station (mapped facility) (28). 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: 32.2929, -98.8023.

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 Eastland County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	49.4	30.2	1.64xSignificant	38.2 to 63.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	21.5	14.5	1.48x	13.5 to 32.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12.7	8.7	1.46x	7.6 to 20.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	191.1	143.2	1.33xSignificant	168.1 to 216.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29	23.8	1.22x	19.9 to 41.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.9	51.8	1.21x	50.1 to 78.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	495.5	453.4	1.09xSignificant	455.8 to 537.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.9	13	1.07x	7.5 to 23.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.2	17.9	1.02x	12.2 to 27	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.1	18.5	0.98x	11.2 to 28	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.5	18.7	0.94x	11.2 to 26.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.2	13.9	0.88x	7.1 to 20.2	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 Eastland County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,164.8	9,842.6	+24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	82.5	59.8	+38%	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	121	96.9	+25%	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.

Formaldehyde17.46 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.79 per million
Acetaldehyde1.21 per million
Benzene0.54 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit46
Rail grade crossing31
Gas station (mapped facility)28
Hazardous waste transporter9
Major air pollution source8
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Public airport5
Brownfield property4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Commercial airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Wind power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Ebaa Iron Inc Eastland Plant, Eastland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phenol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 50,055 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 76448BBRNNR2LAK (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Ebaa Iron Eastland Plant, Eastland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008153808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
City Of Rising Star Wwtp, Rising Star
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $21,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020144048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Ranger Wwtp, Ranger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $27,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010921093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Vulcan Construction Materials Lp Eastland Quarry, Eastland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7644WVLCNC72CUN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Cisco Wwtp, Cisco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033635092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ranger Gas Gathering Llc, Ranger
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007184215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ranger Compressor Station, Ranger
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007195864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cisco Compressor Station, Cisco
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007206629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Chevron Pipe Line Company, Ranger
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007395103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hill Lake Compressor Station, Cisco
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007395620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ebaa Iron Eastland Plant, Eastland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008153808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pueblo Compressor Station, Cisco
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010497257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Collum Plant-Desdemona, Desdemona
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034688434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Old Taylor Convenience Store, Gorman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970594 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bailey Property, Cisco
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971294 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Frank Gray Park/Bass Lake, Gorman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974105 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Westfall Property, Cisco
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985949 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
693 Epc Cisco Station, Cisco
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017284419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Eastland Wwtp, Eastland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Road Ranger 281, Cisco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071073693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cisco Muni, Cisco
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3F2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Eastland Muni, Eastland
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ETN (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ranger Muni, Ranger
Public airport. O.
Record ID F23 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Gregory M Simmons Meml, Cisco
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GZN (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2

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 Eastland 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 Eastland 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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