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Guadalupe County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Guadalupe County is 139.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 746 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (533), Gas station (mapped facility) (62), Rail grade crossing (47). 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: 29.6123, -97.9638.

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 Guadalupe County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.5	17.9	1.37xSignificant	21.5 to 27.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.5	3.4	1.32x	3.2 to 6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.9	8.7	1.25xSignificant	8.9 to 13.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.5	4.4	1.25x	4.1 to 7.2	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	18.7	16.4	1.14x	12.9 to 26.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.1	6.6	1.08x	5.6 to 8.9	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.4	4.1	1.07x	3.2 to 6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.5	13.9	1.04x	12.2 to 17.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.7	18.5	1.01x	16.1 to 21.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.6	6.6	1x	5.1 to 8.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.2	11.3	0.99x	9.2 to 13.5	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	4.5	4.6	0.98x	3.3 to 6.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	139.6	143.2	0.97x	132.3 to 147.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.6	3.7	0.97x	2.5 to 5.1	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.4	13	0.95x	10.2 to 14.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	425.1	453.4	0.94x	412.3 to 438.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.3	5.7	0.93x	3.9 to 7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.7	6.2	0.92x	4.3 to 7.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.2	14.5	0.91x	11 to 15.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	45.6	51.8	0.88x	41.5 to 50	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.4	30.2	0.87x	23.4 to 29.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4	4.8	0.83x	2.8 to 5.5	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	2.2	2.7	0.81x	1.4 to 3.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	15.1	18.7	0.81x	12.7 to 17.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15	23.8	0.63x	12.6 to 17.7	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 Guadalupe County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,110.9	9,842.6	-28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.2	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	46.2	59.8	-23%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.1	6.2	-18%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	55.4	96.9	-43%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	9.2	28.6	-68%	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.

Formaldehyde19.85 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.84 per million
Acetaldehyde1.32 per million
Naphthalene1.05 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit533
Gas station (mapped facility)62
Rail grade crossing47
TRI reporting facility15
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)15
Major air pollution source13
Public airport13
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Small hazardous waste generator9
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Hazardous waste transporter4
Hydroelectric plant4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Commercial airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Gas power plant2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)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.

Xerxes Corp, Seguin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 767,463 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78155XRXSC2001P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Armortex, Schertz
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032744699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
Teijin Automotive Technologies Texas, Seguin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 182,894 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7815WTJNTM258TH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Armortex (Formerly Safeguard Security Services), Schertz
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 48,972 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78154SFGRD5926C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Structural Metals Inc, Seguin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Nickel compounds, Lead compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 39,858 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78156STRCTPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Armortex, Schertz
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032744699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Xerxes Corp Seguin Plant, Seguin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464596 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Teijin Automotive Technologies Texas, Seguin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071241065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Aw Texas, Cibolo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Ethylene glycol, Toluene, Tetrachloroethylene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 166 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7812WWTXSX565BL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Armortex, Schertz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032744699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Structural Metals Inc, Seguin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000599745 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Tyson Farms Inc. - Seguin Poultry Processing Plant, Seguin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chlorine dioxide. 3,333 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78155HLLYF1200W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Vitesco Technologies Usa Llc, Seguin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 18 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78155MTRLN3740N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Tyson Farms Seguin Processing Plant, Seguin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035049630 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Highway 46 Wwtp, New Braunfels
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064517848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Seguin Concrete Plant, Seguin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,425.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070237435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Wright Oil, Schertz
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037146335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Republic Plastics, Ltd., Mc Queeney
Major air pollution source. Penalties $78,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022940200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Tms International, Llc, Seguin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031000878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ameritex Pipe & Products Seguin, Seguin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7815WMRTXP396EU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Armortex, Schertz
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032744699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Munters, Schertz
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Chromium, Manganese and 2 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7815WMNTRS169JR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Tms International Llc, Seguin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 59 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78155MSDVT1STEE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Temic Automotive Of North America Inc, Seguin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Guadalupe Generating Station, Marion
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55153 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4

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 Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe 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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