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Hall County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hall County is 129.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 33 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (15), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (10), Gas station (mapped facility) (4). 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: 34.5257, -100.6807.

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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 Hall County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerNew cases427.1453.40.94x334.2 to 539.62019-2023
All cancerDeaths129.4143.20.9x89.5 to 186.82020-2024

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 Hall County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death10,246.29,842.6+4%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy74.275.3-1%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths137.196.9+41%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde14.17 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.76 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.97 per million
  • Benzene0.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing15
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
  • Gas station (mapped facility)4
  • Air permit holder (minor source)2
  • Public airport1
  • 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.

  1. City Of Memphis-Plant - Wellfield Storage, Memphis

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039125461 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  2. Memphis Muni, Memphis

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID F21 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  3. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1554458147 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  4. Estelline Wwtp, Estelline

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010922699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  5. Ok Concrete Plant 14 Memphis, Memphis

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110034593517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  6. Txdot Chs Us287 004208058, Memphis

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070172333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  7. Hall County, Turkey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070355428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. Qts Wtx1, Turkey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072157031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  9. Red Rock Substation And Laydown Yard, Turkey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072199254 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  10. Turkey Substation, Turkey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072200965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Bnsf Railway - Embry Siding, Newlin

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072249524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Caprock Trails Rv Resort, Turkey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072256438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Fm 1619, Memphis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 274671F (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  14. Private, Memphis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 274672M (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  15. Cr-H, Memphis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 274674B (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  16. Cr-31, Memphis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 274913Y (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  17. Noel St, Memphis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 274918H (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  18. Co Rd 25, Memphis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 274919P (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  19. Private, Memphis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 274920J (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  20. Cr-E, Memphis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 274921R (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  21. Cr-I, Estelline

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 275051V (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  22. Cr-J, Estelline

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 275052C (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  23. Fm 1619, Estelline

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 275055X (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  24. Private, Estelline

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 275058T (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  25. Us 0287, Memphis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 276675P (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

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 Hall 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 Hall 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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