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Hardin County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hardin County is 168.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 412 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (265), Rail grade crossing (73), Gas station (mapped facility) (29). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 30.3119, -94.387.

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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 Hardin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	30.3	17.9	1.69xSignificant	24.7 to 36.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.3	3.4	1.56x	3.2 to 8.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	16.9	11.3	1.5xSignificant	12.9 to 21.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.1	3.7	1.38x	3 to 8.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.1	30.2	1.36xSignificant	34.8 to 48.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.9	14.5	1.3x	14.5 to 24.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.2	5.7	1.26x	4.6 to 10.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.8	4.6	1.26x	3.6 to 9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	8.2	6.6	1.24x	5.4 to 12.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.1	6.6	1.23x	5.5 to 11.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63.5	51.8	1.23xSignificant	55.6 to 72.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.9	13.9	1.22x	12.8 to 21.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	168.7	143.2	1.18xSignificant	155.4 to 182.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.8	8.7	1.13x	6.9 to 13.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.2	18.5	1.09x	15.6 to 25.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	471.8	453.4	1.04x	448.9 to 495.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.6	23.8	0.95x	17.6 to 28.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.3	18.7	0.93x	13.1 to 22.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.5	13	0.81x	7.2 to 14.9	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 Hardin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,241.9	9,842.6	+14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	68.3	59.8	+14%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.5	6.2	+20%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	86.5	96.9	-11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.8	28.6	-41%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde22.69 per million
Ethylene Oxide4.58 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit265
Rail grade crossing73
Gas station (mapped facility)29
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
Major air pollution source5
Small hazardous waste generator4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Hazardous waste transporter3
TRI reporting facility3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Public airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Trecora Hydrocarbons Combined Facility, Silsbee
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $92,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.8
Clearstream Wastewater Systems Inc, Silsbee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 157,155 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77656CLRSTOLDHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Trecora Hydrocarbons Llc, Silsbee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Cyclohexane, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 50,243 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77656STHHMFM418 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Trecora Hydrocarbons Combined Facility, Silsbee
Major air pollution source. Penalties $92,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Dragon Products North Silsbee Facility, Silsbee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 5,315 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77656KRBYFHWY92 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Trecora Hydrocarbons Combined Facility, Silsbee
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $92,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Trecora Hydrocarbons Combined Facility, Silsbee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $92,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Trecora Hydrocarbons Combined Facility, Silsbee
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $92,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000464097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Clearstream Wastewater Systems Inc, Silsbee
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001870921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Forged Components Inc., Kountze
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 40 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7762WFRGDC1299U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Louisiana Pacific Corp. Silsbee Tx, Silsbee
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069544274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
City Of Silsbee South Wwtp, Silsbee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $92,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039892104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Apache Products Dba Acme Skid, Silsbee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033553232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lumberton Mud Wwtp 2, Lumberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000721924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Silsbee Plastics Plant, Silsbee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013885288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Transco Compressor Station 40, Sour Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035106569 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hardin County Peaking Facility, Kountze
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045491133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Louisiana Pacific Corp. Silsbee Tx, Silsbee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069544274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Kountze Wwtp, Kountze
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010922038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Hardin County Peaking Facility, Kountze
Gas power plant.
Record ID 56604 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.1
West Hardin County Cisd Wwtp, Saratoga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010124114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Silsbee Plastics Plant, Silsbee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013885288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
621 Grayburg Station, Sourlake
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017284400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Louisiana Pacific Corp. Silsbee Tx, Silsbee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069544274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Hardin County Landfill, Kountze
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033728330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Hardin 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 Hardin 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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