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Henderson County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Henderson County is 189.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 361 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (165), Rail grade crossing (77), Gas station (mapped facility) (41). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 50 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: 32.1823, -95.8188.

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 Henderson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	12.1	6.6	1.83xSignificant	9.6 to 15.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	15.2	8.7	1.75xSignificant	12.3 to 18.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	49.9	30.2	1.65xSignificant	44.6 to 55.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.8	51.8	1.54xSignificant	73.1 to 87.2	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	6.3	4.1	1.54xSignificant	4.6 to 8.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27	17.9	1.51xSignificant	22.8 to 31.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.9	3.4	1.44x	3.3 to 7.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.7	6.2	1.4x	6 to 12	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	189.6	143.2	1.32xSignificant	178.9 to 200.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6	4.6	1.3x	4.2 to 8.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.9	5.7	1.21x	4.9 to 9.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.9	18.5	1.18x	18.1 to 26.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17	14.5	1.17x	13.8 to 20.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.6	4.8	1.17x	3.9 to 7.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	526.1	453.4	1.16xSignificant	507.3 to 545.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5	4.4	1.14x	3.2 to 7.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.1	3.7	1.11x	2.7 to 6.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	20.5	18.7	1.1x	17.2 to 24.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.6	13.9	1.05x	11.8 to 18	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.6	11.3	1.03x	9.2 to 14.7	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	9.9	13	0.76x	7.2 to 13.2	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	4.6	6.6	0.7x	3.2 to 6.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	14.9	23.8	0.63x	11.8 to 18.6	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 Henderson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,193.8	9,842.6	+34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	78.5	59.8	+31%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.5	6.2	+21%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	105.5	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	17.1	28.6	-40%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 50 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde23.71 per million
Ethylene Oxide14.27 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit165
Rail grade crossing77
Gas station (mapped facility)41
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)16
Major air pollution source11
Public airport8
TRI reporting facility8
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
Heliport6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Small hazardous waste generator4
Hazardous waste transporter4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 70, Athens
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Lead, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 153,888 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75751THNSBATHEN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Dillon Manufacturing, Athens
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 31,630 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7575WDLLNM916NP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Acme Brick Co Texas Clay, Malakoff
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 3 more. 328,434 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75148TXSCLWBART (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Steritec Services Llc, Athens
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene oxide. Reports carcinogens. 761 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7575WSTRTC175EN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Acme Brick Company, Malakoff
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000598791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Hanson Brick East Llc - Athens Plant, Athens
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Dillon Manufacturing, Athens
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034404277 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Steritec Medical Devices Sterilization Facility, Athens
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035029313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
City Of Trinidad Wwtf 2, Trinidad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $13,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779551 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
City Of Eustace, Eustace
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006687399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Highmark Energy Operating, Llc--Fairway Gas Plant, Poynor
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007199744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Brownsboro Wwtp, Brownsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009003773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Murchison-Plant - 9581 3rd St N, Murchison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Mabank, Mabank
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779560 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Halyard Henderson Energy Center, Larue
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070380193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
North Wastewater Treatment Plant, Athens
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000705988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Txi - Athens Ready Mix Plant 259, Athens
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033243014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Champion Home Builders Co, Athens
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
East Texas Plating, Malakoff
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001877130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tool Wwtp, Kemp
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Txi-Seven Points Ready Mix, Seven Points
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064680466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Stay A While Rv Park Wwtp, Murchison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070201890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Clayton Homes - Athens, Athens
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070357489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Star Harbor Wsp, Malakoff
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071376304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Trinidad, Trinidad
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007199735 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

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 Henderson 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 Henderson 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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