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Lamar County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lamar County is 185.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 223 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (95), Rail grade crossing (40), Gas station (mapped facility) (22). 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: 33.6501, -95.5831.

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 Lamar County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	9.5	5.7	1.67xSignificant	6.5 to 13.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46	30.2	1.52xSignificant	39.2 to 53.7	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.1	4.1	1.49x	3.8 to 9.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.4	3.7	1.46x	3.3 to 8.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	72.6	51.8	1.4xSignificant	64 to 82.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.8	17.9	1.39xSignificant	19.4 to 31.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.6	14.5	1.35xSignificant	15 to 25.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.7	18.7	1.32xSignificant	19.7 to 30.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6	4.6	1.3x	3.7 to 9.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	185.2	143.2	1.29xSignificant	171 to 200.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.3	6.6	1.26x	5.5 to 12.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.5	4.4	1.25x	3 to 9.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.5	11.3	1.11x	9 to 17.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.7	6.2	1.08x	3.9 to 10.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	475.4	453.4	1.05x	451.7 to 500.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14	13.9	1.01x	10.2 to 18.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.1	18.5	0.98x	13.6 to 23.5	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.4	6.6	0.97x	4 to 10	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.3	8.7	0.84x	4.8 to 10.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.8	13	0.68x	5.6 to 13.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.8	23.8	0.66x	11.6 to 21.2	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 Lamar County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,235.5	9,842.6	+24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.4	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	74.5	59.8	+25%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.1	6.2	-3%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	83.6	96.9	-14%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.6	28.6	-42%	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.

Formaldehyde22.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.01 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit95
Rail grade crossing40
Gas station (mapped facility)22
Major air pollution source11
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
TRI reporting facility8
Public airport7
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Large hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Heliport2
Gas power plant2
Solar power plant2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
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.

Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Methyl isobutyl ketone. Reports carcinogens. 46,053 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75460SLGNC500NW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Pj Trailers Mfg, Sumner
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Copper and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,221 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7548WPJTRL187FM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Lamar Trailers, Sumner
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Copper, Chromium and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,530 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7548WLMRTR7271F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Us Army National Guard Camp Maxey Ranges, Powderly
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,080 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75473SRMYCSH271 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Load Trail Llc, Sumner
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,059 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75486LDTRL25MIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Campbell Soup Supply Co, Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Nitric acid. 85,200 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75461CMPBL500NW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Silgan Containers Paris Plant, Paris
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $43,081.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042082572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Potters Industries Llc, Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). 26,917 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75460FLXLT1601N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Potters Industries Inc - Paris Texas Plant, Paris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000457960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Paris Asphalt Plant, Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 21 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7546WRKHLL154SW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Lamar Trailers, Sumner
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071432944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
U.S. Army Camp Maxey, Powderly
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037149458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Load Trail, Sumner
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059708400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Pj Trailers, Sumner
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059177554 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Roxton Wwtp, Roxton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009746347 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Silgan Containers Paris Plant, Paris
Major air pollution source. Penalties $43,081.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042082572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rk Hall - Paris, Paris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071287606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
City Of Blossom-Direct Pressure, Blossom
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006687086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Wastewater Treatment Plant, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034637472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lamar Power Project, Paris
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55097 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Silgan Containers Paris Plant, Paris
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $43,081.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042082572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Silgan Containers Paris Plant, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $43,081.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042082572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, Powderly
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064459722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Potters Industries Inc - Paris Texas Plant, Paris
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000457960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lamar Power (Paris), Paris
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005975098 (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 Lamar 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 Lamar 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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