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Liberty County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Liberty County is 196.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Stomach deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 531 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (289), Rail grade crossing (110), Gas station (mapped facility) (52). 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: 30.1886, -94.8643.

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 Liberty County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	17.8	8.7	2.05xSignificant	14.2 to 22	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.5	3.4	1.91xSignificant	4.3 to 9.3	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	4.6	2.7	1.7xSignificant	2.8 to 7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.7	17.9	1.6xSignificant	23.9 to 34.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.3	6.6	1.56xSignificant	7.7 to 13.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.4	51.8	1.53xSignificant	71.5 to 88	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.3	4.8	1.52xSignificant	4.9 to 10.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.6	3.7	1.51x	3.7 to 8.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.7	30.2	1.45xSignificant	37.9 to 50.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	196.9	143.2	1.38xSignificant	184 to 210.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.2	4.6	1.35x	4.2 to 9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15	11.3	1.33xSignificant	11.5 to 19.1	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8.6	6.6	1.3x	6.1 to 11.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.8	13.9	1.28xSignificant	14 to 22.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7	5.7	1.23x	4.7 to 10.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.6	14.5	1.21x	13.9 to 22.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5	4.4	1.14x	3.2 to 7.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	497.2	453.4	1.1xSignificant	476.9 to 518.2	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.4	4.1	1.07x	2.6 to 6.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.8	18.5	1.07x	15.9 to 24.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.5	18.7	0.94x	13.7 to 22	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.1	6.2	0.82x	3.2 to 7.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.3	13	0.79x	7.6 to 13.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	11.6	23.8	0.49x	8.6 to 15.2	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 Liberty County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,242.4	9,842.6	+14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.8	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	63.2	59.8	+6%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.8	6.2	-7%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	95.6	96.9	-1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.7	28.6	-17%	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.

Formaldehyde22.63 per million
Ethylene Oxide3.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit289
Rail grade crossing110
Gas station (mapped facility)52
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Hazardous waste transporter15
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
Major air pollution source9
Public airport8
TRI reporting facility8
Large hazardous waste generator4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Heliport1
Industrial wastewater discharge1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Petro-Chemical Systems, Inc. (Turtle Bayou), Liberty County
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 29.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID TXD980873350 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Huntsman Petrochemical Llc, Dayton
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000607576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
Indorama Ventures Oxides Llc, Dayton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene oxide, Ethylene oxide, Ethylene glycol, Certain glycol ethers and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,483 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77535BKRPRUSHWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Verdant Energy Solutions - Liberty, Liberty
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methanol, Carbon disulfide, N-Hydroxyethylethylenediamine and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,096 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7757WBZCHM15215 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Huntsman Petrochemical Llc, Dayton
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000607576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Global Tubing Llc Coiled Tubing Manufacturing Facility In Da, Dayton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 79 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7753WGLBLT51CR4 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Ptc Liberty Tubulars Llc, Liberty
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 30 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 77575LLDTB1100F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Baze Chemical Liberty, Liberty
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037446546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Huntsman Petrochemical Llc, Dayton
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000607576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Jesse Sinclair Plant, Dayton
Hazardous waste transporter. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045564340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Cleveland Plant, Cleveland
Major air pollution source. Penalties $90,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007178188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Bella Vista Wwtp, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $77,687.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054120330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Quikrete - Houston Tx Plant, Raywood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7758WQKRTH13174 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Global Tubing Llc Coiled Tubing Manufacturing Facility In Dayton Texas, Dayton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033899137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Heidelberg Materials - Dayton Rmc, Dayton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7753WCMPBL31WAC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Heidelberg Materials - Cleveland Rmc, Cleveland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7732WCMPBLNRHTT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
City Of Dayton, Dayton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002043440 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lema Materials, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,725.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071362341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation, Liberty
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001868168 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Quikrete - Houston, Tx Plant, Raywood
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071732359 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Campbell Rmc Cleveland, Cleveland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039494954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Campbell Rmc Dayton, Dayton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043694721 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, Cleveland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061324400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tarkington Isd Wwtp, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061460351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Llc Cleveland Plywood & Lumber, Cleveland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000606906 (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 Liberty 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 Liberty 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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