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Loving County, Texas: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Loving County. Federal databases place 124 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (74), Major air pollution source (18), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16). 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: 31.8255, -103.5677.

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.

No county-level cancer statistics are published for this area. Request counts directly from the Texas state cancer registry.

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 Loving County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature deathn/a9,842.6n/ayears of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancyn/a75.3n/ayears
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 deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths 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: 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.

  • Formaldehyde23.15 per million
  • Benzene10.29 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.67 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.02 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Air permit holder (minor source)74
  • Major air pollution source18
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
  • TRI reporting facility5
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
  • Small hazardous waste generator3
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter2
  • Gas station (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. Tornado Gas Plant, Mentone

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 45,387 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7975WTRNDG619PR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.1

  2. Mentone Gas Plant, Mentone

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane, Benzene, Toluene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 43,184 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7975WMNTNG2439C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.1

  3. Lobo Processing Plant, Mentone

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 20,747 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7975WLBPRCTAKEH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.8

  4. Mentone Gas Plant, Mentone

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene, Methanol and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 15,425 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7975WMNTNG2261P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.7

  5. Loving Gas Plant, Mentone

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene, Cyclohexane and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 677 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7975WLVNGG4173P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

  6. Mentone Gas Plant, Mentone

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070671366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.1

  7. Lobo Processing Plant, Mentone

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070208764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.9

  8. Tornado Gas Plant, Mentone

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070628756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.9

  9. Mentone Gas Plant, Mentone

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070348250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  10. Loving Gas Plant, Loving County

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110066825662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  11. Lobo Processing Plant, Mentone

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $33,789.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070049928 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  12. Bronco Ctf And Swdf, Mentone

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $19,126.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071293649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  13. Cbr 22-56t1-O Pad, Orla

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070195970 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  14. Dk Boyd Compressor Station, Mentone

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070236399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  15. Lindsay 10-15d-17h Pad, Orla

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070262505 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  16. Cbr 18-56t1 A Production Facility, Orla

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070380195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  17. Cbr 41-44 West Pad, Orla

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070520597 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  18. Boyd 21 Production Pad, Mentone

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070520598 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  19. Pecos State 39-46 Prod Pad, Orla

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070520607 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  20. Bronco Ctf, Mentone

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070815057 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  21. Hawk Ctf And Swdf, Mentone

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071241152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  22. Tornado Gas Plant, Mentone

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071241153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  23. St Johns Tank Battery, Mentone

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071241197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  24. Laser Ctf And Silvertip Swdf, Mentone

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071241236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  25. Tower Ctf And Swdf, Mentone

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071425483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

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 Loving 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 Loving 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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