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Lynn County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lynn County is 165.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 43 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35), Wind power plant (3), Major air pollution source (2). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 33.2015, -101.8166.

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 Lynn County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	165.5	143.2	1.16x	125.5 to 214.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	429.6	453.4	0.95x	360.1 to 509	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 Lynn County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,310.9	9,842.6	+35%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.9	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	105.9	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde14.09 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.66 per million
Benzene1.1 per million
Acetaldehyde0.93 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
Wind power plant3
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport1

Highest-severity records

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

Farmers Cooperative Association Of O Donnell, Odonnell
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033765771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kizer Rock Crusher, Tahoka
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070520805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wilson Cooperative Gin, Wilson
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $6,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034892061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
T-Bar, Tahoka
Public airport. O.
Record ID 2F4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Lamesa Odonnell Compress Odonnell Plant, Odonnell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033695990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tahoka Warehouse, Tahoka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035030999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gasoline Fuel Tanker Spill Hwy 87 Tahoka, Tahoka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045502915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tahoka Wind Project, Tahoka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070363208 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Javac Investments- Trails Regal Park, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Baker Pit, Wilson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070375036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ponderosa West Rock Crusher, Odonnell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070377442 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
535 Fm 1730, New Home
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070389366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ranchland Estates, New Home
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070392048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sandhill Trace, Tahoka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070519927 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sage Draw Wind Project, Southland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070544385 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Uptown West Subdivision, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070546972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Upland Ave A Plus Storage, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070555972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Duininck Inc Lynn County Us Hwy 87 Asphalt Plant, Tahoka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070667430 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lincoln 16 Subdivision, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070687531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Iron Horse Subdivision, Wolfforth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070831902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Uptown West - Rbh, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070917209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Palms At Kitty Hawk, New Horm
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070927550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Windsor At Preston Manor, Wolfforth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070939531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tahoka Warehouse, Tahoka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070949005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Primrose Pointe, Lubbock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071083973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Lynn 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 Lynn 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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