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Moore County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Moore County is 161.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 236 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (64), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (56), Major air pollution source (28). 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: 35.8395, -101.893.

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 Moore County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	New cases	19.1	13.9	1.37x	11.2 to 30.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.4	14.5	1.2x	10.2 to 27.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21	17.9	1.17x	12.8 to 32.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.7	30.2	1.15x	23.5 to 49.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	161.8	143.2	1.13x	136.7 to 189.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	388.2	453.4	0.86x	349.6 to 429.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	34.7	51.8	0.67x	23.5 to 49.2	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 Moore County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,115.2	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.8	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	59.6	59.8	-0%	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	82.7	96.9	-15%	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.

Formaldehyde12.29 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.64 per million
Acetaldehyde0.78 per million
Benzene0.54 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing64
NPDES wastewater discharge permit56
Major air pollution source28
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)25
Gas station (mapped facility)22
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Wind power plant6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Hazardous waste transporter4
TRI reporting facility4
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
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.

Mckee Refinery, Sunray
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.7
Diamond Shamrock Refining Co Lp, Sunray
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Methanol, tert-Butyl alcohol, Ethylene glycol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,226,383 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79086DMNDSSTARR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.7
Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant, Sunray
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Hydrogen sulfide, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 117,016 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7908WSNRYG11571 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Valero Partners Mckee, Sunray
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Cyclohexane, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 89,448 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7908WVLRPR671FM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Continental Carbon Sunray Plant, Sunray
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $9,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Jbs Swift Cactus, Cactus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Chromium, Peracetic acid. 176,270 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79013MNFRTSHROE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Mckee Refinery, Sunray
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Continental Carbon Co Sunray, Sunray
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen cyanide, Hydrogen sulfide, Carbonyl sulfide. 36,257 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79086WTCCRHCR1B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Sunray Gas Plant, Sunray
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043790591 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Swift Beef Cactus Plant, Cactus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000599941 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Mckee Refinery, Sunray
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Mckee Refinery, Sunray
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Mckee Refinery, Sunray
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Continental Carbon Sunray Plant, Sunray
Major air pollution source. Penalties $9,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Continental Carbon Sunray Plant, Sunray
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Continental Carbon Sunray Plant, Sunray
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $9,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Southwest Dumas Booster Station, Dumas
Major air pollution source. Penalties $6,438.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007181030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sneed Booster Station, Sanford
Major air pollution source. Penalties $43,541.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007197942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sunray Wwtp, Sunray
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064607590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Dumas Wwtp, Dumas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $42,625.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064608410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Duke Energy Etter Booster, Cactus
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007181334 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Vent Booster Station, Dumas
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007181682 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sneed Plant, Sanford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007197960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pfc 15 Station, Channing
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007203016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Duke Energy Field Services, L.P., Dumas
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007203953 (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 Moore 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 Moore 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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