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Nacogdoches County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Nacogdoches County is 168.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 205 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (88), Rail grade crossing (44), Gas station (mapped facility) (25). 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: 31.534, -94.5934.

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 Nacogdoches County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths5.13.41.5x3 to 82020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths8.15.71.42x5.4 to 11.72020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases21.817.91.22x16.9 to 27.82019-2023
EsophagusDeaths4.53.71.22x2.7 to 7.32020-2024
All cancerDeaths168.5143.21.18xSignificant155.3 to 182.62020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths34.430.21.14x28.7 to 40.92020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases9.98.71.14x6.9 to 13.72019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths7.56.61.14x5.1 to 10.92020-2024
EsophagusNew cases5.14.61.11x3.1 to 7.92019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases6.86.21.1x4.2 to 10.52019-2023
PancreasDeaths11.911.31.05x8.7 to 162020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases49.351.80.95x42.5 to 57.12019-2023
All cancerNew cases428.1453.40.94x406.2 to 4512019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths4.54.80.94x2.5 to 7.42020-2024
PancreasNew cases12.713.90.91x9.3 to 172019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases12.714.50.88x9.1 to 17.22019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases15.618.50.84x11.8 to 20.42019-2023
BladderNew cases13.818.70.74x10.2 to 18.32019-2023
ThyroidNew cases9.3130.72x6.1 to 13.62019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases12.623.80.53x8.9 to 17.42019-2023

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 Nacogdoches County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death11,089.19,842.6+13%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy73.575.3-2%years
Child mortality58.659.8-2%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality4.36.2-31%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths86.796.9-11%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths13.428.6-53%deaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde26.52 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.24 per million
  • Benzene0.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit88
  • Rail grade crossing44
  • Gas station (mapped facility)25
  • Major air pollution source12
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
  • TRI reporting facility6
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter4
  • Small hazardous waste generator4
  • Air permit holder (minor source)3
  • Large hazardous waste generator3
  • Public airport2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Heliport1
  • Biomass power plant1

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. Parker Hannifin Corp, Nacogdoches

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 265,305 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 75961MNVLL403IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.7

  2. West Fraser Us Ewp Llc - Nacogdoches Osb, Nacogdoches

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Diisocyanates and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 190,001 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 75963NTRNT2301S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.6

  3. Nibco Nacogdoches Plant, Nacogdoches

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000458790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.1

  4. Nibco Inc Nacogdoches Plant, Nacogdoches

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Copper compounds, Lead compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,130 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 75961NBCNC723SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.8

  5. Pilgrim'S Pride Corp Nacogdoches Processing Plant, Nacogdoches

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Peracetic acid. 27,580 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 75961GRNCR928BU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.4

  6. Norbord Texas Nacogdoches, Inc., Nacogdoches

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000458816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.4

  7. Nacogdoches Plant, Nacogdoches

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000458781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  8. Nibco Nacogdoches Plant, Nacogdoches

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000458790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  9. Pilgrim'S Pride - Nacogdoches Poultry Plant, Nacogdoches

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000505114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.9

  10. City Of Garrison, Garrison

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,750.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009777679 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  11. Nacogdoches Plant 2a Wwtp, Nacogdoches

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $73,160.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064610372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  12. Nacogdoches Generating Facility, Cushing

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $16,125.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043814744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  13. Nibco Nacogdoches Plant, Nacogdoches

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000458790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  14. American Timber & Steel, Nacogdoches

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 7596WMDWST2999F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  15. Nacogdoches Generating Facility, Cushing

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,125.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043814744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  16. Pilgrim'S Pride Corp Nacogdoches Feed Mill, Nacogdoches

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000599068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  17. American Timber And Steel Co, Nacogdoches

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056494315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  18. Chireno Isd, Chireno

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070008168 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  19. Norbord Texas Nacogdoches, Inc., Nacogdoches

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000458816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  20. Nacogdoches Plant, Nacogdoches

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000458781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  21. Cal Tex Lumber, Nacogdoches

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007198068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  22. Trawick Central Treating Station, Cushing

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007204275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  23. Acme Brick Garrison Plant, Garrison

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013958422 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  24. Xto Energy Trawick West Station, Nacogdoches

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110015737390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  25. City Of Nacogdoches Landfill, Nacogdoches

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110031222102 (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 Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches 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.

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