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Shackelford County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Shackelford County is 139.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 50 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (34), Gas station (mapped facility) (4), 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: 32.7285, -99.354.

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 Shackelford County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.2	51.8	1.49x	45.8 to 125.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	480.2	453.4	1.06x	387.4 to 590.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	139.4	143.2	0.97x	93.2 to 203	2020-2024

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 Shackelford County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,672.5	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.6	75.3	+0%	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	86.3	96.9	-11%	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.

Formaldehyde16.64 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.8 per million
Acetaldehyde1.13 per million
Benzene0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit34
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Wind power plant2
Large hazardous waste generator1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Ebaa Iron Inc Jack Rabbit Div, Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead, Mercury. Reports carcinogens. 12 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 76430BRNNC5MILE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Ebaa Iron Jack Rabbit Division, Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012703468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pittman Compressor Station, Albany
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033181483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Shackelford Gas Plant, Albany
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034802587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
961 Albany Tank Cleaning Yard, Albany
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017284151 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Albany Muni, Albany
Public airport. O.
Record ID T23 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1455011598 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Plum Creek Wwtp, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009745516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Albany Wtp, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009771620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ebaa Iron Jack Rabbit Division, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012703468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Continental Quarries, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034197358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mezger Enterprises, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034204867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Albany Municipal Airport, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037200882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Espinoza Stone Lueders, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070180557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bertram Architectual Stone, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070193693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mezger Enterprises Lueders Pit, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070356974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Continental Quarries, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070358963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
San Felipe Stone, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070362861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cobra Stone Albany Quarry, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070366164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clarke Estates, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070506367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Csj 012504033, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070554518 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mezger Cr164 Pit, Lueders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070742834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Albany Plant, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070818644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Csj 0011-06-049, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070818872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot Us 180 - Albany, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070825504 (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 Shackelford 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 Shackelford 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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