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Terrell County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Terrell County is 178.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 26 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (18), Public airport (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: 30.1562, -102.1629.

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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 Terrell County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths178.1143.21.24x103.2 to 330.22020-2024
All cancerNew cases346.7453.40.76x205.4 to 570.12019-2023

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 Terrell 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: 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.

  • Formaldehyde13.26 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.65 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.6 per million
  • Benzene0.43 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing18
  • Public airport3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Air permit holder (minor source)2
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1

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. Terrell Gas Plant, Sheffield

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041031040 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  2. Terrell Compressor Station, Sheffield

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043973475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  3. Terrell Gas Plant, Sheffield

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041031040 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  4. Terrell County, Dryden

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 6R6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  5. Private, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 742957R (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  6. Private Uprr, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 742959E (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  7. Private, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 742963U (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  8. Private Uprr, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 742964B (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  9. Private, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 763851D (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  10. Private, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 763852K (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  11. Gregory Road, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 763853S (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  12. Pierce Road, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 763854Y (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  13. Blanco Street, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 763861J (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  14. Private, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 763863X (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  15. Private, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 763864E (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  16. Odom Road, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 763866T (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  17. Sh0349 / Fm1217, Dryden

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 763867A (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  18. Private, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 763868G (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  19. Private, Pumpville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 763872W (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  20. Private Uprr, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 920446W (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  21. Private Uprr, Sanderson

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 920450L (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  22. Private, Pumpville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 972463F (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  23. Panda Exploration Inc., Sheffield

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001995011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  24. Strain Brothers Inc, Sheffield

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033180929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  25. Stand Fast, Langtry

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 2TE8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 0.5

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 Terrell 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 Terrell 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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