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Terry County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Terry County is 169.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 88 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (46), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 33.2114, -102.3352.

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 Terry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	34.8	17.9	1.94xSignificant	21.5 to 53.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	169.3	143.2	1.18x	138.5 to 205.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.7	30.2	0.92x	16.3 to 44.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	46.6	51.8	0.9x	31.7 to 66.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	400.3	453.4	0.88x	352.5 to 453	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 Terry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,280.4	9,842.6	+35%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.8	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	90.1	59.8	+51%	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	83.2	96.9	-14%	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.

Formaldehyde14.33 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.64 per million
Benzene1.21 per million
Acetaldehyde0.95 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing46
NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Hazardous waste transporter4
Small hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Thermo Fluids - Brownfield, Brownfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Zinc compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 101 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7931WTHRMF232LU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Thermo Fluids Inc (Tlt), Brownfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008158974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Brownfield Compressor Station, Brownfield
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007205568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Brownfield Central Battery, Brownfield
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033427628 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Terry County, Brownfield
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BFE (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City Clnrs, Brownfield
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005066775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Deluxe Clnrs, Brownfield
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005069594 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Thermo Fluids Inc (Tlt), Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008158974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cal-Star Dairy, Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033231349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brownfield Compress, Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033448589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Westside Dairy, Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033491816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Brownfield Landfill, Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034565021 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jlai Brownfield, Brownfield
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038204234 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Best Recycling, Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070362966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lbb Csj 0227-06-026, Leveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070366039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brownfield Bpc, Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070367545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Asphalt Plant 1, Meadow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070369616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Thermo Fluids, Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jarvis Metals Dba Brownfield Recycling, Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070375062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brownfield Isd- New High School, Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070694346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Meadow Landfill, Meadow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071345986 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fermforge Winery, Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071371279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Srm Plant 14138, Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071539480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Twc, Meadow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071898828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Creedence, Brownfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071905208 (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 Terry 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 Terry 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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