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Trinity County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Trinity County is 208.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 52 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (23), Rail grade crossing (14), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 31.1212, -95.1048.

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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 Trinity County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	55.6	30.2	1.84xSignificant	43.8 to 70.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.4	51.8	1.53xSignificant	64.1 to 98.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	208.9	143.2	1.46xSignificant	182.8 to 238.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	19.9	14.5	1.37x	10.8 to 33.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.2	8.7	1.29x	6.4 to 19.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.3	17.9	1.13x	12.5 to 32	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	472.1	453.4	1.04x	430.2 to 517.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.5	18.7	0.83x	9.8 to 25	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.1	23.8	0.76x	10 to 30.7	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 Trinity County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,130.8	9,842.6	+33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.1	75.3	-4%	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	106.8	96.9	+10%	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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde24.6 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.28 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit23
Rail grade crossing14
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Public airport4
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Heliport1
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.

City Of Trinity, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $233,287.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010922252 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Harbor Point Wwtf, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $112,366.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009773860 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Camp Cullen On Lake Livingston Wwtf, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,076.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Groveton Compressor Station, Groveton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033749861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Groveton Wwtf, Groveton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009777642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Westwood Shores Mud Wwtp, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $21,990.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009780479 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Trinity Pines Conference Center Wwtf, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030995074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Camp Olympia Wwtp, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,325.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009698951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Apple Springs Isd Wetlands Wwt, Apple Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $71,852.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009771844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Trinity Rural Wsc Wtp, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046338067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
White Rock Estates Wwtp, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010843007 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Apple Springs Isd Wetlands Wwtf, Apple Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071505239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Port Adventure, Trinity County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009773469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Groveton/Trinity County, Groveton
Public airport. O.
Record ID 33R (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1382435390 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Aztec Cove Wwtp, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010922733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Atchley Lumber & Supply Inc, Trinity
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002319214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Usda Usfs R08 Usfs Trinity District Apple Springs, Apple Springs
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006882980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Freedom Shores Marina Wwtp, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778696 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Trinity Rural Wsc Wtp, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037519183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ddf Trinity Warehouse, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070360922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Linares Auto Slavage, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rcb Culverts To Sw Pocket Ditch To Serve Tavola, New Caney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070503070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gemini Contracting Services, New Caney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070553263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Trinity Steel Fabricators, Trinity
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070709354 (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 Trinity 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 Trinity 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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