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Tyler County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tyler County is 175.9 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 62 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29), Gas station (mapped facility) (17), Major air pollution source (3). 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: 30.7923, -94.3872.

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 Tyler County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	9.5	4.6	2.07xSignificant	5.5 to 16.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48	30.2	1.59xSignificant	37.6 to 60.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	27.7	18.7	1.48xSignificant	20.1 to 37.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.4	17.9	1.36x	16.2 to 35.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.2	51.8	1.24xSignificant	52.2 to 78.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	175.9	143.2	1.23xSignificant	154.8 to 199.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	15.2	13	1.17x	8.6 to 24.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13	11.3	1.15x	7.7 to 21.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.6	8.7	1.1x	5.4 to 16.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	494.4	453.4	1.09xSignificant	457.3 to 534	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.6	13.9	0.98x	8.3 to 21.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.1	18.5	0.98x	11.3 to 27.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13	14.5	0.9x	7.3 to 21.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.9	23.8	0.67x	9.8 to 24.8	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 Tyler County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,226.9	9,842.6	+45%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.6	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	107.2	59.8	+79%	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	112.3	96.9	+16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.3	28.6	-15%	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.

Formaldehyde22.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.9 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.32 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
Gas station (mapped facility)17
Major air pollution source3
Public airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
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 Woodville South Wwtp, Woodville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,625.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064648458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Ameriforge Corp (Dba Texas Metal Works), Woodville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 25 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75979TXSMTHWY69 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Warren Isd-High School Wwtp, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $28,138.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009777615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Woodville Mill, Woodville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $517,068.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063967006 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Woodville Mill, Woodville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $517,068.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063967006 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Halliburton Woodville Facility, Woodville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071424995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tyler County Gas Plant, Woodville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037568003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Woodville Renewable Power Project, Woodville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055589974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Halliburton Woodville Facility, Woodville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds.
TRI facility ID 7597WHLLBR296CU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Woodville Renewable Power Project, Woodville
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 58944 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Tyler County Gas Plant, Woodville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037568003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Woodville Renewable Power Project, Woodville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063745256 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Tyler County, Woodville
Public airport. O.
Record ID 09R (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City of Chester Water Department, Chester
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1178603952 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City Of Colmesneil Wwtp, Colmesneil
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030452141 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Woodville Renewable Power Project, Woodville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064648449 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Wal-Mart Supercenter 0288, Woodville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020120607 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Woodville Renewable Power Project, Woodville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063745256 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Wastewater Treatment Facility, Woodville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070367492 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Woodville Hardwoods, Woodville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070368002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Crossing, Tyler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070372390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Southside Metal Recycling, Woodville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070372996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ameriforge Dba Texas Metal Works, Woodville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070375435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Oasis Of Texas, Moscow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070833131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gardner Oil, Woodville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070884651 (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 Tyler 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 Tyler 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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