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Van Zandt County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Van Zandt County is 160.6 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 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 193 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (94), Gas station (mapped facility) (29), Rail grade crossing (26). 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: 32.6208, -95.8351.

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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 Van Zandt County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases25.417.91.42xSignificant20.7 to 30.92019-2023
StomachDeaths3.72.71.37x2 to 6.22020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases67.851.81.31xSignificant60.5 to 75.92019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases10.98.71.25x8.1 to 14.62019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths36.830.21.22xSignificant31.5 to 42.82020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths86.61.21x5.7 to 11.12020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths6.65.71.16x4.3 to 9.72020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths5.44.81.13x3.5 to 8.22020-2024
BladderDeaths4.64.11.12x2.9 to 7.22020-2024
All cancerDeaths160.6143.21.12xSignificant148.9 to 173.22020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths3.83.41.12x2.3 to 6.22020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases6.96.21.11x4.3 to 10.42019-2023
All cancerNew cases466.5453.41.03x445.5 to 488.42019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases18.618.51.01x14.7 to 23.42019-2023
EsophagusNew cases4.54.60.98x2.7 to 7.22019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths4.34.40.98x2.5 to 72020-2024
EsophagusDeaths3.53.70.95x2 to 5.92020-2024
ThyroidNew cases12130.92x8.3 to 16.92019-2023
BladderNew cases17.118.70.91x13.4 to 21.62019-2023
StomachNew cases5.96.60.89x3.8 to 8.92019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases12.314.50.85x9.2 to 16.32019-2023
PancreasDeaths9.511.30.84x6.9 to 132020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases19.623.80.82x15.3 to 24.82019-2023
PancreasNew cases10.713.90.77x7.9 to 14.42019-2023

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 Van Zandt County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death10,899.49,842.6+11%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy73.875.3-2%years
Child mortality58.559.8-2%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality5.96.2-5%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths95.196.9-2%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths14.328.6-50%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.

  • Formaldehyde23.59 per million
  • Ethylene Oxide3.37 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit94
  • Gas station (mapped facility)29
  • Rail grade crossing26
  • Public airport12
  • Air permit holder (minor source)9
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
  • Small hazardous waste generator3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
  • Heliport2
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Brownfield property1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Solar power plant1

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. Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing Inc-Wills Point, Wills Point

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Lead, Copper and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,751 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7516WBGTXT2975U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7

  2. City Of Grand Saline Wwtp, Grand Saline

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009003791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  3. Canton Wwtp, Canton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039904903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  4. Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing Inc-Wills Point, Wills Point

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064387284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.9

  5. Txi-Wills Point Ready Mix, Wills Point

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110062508852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  6. Van Gas Plant, Van

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000709537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  7. Unocal Pl-Van Tank Farm, Van

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008165118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  8. City Of Wills Point Wwtp, Wills Point

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110030769746 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  9. Fruitvale Housing Authority Wwtp, Fruitvale

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020846539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  10. Txi-Wills Point Ready Mix, Wills Point

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds.

    TRI facility ID 7516WTXWLL21VZC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3.1

  11. North Texas Ready Mix, Inc, Wills Point

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110015335779 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Akin Hill Water Treatment Plant, Ben Wheeler

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064639128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  13. City Of Edgewood Wwtf, Edgewood

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009745847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  14. Myrtle Springs Compressor Station, Wills Point

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033179021 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  15. Tmi Lester, Wills Point

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070356148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  16. Wills Point Water Treatment Facility, Wills Point

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070925422 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  17. City Of Edgewood Wtp, Edgewood

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110054120027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  18. Van Zandt County Rgnl, Wills Point

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 76F (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  19. V.I.P Cleaners, Van

    Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/574726313 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  20. VIP Cleaners & Laundry, Canton

    Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/758615868 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  21. Sundown Ranch Wwtp, Canton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110066897380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  22. E&C Trucking, Ben Wheeler

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071953240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  23. Lloyds Lube Ctr, Canton

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006129493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Water Well No 4 Wtf, Ben Wheeler

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006686620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Water Well 2 Wwtp, Ben Wheeler

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006687139 (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 Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt 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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