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Wise County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wise County is 171.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 540 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (251), Rail grade crossing (95), Gas station (mapped facility) (42). 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: 33.2125, -97.6555.

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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 Wise County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6.3	3.7	1.7xSignificant	4.2 to 9.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.4	4.6	1.61xSignificant	5 to 10.5	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	24.9	16.4	1.52x	14.8 to 39.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	21.7	14.5	1.5xSignificant	17.3 to 26.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.5	6.6	1.44xSignificant	6.7 to 13	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41	30.2	1.36xSignificant	35.1 to 47.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.7	4.4	1.3x	3.6 to 8.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.8	6.2	1.26x	5.3 to 11.2	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.1	4.1	1.24x	3.1 to 8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.6	8.7	1.22x	7.8 to 14.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	171.6	143.2	1.2xSignificant	159 to 185	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.8	5.7	1.19x	4.5 to 10	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.4	51.8	1.17xSignificant	53.1 to 68.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.9	3.4	1.15x	2.2 to 6.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.5	4.8	1.15x	3.4 to 8.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.5	17.9	1.09x	15.5 to 24.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	484.7	453.4	1.07xSignificant	463.4 to 506.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.3	18.7	0.98x	14.4 to 23	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.6	13	0.89x	8.4 to 15.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.5	23.8	0.86x	16.2 to 25.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.9	13.9	0.86x	8.8 to 15.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.7	18.5	0.85x	12 to 20.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.4	6.6	0.82x	3.3 to 8.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.2	11.3	0.81x	6.6 to 12.7	2020-2024

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 Wise County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,574.1	9,842.6	-13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.1	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	46.7	59.8	-22%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5	6.2	-19%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	86.5	96.9	-11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.7	28.6	-49%	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.

Formaldehyde20.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.53 per million
Benzene0.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit251
Rail grade crossing95
Gas station (mapped facility)42
Major air pollution source41
Public airport25
Air permit holder (minor source)24
Hazardous waste transporter14
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)12
TRI reporting facility10
Small hazardous waste generator7
Large greenhouse gas emitter6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Heliport3
Commercial airport2
Gas power plant2

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant, Bridgeport
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Formaldehyde, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 342,421 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7642WBRDGP415PR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Modern Welding Co Of Tx Inc, Rhome
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 16,956 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 76078STRCNBUSRT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Chico Plant, Chico
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Benzene, n-Hexane, Toluene, Cyclohexane and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,352 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7643WCHCPL5MIWF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Poco Graphite, Decatur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine, Copper And Copper Compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 1,278 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7623WPCGRP3LDGR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
A-Gas Us Inc, Rhome
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), 2,2-Dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123), Trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11). 86,142 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7607WDVRSF115SU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Allison Compressor Station, Decatur
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033233392 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Bridgeport Gas Plant, Bridgeport
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028052354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Diversified Pure Chem, Rhome
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064403239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Rvr Water Reclamation & Amp Reuse Facility, Rhome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064643514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Chico Plant, Chico
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000758724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
City Of Boyd-Water Plant - Fm 730 / Abel Ln, Boyd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $76,562.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009745918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
East Rhome Compressor Station, Rhome
Major air pollution source. Penalties $28,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043971379 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Championx-New Fairview, New Fairview
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers). 1,272 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 76078CHMPN113IL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Continental Carbonic Products-Bridgeport, Bridgeport
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071855620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Continental Carbonic Products, Bridgeport
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 854 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7642WCNTNN1367W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Poco Graphite, Decatur
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046247469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Westside Wwtf, Rhome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010921244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
City Of Alvord Wwtp, Alvord
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,550.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071203383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Crisp Industries Inc, Bridgeport
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034267834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Cardinal Decatur Facility, Decatur
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071434008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Crisp Industries Llc, Bridgeport
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 96 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 76426CRSPN323PR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
City Of Runaway Bay-Plant 1, Runaway Bay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009745972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Rhome East, Rhome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010130697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Chico Wwtf, Chico
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010842703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Decatur Water Plant-Swtp - 800 Water Plant Rd, Decatur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010923493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Wise 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 Wise 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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