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Wood County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wood County is 181 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate and Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 232 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (102), Rail grade crossing (35), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (27). 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: 32.7699, -95.3969.

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 Wood County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	13	6.6	1.97xSignificant	9.7 to 17.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	14.7	8.7	1.69xSignificant	11.3 to 19.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.7	3.4	1.68xSignificant	3.7 to 8.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	7	4.4	1.59x	4.1 to 11.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.8	3.7	1.57xSignificant	3.8 to 9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7	4.6	1.52xSignificant	4.7 to 10.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.6	30.2	1.44xSignificant	37.7 to 50.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.5	17.9	1.37xSignificant	19.3 to 30.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	70.6	51.8	1.36xSignificant	62.9 to 79.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	181	143.2	1.26xSignificant	167.7 to 195.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.4	6.2	1.19x	4.4 to 11.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.8	5.7	1.19x	4.5 to 10.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.5	13.9	1.19x	12.7 to 21.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.4	18.7	1.14x	17 to 26.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21	18.5	1.14x	16.2 to 26.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	502.9	453.4	1.11xSignificant	479.2 to 527.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.2	4.8	1.08x	3.1 to 8.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.1	11.3	1.07x	9 to 16.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14.2	14.5	0.98x	10.6 to 18.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.2	13	0.86x	6.9 to 17	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.8	23.8	0.83x	15.1 to 25.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.3	6.6	0.8x	3 to 8.8	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 Wood County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,592.1	9,842.6	+18%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	82.2	59.8	+37%	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	97.5	96.9	+1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.7	28.6	-35%	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.

Formaldehyde25.53 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.18 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.15 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit102
Rail grade crossing35
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)27
Gas station (mapped facility)23
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Public airport8
Brownfield property5
Major air pollution source4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Heliport3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
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.

Hawkins Gas Plant, Hawkins
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Cyclohexane, Methanol. Reports carcinogens. 14,180 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7576WHWKNS245PR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Hawkins Nitrogen Facility, Hawkins
Major air pollution source. Penalties $52,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000915859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Hawkins Nitrogen Facility, Hawkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $52,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000915859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Hawkins Gas Plant, Hawkins
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039095181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
City Of Hawkins Wwtp, Hawkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $30,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010130722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
T & S Dairy, Winnsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,888.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020147214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
4l Processing, Wood County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064857837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Dairy Farmers Of America Kellers Creamery Div, Winnsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 267 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 75494SSCTD1015E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Kellers Creamery, Winnsboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000458059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
City Of Yantis Wwtp, Yantis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011696263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Minnow Bucket Marina Wwtp, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,025.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024412438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Jarvis Christian University-Plant, Hawkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006801130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pope'S Landing Wwtf, Alba
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010131115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Park Central Development, Mineola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $23,625.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071339132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lake Fork Resort, Wood County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,775.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009772157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lake Fork Marina Wwtp, Alba
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009775458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Txi - Mineola Ready Mix, Mineola
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060257582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sanderson Farms Tyler Production Division Feed Mill, Mineola
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070689904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mineola Wwtp, Mineola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039703942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Hainesville Gas Processing Plant, Quitman
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007193759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Quitman Pipeline Station, Quitman
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007207548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lake Fork Estates, Wood County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009772399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Stillman Compressor Station, Hawkins
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055559809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Txi-Mineola Ready Mix, Mineola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7577WTXMNL546CU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.2
Old Rock Service Station, Winnsboro
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045010769 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Wood 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 Wood 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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