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CHARTing Health Information

This LibGuide has been designed to provide a comprehensive collection of links to publicly available health and health determinants data. While the emphasis is on the state of Texas, there are links to sites that cover all of the U.S.

Release & Spills, and Other Pollution Events

Query/Download NRC Data
Produced by: National Response Center
Geographic coverage: Facility/Address level
Dates of coverage: 1990 to present

The NRC serves as the sole national point of contact for reporting all oil, chemical, radiological, biological, and etiological discharges into the environment anywhere in the United States and its territories.

Air Emission Event Reports
Produced by: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Geographic coverage: Facility level
Dates of coverage: 2003 to present

The structure it is now more user friendly. You will be able to search by incident number and search multiple counties. Search results will be more complete—including where the incident was reported, who it was reported to, the jurisdiction, and the event duration. And you can sort and export to an Excel spreadsheet.

Search the Air Emission Event Report Database

Air Pollution Events
Produced by: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Geographic coverage:
Dates of coverage:
2000 to current year

 

This site contains links to descriptions and analyses of data for large-scale air pollution events, such as high ozone levels and dust storms, throughout Texas.

Petroleum Storage Tank Records & Datasets
Produced by: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Geographic coverage: Facility level

PST statewide files that can be retrieved from PARIS (Permit and Registration Information System) include owner & tank information for petroleum storage tanks (PST), underground storage tanks (UST), above ground storage tanks (AST) along with the latest amendment. There are twelve (12) files that may be generated. Nine files are associated with the PST Facility data, and three files are associated with the optional tank data. Find current and historic information about PSTs and known LPSTs in Texas.

Public Health Assessments & Consultations
Produced by: US Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
Geographic coverage: Facility level
Dates of coverage: 1984 to current