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Cameron Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cameron Parish is 149.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 1,003 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (567), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (213), Air permit holder (minor source) (150). 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: 29.8219, -93.2672.

How this county ranks in Louisiana

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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 Cameron Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	48.3	17.9	2.7xSignificant	27.3 to 80.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.1	51.8	1.33x	44.4 to 104.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	587.2	453.4	1.3xSignificant	504.9 to 679.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	149.5	143.2	1.04x	112.3 to 196.7	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 Cameron Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,693.8	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.5	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	77.6	96.9	-20%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde19.41 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.35 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,003 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Industrial wastewater discharge567
NPDES wastewater discharge permit213
Air permit holder (minor source)150
Small hazardous waste generator19
Major air pollution source16
Hazardous waste transporter11
Large greenhouse gas emitter9
Large hazardous waste generator7
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Public airport3
Heliport3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Sabine Pass Lng Lp - Sabine Pass Lng Import Terminal, Johnsons Bayou
Major air pollution source. Penalties $222,961.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017761322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Us Doe West Hackberry Spr Site, Hackberry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Ethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 3,059 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70645SDPRT1450B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Sabine Pass Lng Lp - Sabine Pass Lng Import Terminal, Johnsons Bayou
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $222,961.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017761322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Sabine Pass Lng Lp - Sabine Pass Lng Import Terminal, Johnsons Bayou
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $222,961.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017761322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Sabine Pass Lng Lp - Sabine Pass Lng Import Terminal, Johnsons Bayou
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $222,961.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017761322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Cameron Lng Llc - Cameron Lng Facility, Hackberry
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029511883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Cameron Lng Llc - Cameron Lng Facility, Hackberry
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029511883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Cameron Lng Llc - Cameron Lng Facility, Hackberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029511883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Cameron Lng Llc - Cameron Lng Facility, Hackberry
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029511883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Targa Midstream Services Limited Partnership - Barracuda Gas Plant, Cameron
Major air pollution source. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015706128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sabine Lake Central Gathering Facility, Cameron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033170253 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
White Oak Operating Co., Llc, Holly Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038178673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
442 Operating La, Llc - Henry Production Facility, Cameron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038178708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
White Oak Operating Co., Llc - Backridge Production Facility, Cameron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038178726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Azazat Investment Llc - Cameron Country Store, Johnsons Bayou
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054131578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Longacre Land Development Llc, Lake Charles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059701602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cameron Parish Ambulance District #2, Hackberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070249237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
D.J. East Rv Park, Hackberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070250079 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Mr Thomas Wright - M&M Anchor Rv Park, Hackberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070252346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
St Peter The Apostle Catholic Church, Hackberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070256928 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Sabine State Bank & Trust Co, Hackberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070386415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
293 Amoco Road Rv Park, Hackberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070391709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Action Rv Park, Llc, Grand Chenier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070626801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
South Cameron High School, Cameron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009931538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cox Operating Llc.- Sabine Gas Plant, Cameron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030445980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Cameron Parish

Louisiana 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 Cameron Parish, and their findings.
Louisiana vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Louisiana health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Louisiana 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.
Louisiana 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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