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East Carroll Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in East Carroll Parish is 244.9 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 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 138 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (82), Industrial wastewater discharge (20), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (14). 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: 32.7709, -91.2514.

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 East Carroll Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	58.4	30.2	1.93xSignificant	37 to 88.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	244.9	143.2	1.71xSignificant	198.6 to 299.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.2	51.8	1.51xSignificant	53.3 to 111.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	486.6	453.4	1.07x	420.5 to 560.6	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 East Carroll Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,141.2	9,842.6	+34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.1	75.3	-6%	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	86.5	96.9	-11%	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.

Formaldehyde23.09 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.19 per million
Benzene0.56 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing82
Industrial wastewater discharge20
NPDES wastewater discharge permit14
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Public airport4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Shelburn Compressor Station, Lake Providence
Major air pollution source. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070832662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lake Providence Town Of - North Pond, Lake Providence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011157675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co - Compressor Station 838, Transylvania
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008377121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Terral Riverservice Inc - Lake Providence La, Lake Providence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069424849 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Chance And Sons Rpr Service, Lake Providence
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003295292 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Massey Combines Corp, Lake Providence
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008387557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lake Providence, Town Of- South Pond Wwtf, Lake Providence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009925411 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Columbia Gulf Transmission Co, Lake Providence
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033156974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Cypress At Lake Providence Llc, Lake Providence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045513271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lake Providence, Town Of- South Pond Wwtf, Lake Providence
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LA0020486: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Lake Providence Town Of - North Pond, Lake Providence
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LA0039187: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Zen-Noh Grain Corporation - Goodrich Landing, Transylvania
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007299609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Progressive Tractor & Implement Co Llc, Lake Providence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017857942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Myriant Succinic Acid Biorefinery, Lake Providence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054142129 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Byerley, Lake Providence
Public airport. O.
Record ID 0M8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Greenfield Grain Llc - Lake Providence Facility, Lake Providence
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LA0127298: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.9
Greenfield Grain Llc - Lake Providence Facility, Lake Providence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070251013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Cypress At Lake Providence Llc , Lake Providence
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LAG541888: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.6
Nelson Oil & Tire Co, Lake Providence
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006019806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tetco Providence, Lake Providence
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008389109 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
East Carroll Ph Police Jury, Lake Providence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011174326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
La Dotd, Lake Providence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013344988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bionol Llc, Lake Providence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032822257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bayou Bioenergy, Lake Providence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040092903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sondhiemer Woodyard, Tallulah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044268128 (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 East Carroll 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 East Carroll 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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