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Lincoln Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lincoln Parish is 157.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 752 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (364), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (133), Industrial wastewater discharge (124). 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: 32.6059, -92.6418.

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 Lincoln Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.5	4.8	1.35x	3.8 to 10.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.3	14.5	1.19x	12.2 to 23.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.6	5.7	1.16x	3.7 to 11	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	7.4	6.6	1.12x	4.2 to 12.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.6	11.3	1.12x	8.6 to 18	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15.3	13.9	1.1x	10.8 to 21.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	157.1	143.2	1.1x	141.7 to 173.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.7	30.2	1.08x	26 to 40.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.7	51.8	1.08x	46.8 to 65.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	432.9	453.4	0.95x	406.3 to 460.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.2	8.7	0.94x	5 to 12.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.6	18.5	0.9x	11.7 to 23	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.7	17.9	0.88x	11 to 21.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.7	13	0.82x	6.5 to 16.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.2	23.8	0.72x	12.1 to 23.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	11.9	18.7	0.64x	8 to 17.1	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 Lincoln Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,121.6	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	56.9	59.8	-5%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.7	6.2	-8%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	58.3	96.9	-40%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	9.1	28.6	-68%	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.

Formaldehyde24.17 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.14 per million
Benzene1.58 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)364
NPDES wastewater discharge permit133
Industrial wastewater discharge124
Rail grade crossing35
Gas station (mapped facility)28
Small hazardous waste generator20
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
TRI reporting facility8
Major air pollution source7
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Brownfield property3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Gas power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Weyerhaeuser Nr - Arcadia Osb, Simsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Diisocyanates and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 260,648 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71275WLLMT130GI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Kronospan Simsboro Llc, Simsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Methanol, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. Reports carcinogens. 99,400 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71275WLLMTLINCO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Dubach Gas Plant, Dubach
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Benzene, Methanol and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 28,270 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7123WTCTXSMAPLE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Kronospan Simsboro Llc, Simsboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043645311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Lincoln Parish Gas Plant, Arcadia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene. Reports carcinogens. 9,651 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7100WLNCLN4ELLI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Ardagh Glass Inc. (Ruston), Simsboro
Major air pollution source. Penalties $107,326.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009576930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Ardagh Glass Inc. (Ruston), Simsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $107,326.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009576930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Ardagh Glass Inc. (Ruston), Simsboro
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $107,326.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009576930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Mid-States Wood Preservers Llc, Simsboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000450431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Weyerhaeuser Nr Co - Arcadia Osb, Simsboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000450440 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd - Dubach Cryogenic Plant, Dubach
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010563719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Lincoln Parish Gas Processing Plant, Arcadia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064453844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Grambling, City Of, Grambling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010650045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Kronospan Simsboro Llc, Simsboro
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043645311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Etc Penntex, Llc- Mount Olive Gas Plant, Ruston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067232550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Ardagh Glass Inc, Simsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 599 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71275BLLGLHWY56 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
City Of Ruston - Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ruston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000906734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Kronospan Simsboro Llc, Simsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043645311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Dubach Cryogenic Plant, Dubach
Major air pollution source. Penalties $137,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001225843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Enable Mississippi River Transmission Llc - Unionville Storage Compressor Statio, Ruston
Major air pollution source. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007066824 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Downsville Wastewater Treatment Plant, Downsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009016965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Txi Ruston Ready Mix, Ruston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020042880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
The Woodlands Subdivision, Ruston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032824157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Choudrant South Wastewater Treatment Plant, Choudrant
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037491684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Magnolia Water Utility Operating Co., Llc- Triple Crown Subdivision, Ruston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070065687 (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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.

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