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Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Plaquemines Parish is 163 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 1,779 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (913), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (329), Air permit holder (minor source) (227). 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: 29.4166, -89.6771.

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 Plaquemines Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	19.4	13	1.49x	12.2 to 29.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25	17.9	1.4x	17 to 35.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.6	30.2	1.21x	27 to 48.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	163	143.2	1.14x	141.4 to 187	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	471.2	453.4	1.04x	434.1 to 510.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	53.1	51.8	1.03x	41.3 to 67.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.1	18.7	1.02x	12.1 to 28.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.1	13.9	0.94x	7.6 to 21.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16	18.5	0.86x	9.7 to 25	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.3	23.8	0.64x	9.2 to 23.9	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 Plaquemines Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,581.9	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.8	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	59.2	59.8	-1%	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	90.9	96.9	-6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	53.7	28.6	+88%	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.

Formaldehyde19.3 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.17 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.85 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,779 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Industrial wastewater discharge913
NPDES wastewater discharge permit329
Air permit holder (minor source)227
Rail grade crossing137
Small hazardous waste generator49
Hazardous waste transporter45
Major air pollution source15
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)14
Large hazardous waste generator12
TRI reporting facility11
Heliport7
Public airport4
Brownfield property4
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Other power plant1
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.

Cmp Coatings Inc, Belle Chasse
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $45,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.9
C&C Marine & Repair Llc, Belle Chasse
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $156,910.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009581791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
Harvest Louisiana Terminals Llc - Alliance Terminal, Belle Chasse
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Toluene, Benzene, Propylene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,740,933 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70037LLNCRHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
C&C Marine & Repair L.L.C., Belle Chasse
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol, Ethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 228,053 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7003WCCMRN71ENG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Chevron Oronite Co Llc - Oak Point Plant, Belle Chasse
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Methanol, Maleic anhydride and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 132,640 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70037CHVRNHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Cmp Coatings Inc., Belle Chasse
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, Ethylbenzene, Methyl isobutyl ketone and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 68,717 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70037CHGKP1610E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Sun Drilling Products Corp, Belle Chasse
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 21,397 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7003WSNDRL53MAI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Civeo Offshore Llc, Belle Chasse
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009583799 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
East Bay Central Facility, Burrwood
Major air pollution source. Penalties $50,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007367517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Cmp Coatings Inc, Belle Chasse
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $45,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Targa Midstream Services - Venice Gas Plant, Venice
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene, Cyclohexane and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 929 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70091DYNGY1565T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
C&C Marine & Repair Llc, Belle Chasse
Major air pollution source. Penalties $156,910.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009581791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
John W Stone Oil Distributor Venice Fuel Dock, Venice
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 682 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7009WJHNWS149ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Us Navy Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Belle Chasse
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Naphthalene, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 649 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70143SNVYNBELLE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Belle Chasse Terminal, Belle Chasse
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064365690 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
C&C Marine & Repair Llc, Belle Chasse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $156,910.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009581791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Venice Gas Plant, Venice
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $58,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000545517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Oak Point Plant, Belle Chasse
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000575244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Daybrook Fisheries Inc, Empire
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 7,014 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70050PTRFSHWY11 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Sun Drilling Products Corp, Belle Chasse
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000794409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Cmp Coatings Inc, Belle Chasse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $45,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Cmp Coatings Inc, Belle Chasse
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $45,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
River Construction Inc, Belle Chasse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006746744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Plaquemines Parish Government - Belle Chasse Stp, Belle Chasse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064645950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
John W Stone Oil Distributor Venice Fuel Dock, Venice
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071313584 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines 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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