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Tensas Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tensas Parish is 193.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 74 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (29), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24), Air permit holder (minor source) (15). 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: 31.9914, -91.3.

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 Tensas Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	193.3	143.2	1.35xSignificant	145.5 to 254.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.5	51.8	1.13x	33.8 to 97.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	471.9	453.4	1.04x	390.6 to 566.8	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 Tensas Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,774.7	9,842.6	+40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.3	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	91.1	96.9	-6%	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.

Formaldehyde22.83 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.17 per million
Benzene0.53 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge29
NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Public airport4
Small hazardous waste generator1
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.

Newellton Town Of - Town Of Newellton Wwtp, Newellton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006808053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Waterproof Wwtp, Waterproof
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011158139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Town Of St. Joseph Wwtp, Saint Joseph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011157372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Whitney Oil & Gas, Llc., Waterproof
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030443688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Netterville Landing Llc- Netterville Landing Resort Park, Saint Joseph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070868410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Newellton Town Of - Town Of Newellton Wwtp, Newellton
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LA0020095: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Town Of St. Joseph Wwtp, Saint Joseph
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LA0043621: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Tensas Parish Sanitary Landfil, Saint Joseph
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LA0096270: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Tensas Parish Community Center, St. Joseph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025337124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lake Bruin State Park, Saint Joseph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011173434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Village Of Waterproof Wwtp, Waterproof
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LA0033031: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Tensas Parish, St Joseph
Public airport. O.
Record ID L33 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/871593274 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Tensas Parish Sanitary Landfil, Saint Joseph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009923342 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lake Bruin Maintenance, Newellton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020559117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mcvay Auto Rpr, St Joseph
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008386601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lake Bruin Maintenance, Newellton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015604960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ladcrt-Lake Bruin State Park, Saint Joseph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054112009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Town Of Waterproof Wwtp, Waterproof
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054124309 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Delta Style Hair Salon, Saint Joseph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069226787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Maryland Baptist Church Inc., Saint Joseph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070001715 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tensas Co-Op Gin Inc - Tensas Co-Op Gin #2, Newellton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070228857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lsu Agricultural Center Northeast Research Station, Saint Joseph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070866990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
C-Gray One Stop Llc - Fishtale Bar &Grill, Saint Joseph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070869127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Station 6:Lake Bruin Station, Saint Joseph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070882496 (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 Tensas 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 Tensas 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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