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Union Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Union Parish is 196.2 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 183 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (59), Industrial wastewater discharge (57), Air permit holder (minor source) (40). 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: 32.7988, -92.3898.

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 Union Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	34.7	17.9	1.94xSignificant	24.7 to 47.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.9	30.2	1.49xSignificant	35.2 to 57	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	18.6	13	1.43x	10.8 to 29.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	196.2	143.2	1.37xSignificant	174.3 to 220.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29	23.8	1.22x	20.4 to 40.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.6	51.8	1.21x	51.2 to 76.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.9	11.3	1.14x	8.2 to 19.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	491.3	453.4	1.08xSignificant	454.3 to 530.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.1	13.9	1.01x	8.8 to 21.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.1	18.5	0.98x	11.2 to 27.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.1	14.5	0.97x	8.9 to 21.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.7	18.7	0.89x	11.2 to 24.5	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 Union Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,498.5	9,842.6	+47%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.1	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	59.1	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	91.3	96.9	-6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	25	28.6	-13%	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.

Formaldehyde23.89 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.11 per million
Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit59
Industrial wastewater discharge57
Air permit holder (minor source)40
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Small hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Marion Pressure Treating, Marion
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID LAD008473142 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Foster Farms Farmerville Complex, Farmerville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $29,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.7
Foster Farms Farmerville Plant, Farmerville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Certain glycol ethers and 2 more. 3,537,763 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71241CNGRBHWY15 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Foster Farms Farmerville Complex, Farmerville
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $29,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Foster Farms Farmerville Complex, Farmerville
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $29,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Foster Farms Farmerville Complex, Farmerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $29,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Farmerville Elementary School, Farmerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027366106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Gerald Rugg Duplex Property, Farmerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Foster Farms Farmerville Complex, Farmerville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $29,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Town Of Marion, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010659518 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Petroclean Solutions Llc, Farmerville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037393656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Junction City Stp, Lillie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057199375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Bernice Town Of - Stp, Bernice
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008974306 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Farmerville Waste Water Treatment Plant, Farmerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009019757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Weyerhaeuser - Lillie Division, Lillie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009578135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Union Parish Landfill, Farmerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009697186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Midcontinent Express Pipeline Llc - Perryville Compressor Station, Farmerville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033139324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Union Parish Sanitary Landfill, Farmerville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071251472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Farmerville Waste Water Treatment Plant, Farmerville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110009019757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sun Coast Resources Llc, Farmerville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 7124WPTRCL911WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Reladyne, Farmerville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Ethylene glycol, Zinc compounds, Xylene (mixed isomers).
TRI facility ID 7124WRLDYN131WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Union Parish Landfill, Farmerville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit LA0068152: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Robert V Costello Dds - Nela Dental, Farmerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $19,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070600329 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Graphic Packaging International Llc - Bernice Log Storage Yard, Bernice
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070868622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Vye Farms, Llc - Broiler Farm, Bernice
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071093108 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Union 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 Union 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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