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Washington Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Washington Parish is 183.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 321 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (86), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (86), Air permit holder (minor source) (51). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 30.8349, -90.0433.

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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 Washington Parish compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
PancreasDeaths21.911.31.94xSignificant16.9 to 28.12020-2024
EsophagusNew cases8.54.61.85xSignificant5.6 to 12.62019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths11.56.61.74xSignificant8.1 to 15.92020-2024
PancreasNew cases23.513.91.69xSignificant18.4 to 29.82019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths50.830.21.68xSignificant43.1 to 59.62020-2024
StomachNew cases10.86.61.64xSignificant7.2 to 15.72019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases83.751.81.62xSignificant73.8 to 94.62019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases13.58.71.55xSignificant9.9 to 18.32019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases24.617.91.37xSignificant18.8 to 31.72019-2023
All cancerDeaths183.6143.21.28xSignificant168.6 to 199.72020-2024
All cancerNew cases531.4453.41.17xSignificant504.6 to 559.32019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases16.714.51.15x12 to 22.72019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases6.66.21.06x3.8 to 10.72019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases24.323.81.02x18.6 to 31.32019-2023
BladderNew cases17.918.70.96x13.4 to 23.52019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases15.918.50.86x11.7 to 21.42019-2023
ThyroidNew cases10.8130.83x6.8 to 16.22019-2023

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 Washington Parish
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death17,972.59,842.6+83%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy68.975.3-8%years
Child mortality101.959.8+70%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality8.56.2+37%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths17896.9+84%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths76.528.6+167%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.

  • Formaldehyde24.49 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.57 per million
  • Ethylene Oxide0.91 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge86
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit86
  • Air permit holder (minor source)51
  • Rail grade crossing25
  • Small hazardous waste generator20
  • Gas station (mapped facility)14
  • Brownfield property8
  • Major air pollution source6
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter4
  • Large hazardous waste generator3
  • Hazardous waste transporter3
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • Heliport2
  • Public airport1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Biomass power plant1
  • Gas power plant1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Colonial Creosote, Bogalusa

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID LAN000607134 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. International Paper Bogalusa Mill, Bogalusa

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Acetaldehyde, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 11,728,714 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 70427GYLRD4THST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9.9

  3. International Paper - Bogalusa Mill, Bogalusa

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $500,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033671284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.2

  4. Barriere Construction Co Llc - Franklinton Asphalt Pla, Franklinton

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 1,949 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7043WFRNKL47CCR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7

  5. Hood Industries Inc., Bogalusa

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 57 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 7042WMLSBG2151H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.9

  6. Bogalus Wastewater Treatment Plant, Bogalusa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006377811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  7. Franklinton Asphalt Plant, Franklinton

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071043424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.2

  8. Double D Meat, Inc., Bogalusa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $26,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009021557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  9. Rayburn Correctional Ctr Wastewater Treatment Fac, Angie

    Correctional facility (prison or jail).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011154053 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  10. International Paper - Bogalusa Mill, Bogalusa

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $500,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033671284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  11. Miles Bogalusa Mill, Bogalusa

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000911318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.4

  12. Baywood Apartments, Bogalusa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006809775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  13. Bass Concrete Llc, Bogalusa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007304363 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  14. Rayburn Correctional Ctr Wastewater Treatment Fac, Angie

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011154053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  15. Happy Acres Mhp, Llc, Franklinton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110024465425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  16. Angie Post Office, Angie

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033640692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  17. International Paper - Bogalusa Mill, Bogalusa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033671284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  18. Red Zone Sports Bar & Grill Llc, Bogalusa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110054127191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  19. Bass Concrete Llc, Bogalusa

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007304363 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  20. Florida Gas Transmission Co Llc - Franklinton Compressor Station #9, Franklinton

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009581498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  21. International Paper - Bogalusa Mill, Bogalusa

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $500,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110033671284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  22. Miles Bogalusa Mill, Bogalusa

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000911318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  23. Choctaw Road Landfill, Franklinton

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007044215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  24. Southern Natural Gas Co - Franklinton Compressor Station, Franklinton

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007065585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  25. House Of Seafood Buffet Inc, Franklinton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011173620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

  • Rayburn Correctional Ctr Wastewater Treatment Fac, Angie

    EPA FRS registry ID
    110011154053
    Wastewater permit
    Yes, significant noncompliance, 11 quarters in noncompliance

    EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Washington 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 Washington 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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