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West Carroll Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in West Carroll Parish is 191.7 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 99 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (47), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (37), Air permit holder (minor source) (3). 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: 32.795, -91.4671.

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 West Carroll Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	32.6	17.9	1.82xSignificant	19.6 to 51.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53.8	30.2	1.78xSignificant	38.2 to 74.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.9	51.8	1.45xSignificant	56.4 to 98.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	191.7	143.2	1.34xSignificant	159.4 to 229.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.6	18.5	1.28x	13.4 to 39.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	520	453.4	1.15xSignificant	465.8 to 579.3	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 West Carroll Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,773.8	9,842.6	+30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.7	75.3	-5%	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	114.5	96.9	+18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	37	28.6	+29%	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.

Formaldehyde22.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.22 per million
Benzene0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge47
NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Public airport3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Mueller Supply Co Inc., Oak Grove
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 157,921 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7126WMLLRN6914H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Mueller Inc, Oak Grove
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $73,983.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006020171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Epps Wastewater Treatment Plant, Epps
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009925377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Kilbourne Sewage Systems, Kilbourne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011168609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Terrace View Inc, Oak Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069995122 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
United Pentecostal Church Of Oak Grove, La, Oak Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069997806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Trunkline Gas Company Llc - Epps Compressor Station, Epps
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001143842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Oak Grove Villas Apartments, Oak Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011172480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Trunkline Gas Company Llc - Epps Compressor Station, Epps
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001143842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Dettenhaim Land Company Llc, Oak Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069345337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Former James Lee Building, Oak Grove
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114938 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
West Carroll Parish Police Jury- Oak Grove Facility, Oak Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070029986 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Trunkline Gas Company Llc - Epps Compressor Station, Epps
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001143842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Mueller Inc.- Oak Grove Manufacturing Center, Oak Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070047589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
West Carroll Parish School Board-Forest High School Wwtp, Forest
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069994510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
West Carroll Parish Police Jury- Oak Grove Facility, Oak Grove
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LAG481046: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
West Carroll Parish Sanitary Landfill, Oak Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009924323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Oak Grove Villas Apartments, Oak Grove
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LAG540533: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
The General Store Of Terry, La Llc, Oak Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032945981 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Goodwill Volunteer Fire District Inc., Oak Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Kelly-Dumas, Oak Grove
Public airport. O.
Record ID 9M6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Village Of Forest Water Plant, Forest
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LAG380072: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Forest Water Treatment Plant, Forest
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011142931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Oak Grove, Town Of- Wwtp, Oak Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011157390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Poverty Point State Historic Site Wwtp, Pioneer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030449030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 West Carroll 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 West Carroll 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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