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Anson County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Anson County is 203.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 2.4 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 162 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (49), Rail grade crossing (31), Air permit holder (minor source) (19). 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: 35.0094, -80.099.

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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 Anson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	15.8	6.6	2.39xSignificant	9.7 to 24.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	18.6	8.7	2.14xSignificant	11.8 to 27.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47.5	30.2	1.57xSignificant	37.3 to 59.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28	17.9	1.56xSignificant	19.8 to 38.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	203.2	143.2	1.42xSignificant	180.9 to 227.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.6	51.8	1.34xSignificant	57.2 to 84.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.9	11.3	1.32x	9.6 to 22.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	17.5	13.9	1.26x	11.3 to 26.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	554	453.4	1.22xSignificant	515.6 to 594.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.8	13	1.14x	8.5 to 23.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.3	14.5	1.06x	9.2 to 24.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20	23.8	0.84x	13.1 to 29.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.4	18.7	0.82x	10 to 23.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.5	18.5	0.78x	8.6 to 23.1	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 Anson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,560.3	9,842.6	+58%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.4	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	123.1	59.8	+106%	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	130.9	96.9	+35%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.7	28.6	+7%	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.

Formaldehyde21.39 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.26 per million
Benzene0.88 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit49
Rail grade crossing31
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Brownfield property18
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Solar power plant7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Major air pollution source5
TRI reporting facility5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired 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.

Triangle Brick Co-Wadesboro Pl, Wadesboro
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $22,136.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031274323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
Perdue Agribusiness Llc - Ansonville Nc Animal Nutrition, Ansonville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Methanol. Reports carcinogens. 8,817 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28128NSNVLSR162 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Triangle Brick Co-Wadesboro Pl, Wadesboro
Major air pollution source. Penalties $22,136.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031274323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Triangle Brick Co-Wadesboro Pl, Wadesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $22,136.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031274323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Oldcastle Retail Inc (Dba Bonsal American), Lilesville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $5,738.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037983983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility, Wadesboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 16,020 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28170CRLNBLITTL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Anson County Regional Wwtp, Wadesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367430 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Darling Ingredients, Inc. - Wadesboro, Wadesboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008055674 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Ansonville Wwtp, Ansonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,028.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006707661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Anson County Wtp, Lilesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $38,610.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070323995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Perdue Farms, Inc. - Ansonville, Ansonville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012606135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Norwood Wwtp, Norwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,900.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009845793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Quikrete - Charlotte Nc Plant, Peachland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2813WQKRTC13471 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Lisk Trucking Inc., Wadesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006070893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bonsal American Incorporated, Lilesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018547893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Oldcastle Retail Inc (Dba Bonsal American), Lilesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,738.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037983983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Premiere Fibers, Ansonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038330507 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Columbus Mckinnon Corp - Wadesboro Operations, Wadesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041005328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hildreth Redi-Mix And Septic Services, Wadesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043968613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Oldcastle Stone Products/Bonsal Mining-Lilesville Mine, Lilesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064878663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pasture Management Systems Inc, Wadesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070491882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Blewett, Lilesville
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2707 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.1
Anson County Landfill, Polkton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033047913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oldcastle Retail Inc (Dba Bonsal American), Lilesville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $5,738.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037983983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Columbus Mckinnon Corp - Wadesboro Operations, Wadesboro
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110041005328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Anson County

North Carolina 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 Anson County, and their findings.
North Carolina vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
North Carolina health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
North Carolina 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.
North Carolina 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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