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Brunswick County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Brunswick County is 152.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 2.3 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 725 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (550), Gas station (mapped facility) (42), Rail grade crossing (37). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 34.1082, -78.2442.

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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 Brunswick County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Melanoma of the skinDeaths4.522.25xSignificant3.2 to 6.12020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases41.623.81.75xSignificant37.8 to 45.82019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths4.43.41.29x3.2 to 62020-2024
ThyroidNew cases16.8131.29xSignificant13.6 to 20.62019-2023
BladderNew cases23.118.71.24xSignificant20.6 to 25.92019-2023
BladderDeaths4.74.11.15x3.6 to 6.22020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths5.54.81.15x4.3 to 72020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths34.330.21.14xSignificant31.2 to 37.72020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases20.217.91.13x17.3 to 23.42019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases57.351.81.11xSignificant53.3 to 61.72019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases6.86.21.1x5.1 to 9.12019-2023
All cancerNew cases492.7453.41.09xSignificant479.2 to 506.62019-2023
PancreasNew cases15.113.91.09x13 to 17.52019-2023
All cancerDeaths152.1143.21.06xSignificant145.2 to 159.42020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases9.28.71.06x7.6 to 11.22019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths4.54.41.02x3.3 to 6.12020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases14.614.51.01x12.3 to 17.22019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths5.75.71x4.4 to 7.42020-2024
PancreasDeaths11.311.31x9.6 to 13.22020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases17.818.50.96x15.4 to 20.52019-2023
EsophagusNew cases4.44.60.96x3.4 to 5.82019-2023
EsophagusDeaths3.53.70.95x2.6 to 4.82020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths6.26.60.94x5 to 7.82020-2024
StomachNew cases4.76.60.71x3.4 to 6.42019-2023
StomachDeaths1.72.70.63x1.1 to 2.82020-2024

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 Brunswick County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death10,047.69,842.6+2%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy77.175.3+2%years
Child mortality62.959.8+5%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality7.26.2+15%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths102.596.9+6%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths37.228.6+30%deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde16.23 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.32 per million
  • Benzene0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit550
  • Gas station (mapped facility)42
  • Rail grade crossing37
  • Air permit holder (minor source)30
  • Small hazardous waste generator12
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
  • TRI reporting facility7
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
  • Large hazardous waste generator4
  • Major air pollution source3
  • Public airport3
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter3
  • Heliport3
  • Landfill (mapped facility)3
  • Solar power plant2
  • Superfund (NPL) site2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Brownfield property1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Gas power plant1
  • Nuclear power plant1

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. Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp - Navassa, Navassa

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

    EPA site ID NCD980557805 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Potter's Septic Tank Service Pits, Maco

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 29.1. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID NCD981023260 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  3. Cpi Usa North Carolina Llc, Southport

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Hydrogen fluoride, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 157,699 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 28461CGNTR1281C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.5

  4. American Distillation Inc, Leland

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $39,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000350316 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.9

  5. Coatings & Adhesives Corp, Leland

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Methyl methacrylate, Ethyl acrylate, Styrene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 21,969 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 28451CTNGSRTE74 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.8

  6. Carolina Pole Leland, Leland

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000350307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.7

  7. American Distillation Inc, Leland

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: tert-Butyl alcohol, Methanol, n-Butyl alcohol, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone and 1 more. 86,035 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 28451MRCND1690N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.8

  8. Northeast Brunswick Regional Wwtp, Navassa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,144.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071711515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.8

  9. Carolina Pole Leland, Leland

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Arsenic compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 301 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 28451GNRLWHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.4

  10. Adm Southport, Southport

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). 19,842 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 28461PFZRNEASTM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.3

  11. Carolina Pole Leland, Leland

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000350307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  12. Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Southport

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018698694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  13. Coatings & Adhesives Corp, Leland

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110004045701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.7

  14. Adm Southport, Southport

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000350370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.6

  15. Waccamaw Elementary, Ash

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,555.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018643663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  16. American Distillation Inc, Leland

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $39,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000350316 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  17. Brunswick Nuclear, Southport

    Nuclear power plant.

    Record ID 6014 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4.9

  18. Argos Ready Mix Leland Concrete Plant, Leland

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 2845WRGSRD9689S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.6

  19. S&W Supply Plant, Bolivia

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 2842WSWSPP15LAN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  20. S&W Southport, Southport

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 2846WSWSTH1619N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  21. Carolina Pole Leland, Leland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000350307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  22. Carolina Creations, Inc., Carolina Shores

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110060368338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  23. Bald Head Island Development Co, Southport

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $902.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006707368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  24. Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Southport

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018698694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  25. Oak Island, Oak Island

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018742002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

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 Brunswick 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 Brunswick 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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