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Camden County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Camden County is 175.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 57 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (34), Rail grade crossing (12), Gas station (mapped facility) (3). 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: 36.3577, -76.1711.

How this county ranks in North Carolina

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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 Camden County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.9	23.8	1.38x	19.9 to 51.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.4	30.2	1.34x	26.6 to 59.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	175.6	143.2	1.23xSignificant	145 to 211.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.1	51.8	0.95x	33.8 to 69.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	409.1	453.4	0.9x	361.1 to 462	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 Camden County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,189.4	9,842.6	-7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.9	75.3	+1%	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	88.1	96.9	-9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde15.78 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.38 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit34
Rail grade crossing12
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Solar power plant3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Public airport1

Highest-severity records

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

South Camden W&S District - Reverse Osmosis Wtp, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017696858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
South Mills Water Association Incorporated, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006711013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Frog Island Seafood #3, Shiloh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022545655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Route 17 Mine, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022560600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bright - Meiggs Tract, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044960101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Camden Yard Materials, Llc, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055103034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Artesian Aquafarms, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064786584 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Route 17 Mine, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070621777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Golf Club Of Camden Plantation, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071910250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Mills Landing - Phase 1 - Pre-Development Earthwork, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071919761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North River Crossing - Phase 3, Shiloh Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071920121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Camden Commerce Park, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071920681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
187f Lake Rd., South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071922230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mangums At Camden Eco Park, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071923074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lucia Specialized Hauling Office & Warehouse, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071926740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smith Field Acres, Shiloh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071929095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Camden Station, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071929896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harmony Baptist Church, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071931585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Camden County Administrative Complex, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071931936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Red Collar Dog, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071934357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Mills Landing, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071949836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
D.T. Read Steel, South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071953856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Lakes At Shiloh Phase Ii, Shawboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071955320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Camden County High School, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071963178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Mills Landing-Phase 2 (North), South Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072003204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Camden 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 Camden 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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