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Davie County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Davie County is 148.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 241 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (114), Rail grade crossing (37), Gas station (mapped facility) (25). 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: 35.9001, -80.5365.

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 Davie County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	8.8	4.6	1.91xSignificant	5.9 to 12.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	6	3.7	1.62x	3.7 to 9.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	37.2	23.8	1.56xSignificant	30.5 to 45.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.5	17.9	1.42xSignificant	20.1 to 32.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.1	30.2	1.39xSignificant	35.5 to 49.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.4	51.8	1.28xSignificant	58 to 75.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17	13.9	1.22x	12.6 to 22.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.3	6.2	1.18x	4.2 to 11.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.2	11.3	1.17x	9.6 to 18	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	512.9	453.4	1.13xSignificant	487.5 to 539.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.5	8.7	1.09x	6.5 to 13.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.7	14.5	1.08x	11.6 to 21	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	148.3	143.2	1.04x	135.6 to 162.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.7	6.6	1.02x	4.3 to 10.3	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.8	13	0.98x	8.3 to 18.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.5	18.7	0.94x	13.4 to 22.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.4	4.8	0.92x	2.5 to 7.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.2	5.7	0.91x	3.1 to 8.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.1	18.5	0.76x	10.1 to 19.3	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 Davie County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,312.4	9,842.6	-5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.4	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	70.6	59.8	+18%	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	105.8	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	40.5	28.6	+42%	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.

Formaldehyde22.43 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.43 per million
Benzene1.25 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit114
Rail grade crossing37
Gas station (mapped facility)25
Air permit holder (minor source)21
Public airport9
Small hazardous waste generator9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Solar power plant6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility5
Airfield1
Brownfield property1

Highest-severity records

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

Brakebush Brothers, Mocksville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Certain glycol ethers, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 13,416 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2702WHSFRF251EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Davie County Water System, Cooleemee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018648793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Dfa Us Inc., Mocksville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 2,180 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2702WDFSNC3BETB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Town Of Mocksville, Mocksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $50,050.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006710862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Dfa Us Inc., Mocksville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071434788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Ingersoll-Rand Co-Mocksville Operations, Mocksville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 27028NGRSL501SA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
House Of Raeford Farms Inc-Mocksville Div, Mocksville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070070328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Ingersoll - Rand Industrial U.S., Inc., Mocksville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000345145 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Concrete Supply Company - Mocksville Plant (Industrial Blvd), Mocksville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022292561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Wayne Farms Llc Mocksville Feed Mill, Mocksville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071887269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pallet One Of Mocksville, Mocksville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 6 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2702WPLLTN165TU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.7
Sparks Road Wtp, Mocksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006707420 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Concrete Supply Co-Mocksville Plant-Industrial Dr, Mocksville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds.
TRI facility ID 2702WCNCRT215IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Former Erwin-Burlington Mills Site, Mocksville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970850 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ingersoll - Rand Industrial U.S., Inc., Mocksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000345145 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Wayne Farms Llc Mocksville Feed Mill, Mocksville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Selenium compounds, Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 2702WWYNFR49EDE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Hugh A. Lagle Wtp, Mocksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056351656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Anderson Aggregates, Mocksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070668572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Genesis Products Inc., Mocksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001485704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Twin Lakes, Mocksville
Public airport. O.
Record ID 8A7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Anderson Aggregates, Mocksville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070668572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ingersoll - Rand Industrial U.S., Inc., Mocksville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000345145 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vulcan Materials Company Smith Grove Quarry, Mocksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001477125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Genesis Products Inc., Mocksville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001485704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sheffield Lumber And Pallet Company, Mocksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001491341 (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 Davie 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 Davie 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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