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Greene County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greene County is 146.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 48 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20), Rail grade crossing (13), Air permit holder (minor source) (4). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. 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: 35.4995, -77.6678.

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 Greene County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	17.1	8.7	1.97xSignificant	10.8 to 26.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	12.2	6.6	1.85xSignificant	6.9 to 20.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.3	30.2	1.33x	30.2 to 53.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.9	51.8	1.33xSignificant	55.5 to 84.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.2	17.9	1.07x	12.3 to 28.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	475.6	453.4	1.05x	438.2 to 515.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.4	18.7	1.04x	12.4 to 29.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146.8	143.2	1.03x	126.6 to 169.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.2	13.9	0.95x	7.8 to 21.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.2	18.5	0.93x	10.8 to 26.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.9	23.8	0.71x	10.4 to 26.4	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 Greene County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,574	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	72.4	59.8	+21%	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	89.7	96.9	-7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	22.7	28.6	-20%	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.

Formaldehyde18.82 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.9 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Rail grade crossing13
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Solar power plant4
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Major air pollution source1

Highest-severity records

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

Town Of Snow Hill, Snow Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,143.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006710924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Maury Sanitary Land District Wwtp, Maury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,435.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006708704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Moore'S Fiberglass, Inc., Walstonburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031402587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ham Farms Llc - Aci ** Inactive **, Snow Hill
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110071176777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cde Snow Hill, Snow Hill
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973838 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Farmers Oil Co., Walstonburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114779 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hookerton Wwtp, Hookerton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009719634 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Snow Hill Chip Mill, Snow Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013288147 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cmp Pharma, Inc, Farmville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018582032 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greene County Landfill, Walstonburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022553128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greene County Mosquito Control, Snow Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045519603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tingen Mine, Snow Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067029897 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Yamco Llc, Snow Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070602620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Murphrey Mine, La Grange
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071220810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Beaman Borrow Pit, Snow Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071919300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greene Central High School, Snow Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071921006 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Direction Church, Snow Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071926986 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ham Farm Subdivision, Snow Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071928882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sandi Estates, Bullhead
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071932001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ncdac Eastern Correctional Institution Drainage And Pavement Improvements, Maury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071997397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dogwood Grove Subdivision, Snow Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072003268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lower Field Mine, Ayden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072083902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ham Farm Subdivision ( Lots # 23,24,28,31,37,38,53,54,57,58,61,62,68,And 69, La Grange
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114119 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ham Farm Â Lots 25 - 27, 29, 30, 46, 50 Â 52, 55, 56, 59, 60, 63 & 64, Shine Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072203360 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nc Doc - Eastern Correctional Institutio, Maury
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007119180 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 1

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Nc Doc - Eastern Correctional Institutio, Maury
EPA FRS registry ID
110007119180
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Ncdac Eastern Correctional Institution Drainage And Pavement Improvements, Maury
EPA FRS registry ID
110071997397
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Greene 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 Greene 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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