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Iredell County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Iredell County is 145.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 870 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (394), Rail grade crossing (159), Gas station (mapped facility) (77). One correctional facility operates 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: 35.7741, -80.9213.

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 Iredell 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	39.5	23.8	1.66xSignificant	35.9 to 43.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	3.3	2	1.65xSignificant	2.3 to 4.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.4	51.8	1.15xSignificant	55.2 to 63.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	10.8 to 14.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.8	30.2	1.12xSignificant	30.6 to 37.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.7	3.4	1.09x	2.7 to 5	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4	3.7	1.08x	3 to 5.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.7	4.4	1.07x	3.5 to 6.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	482.1	453.4	1.06xSignificant	469.5 to 495.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.5	13.9	1.04x	12.4 to 16.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.5	18.7	1.04x	17.1 to 22.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	145.1	143.2	1.01x	138.3 to 152.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.3	18.5	0.99x	15.9 to 21	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	16.2	16.4	0.99x	10.8 to 23.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.8	13	0.98x	10.6 to 15.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.1	6.2	0.98x	4.7 to 7.8	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4	4.1	0.98x	2.9 to 5.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.5	5.7	0.96x	4.2 to 7.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17	17.9	0.95x	14.8 to 19.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4	4.6	0.87x	3 to 5.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.7	6.6	0.86x	4.3 to 7.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.5	6.6	0.83x	4.2 to 7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4	4.8	0.83x	3 to 5.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	11.4	14.5	0.79x	9.5 to 13.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.8	8.7	0.78x	5.4 to 8.4	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	1.8	2.7	0.67x	1.1 to 2.7	2020-2024

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 Iredell County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,077.4	9,842.6	-18%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.6	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	49.9	59.8	-16%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.2	6.2	+16%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	74.8	96.9	-23%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.3	28.6	-26%	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.

Formaldehyde23.31 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.37 per million
Benzene1.28 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit394
Rail grade crossing159
Gas station (mapped facility)77
Air permit holder (minor source)73
Small hazardous waste generator31
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)30
TRI reporting facility28
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)25
Major air pollution source9
Public airport7
Large hazardous waste generator7
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)5
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Solar power plant3
Brownfield property2
Heliport2
Oil-fired power plant2
Superfund (NPL) site2
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Hydroelectric 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.

Sigmon's Septic Tank Service, Statesville
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 30. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NCD062555792 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
FCX, Inc. (Statesville Plant), Statesville
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 37.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NCD095458527 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Tyson Farms Inc., Harmony
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chlorine dioxide. 538,475 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28634HLLYFSHEFF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Tyson Farms, Inc., Harmony
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001478696 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Abt Inc, Troutman
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 2,500 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28166BTNCXPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Ngk Ceramics Usa Inc, Mooresville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel compounds. Reports carcinogens. 1,437 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28115NGKCR119MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Denso Manufacturing North Carolina Inc. - Statesville Plant, Statesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead compounds. Reports carcinogens. 953 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28677SMNRT1804C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Keystone Powdered Metal Co, Troutman
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Copper, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 479 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28166NGNRD250OL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Southern States Coop Inc, Statesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Manganese. 29,220 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28677STHRNHWY70 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Ngk Ceramics Usa, Inc., Mooresville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $16,442.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030816605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Cardinal Fg Flat Glass Plant, Mooresville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 22,787 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2811WCRDNL342MR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Sherwin-Williams Co, Statesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Certain glycol ethers, Lead, Ethylene glycol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 237 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28677THVLS1931S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Cardinal Fg Flat Glass Plant, Mooresville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001502311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Town Of Mooresville, Mooresville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $58,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006644248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Automated Solutions, Llc - Plant #3, Statesville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,314.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Richard Abernathy Grading And Septic, Inc. - Mt. Ulla Site, Mooresville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,266.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071229944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Clark Equipment Dba Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment, Statesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Copper, Lead and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 66 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28677CLRKQI77I4 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
City Of Statesville Fourth Creek Wwtp, Statesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,607.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000556960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Origin Food Group, Llc, Statesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,166.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043161529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Crossroads Coatings Inc, Statesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 1,000 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2862WCRSSR28BUC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
North Iredell High School, Olin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,013.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056322554 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Abt Inc, Troutman
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000349150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Accuma Corp., Statesville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $62,576.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013288156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Harmony Wwtp, Harmony
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,291.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017696956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Kewaunee Scientific Corp., Statesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phthalic anhydride. 389 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 28677KWNSC2700W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5

Correctional facilities

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

Nc Dept Of Correction Woodwork Plant, Statesville
EPA FRS registry ID
110007669442
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Iredell 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 Iredell 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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