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Pamlico County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pamlico County is 152.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 49 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (6), Gas station (mapped facility) (5). 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: 35.1496, -76.7667.

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 Pamlico County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	15.7	8.7	1.8x	8.4 to 28.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.5	23.8	1.49xSignificant	25.4 to 50.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.7	18.7	1.32x	16.3 to 37.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.2	51.8	1.26xSignificant	52.1 to 82.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.3	30.2	1.24x	27.4 to 51.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.2	18.5	1.15x	13.4 to 33.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	516.1	453.4	1.14xSignificant	470.8 to 565.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	152.5	143.2	1.06x	129.6 to 179.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.8	17.9	1.05x	10.2 to 32.8	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 Pamlico County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,807.7	9,842.6	+40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.8	75.3	-2%	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	156	96.9	+61%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	90.8	28.6	+217%	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.

Formaldehyde14.8 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.25 per million
Benzene0.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

Oriental Wtp, Oriental
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $21,901.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030993995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fulcher'S Point Pride Seafood, Oriental
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043175220 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Millpond Wtp, Bayboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $493.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043162341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Vandemere Wtp, Vandemere
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $843.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043162350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Kershaw Wtp, Arapahoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,186.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043162332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Diamond Shoal Seafood, Oriental
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006797289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Garland F Fulcher Seafood, Oriental
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006710997 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Grantsboro Wtp, Grantsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043162323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1120210950 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Bay River Metropolitan Sewage District
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1322615266 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Bay River Metropolitan Sewage District
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1377461564 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Bennett Neck Road Mine, Grantsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006722378 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sailcraft Service, Oriental
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009850376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wayfarers Cove Marina Improvements, Arapahoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009850385 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pamlico Packing Company, Vandemere
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018704669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lowland Seafood, Lowland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022563750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harbor Packing Company, Lowland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022563876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Holland Seafood Transportation, Arapahoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022564081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
R E Mayo Seafood, Hobucken
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022564973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Zimmerman Marine Oriental, Oriental
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030994119 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grantsboro - Nc Rmc, Grantsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070099606 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pamlico County Eoc / 911 Dispatch, Bayboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071911232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Arlington Place - Pintail Loop Decorative Pond, Arapahoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071911522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Port Vandemere, Vandemere
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071912533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sandy Bay, Arapahoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071916693 (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 Pamlico 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 Pamlico 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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