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Pasquotank County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pasquotank County is 154.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 161 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (76), Rail grade crossing (26), Air permit holder (minor source) (15). 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: 36.3165, -76.3064.

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 Pasquotank County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.3	30.2	1.3xSignificant	32.4 to 47.6	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8	6.6	1.21x	4.9 to 12.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.5	23.8	1.16x	20.9 to 35.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	154.3	143.2	1.08x	139.8 to 170.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.3	51.8	1.07x	46.9 to 65	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.6	11.3	1.03x	7.9 to 16.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.1	6.6	0.92x	3.6 to 9.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	405.8	453.4	0.9x	381.1 to 431.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.7	18.7	0.84x	11.4 to 21.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.7	18.5	0.79x	10.4 to 20.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.5	8.7	0.75x	3.8 to 10.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.6	14.5	0.73x	6.7 to 16.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	9.8	13.9	0.71x	6.4 to 14.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	12.1	17.9	0.68x	8.2 to 17.3	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.4	13	0.65x	4.8 to 13.5	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 Pasquotank County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,395.2	9,842.6	+16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.8	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	110.9	59.8	+86%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.3	6.2	+18%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	99.2	96.9	+2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	43.4	28.6	+52%	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.

Formaldehyde16.21 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.41 per million
Benzene0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit76
Rail grade crossing26
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Small hazardous waste generator6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Public airport4
Solar power plant3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
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.

Rogerson Wastewater Treatment Facility, Elizabeth City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,582.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000548925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
South Atlantic Wood Preservers Inc., Elizabeth City
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $13,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009846541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Rogerson Wastewater Treatment Facility, Elizabeth City
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $14,582.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000548925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Culpeper Of Elizabeth City Llc, Elizabeth City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 27909STHTL1245F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
112 Corporate Drive E-City, Elizabeth City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 2790WCRPRT112CR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Pasquotank County Reverse Osmosis Plant, Elizabeth City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043452509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
City Of Elizabeth City - Small Ms4, Elizabeth Cty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064787574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ufp Elizabeth City, Llc, Elizabeth City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000347893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
112 Corporate Drive E-City, Elizabeth City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071045564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
South Atlantic Wood Preservers Inc., Elizabeth City
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $13,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009846541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
South Atlantic Wood Preservers Inc., Elizabeth City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $13,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009846541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Us Coast Guard Support Center, Elizabeth City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017224920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Us Coast Guard Support Center, Elizabeth City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017224920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pasquotank County Wtp, Elizabeth City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020874053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Uscg Aviation Logisitcs Center (Hmf), Elizabeth City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024441380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Ufp Elizabeth City Llc, Elizabeth City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Sodium nitrite.
TRI facility ID 27909CHSPKKNOBB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Elizabeth City Cg Air Station/Rgnl, Elizabeth City
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ECG (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Elizabeth City Water Treatment Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1364378572 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/41649733 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
J.W. Jones Lumber Company, Inc, Elizabeth City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001487427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ufp Elizabeth City, Llc, Elizabeth City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000347893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Elizabeth City State University Infrastructure Upgrades-Package E, Elizabeth City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004048557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fletcher Sand Pit, Elizabeth City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006669364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quality Crab Company, Elizabeth City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006717160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Barnhill Contracting Company - Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009717547 (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 Pasquotank 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 Pasquotank 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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