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Perquimans County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Perquimans County is 156 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 69 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (23), Rail grade crossing (18), Solar power plant (8). 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: 36.2267, -76.4467.

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 Perquimans County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.6	30.2	1.48xSignificant	33.7 to 59.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.9	51.8	1.16x	46.5 to 77.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	156	143.2	1.09x	134 to 181.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15	14.5	1.03x	8 to 26.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.4	17.9	1.03x	9.6 to 32.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	430.7	453.4	0.95x	389.7 to 475.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.9	18.5	0.91x	10.7 to 27.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.3	23.8	0.81x	11.8 to 31.1	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 Perquimans County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,273.4	9,842.6	+35%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	92.2	59.8	+54%	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	116.6	96.9	+20%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	57.5	28.6	+101%	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.

Formaldehyde16.09 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.41 per million
Benzene0.69 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit23
Rail grade crossing18
Solar power plant8
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Public airport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Wind power plant1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity, Hertford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 17 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2794WHRVYP2835C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Hertford Wwtp, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,763.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009846710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Perquimans County Wtp #2 - Winfall, Winfall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,486.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009843964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Reed Oil Company, Hertford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972706 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rose Brothers Paving Co Inc. - Hertford, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009851892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cedarwood Mine, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009858788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity, Hertford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039003271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039003271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haskett Mine, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045404763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harvey Point Pest Control, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045519435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cartwright Swamp Sand Mine, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058928898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
M&L Sand Mine, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069996821 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
River Farms Mine, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069999217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Elliott Mine, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070124523 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marine Industrial Park - Phase 1, Bethel Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071914170 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Perquimans Intermediate School 3-8, Winfall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071915007 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Duck Thru #41 - Hertford, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071916762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Albemarle Plantation - Cole Tract - Pre-Development Earthwork - Part 2, Bethal
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071916816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quality Equipment Addition, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071917468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Albemarle Preserve - Phase 1a, Bethel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071922554 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Albemarle Plantation, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071949876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hopewell Road, Edenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072072453 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cole Tract Off Matthews Road Herford, North Carolina, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072130664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lakeside At Albemarle Plantation Section B, Lots 3,12,13,14, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072189950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Windmill At Coastal Farms, Hertford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072200565 (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 Perquimans 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 Perquimans 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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