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Tyrrell County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tyrrell County is 189 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 30 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16), Gas station (mapped facility) (6), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (3). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 35.7925, -76.2272.

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 Tyrrell County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	56	30.2	1.85xSignificant	33 to 93.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	81.5	51.8	1.57xSignificant	52.1 to 126.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	189	143.2	1.32x	141.3 to 250.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	519.5	453.4	1.15x	429.8 to 624.6	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 Tyrrell County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,472.8	9,842.6	-4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76	75.3	+1%	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	124.1	96.9	+28%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde14.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.18 per million
Benzene0.62 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)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.

Columbia Wtp, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,366.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009845962 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Columbia Wwtp, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009845873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tyrrell County Reverse Osmosis Wtp, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016756802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Tyrrell County Prison Ro Wtp, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018723265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Columbia Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1260652396 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Town of Columbia Waste Water Treatment Plant, Columbia
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1264166354 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Tyrrell County Prison Ro Wtp, Columbia
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018723265 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Roy F Sawyer Mine, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006669248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tyrrell Ready Mix-Dolly Mine, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009858519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Captain Neill'S Seafood, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025310170 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Norman Sand Pit, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043672059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cypress Cove Marina, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056355787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hom Columbia Mine, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070930514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
I/Obx C&D Waste Recycling Facility, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071142382 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Buddy Smith Mine, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071364780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pearce Woodley Mine, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071917043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
W. Alton Ainsley Mine, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072112777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Highway 64 East, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072160182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
2024 Arpa Water And Sewer System Improvements (Town Of Columbia), Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072161975 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coastal Carolina Cotton Gin Limited Liability Company - Fairfield, Fairfield
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018711367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Jeroco Maine Gas
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/11793116563 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Fuel Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/7093466236 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Speedway
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1016635353 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
O. A. Howett Motors
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1260595618 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Columbia Garage, Columbia
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1260700056 (OpenStreetMap contributors) 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.

Tyrrell County Prison Ro Wtp, Columbia
EPA FRS registry ID
110018723265
Wastewater permit
Yes, 5 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell 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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