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Dillon County, South Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dillon County is 218.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 2.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 161 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (63), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (52), Gas station (mapped facility) (16). 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: 34.4294, -79.3924.

How this county ranks in South 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 Dillon County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	65.8	30.2	2.18xSignificant	54.4 to 79	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	109	51.8	2.1xSignificant	94.3 to 125.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	218.2	143.2	1.52xSignificant	196.6 to 241.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.4	17.9	1.31x	16.6 to 32.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.4	11.3	1.27x	9.2 to 21.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15.5	13.9	1.12x	10.1 to 22.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	486.4	453.4	1.07xSignificant	453.5 to 521.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.3	18.7	0.82x	10.2 to 22.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.8	18.5	0.69x	8.3 to 19.3	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 Dillon County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	19,641.5	9,842.6	+100%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	67.2	75.3	-11%	years
Child mortality	108.7	59.8	+82%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.4	6.2	+51%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	148	96.9	+53%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	68.5	28.6	+139%	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.

Formaldehyde20.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.04 per million
Benzene0.77 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.

Rail grade crossing63
NPDES wastewater discharge permit52
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Brownfield property3
TRI reporting facility3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Solar power plant1
Wastewater plant (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.

Arclin Surfaces Llc, Dillon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Phenol, Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 207,580 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2953WRCLNS219HA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Arclin Surfaces Llc, Dillon
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $12,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071241484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Latta Town Of (Sc1710002)-Plant (B17004) Wells 1&2 (G17106,-107), Latta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $64,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002182094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Wyman-Gordon Dillon, Dillon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Nitric acid, Chromium, Nickel and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,356 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2953WWYMNG152CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Perdue Foods Llc - Dillon Processing Plant, Dillon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid. 4,057 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29536PRDFR2725H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Dillon Little Pee Dee, Dillon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,900.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009794366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Perdue Farms Incorporated Dillon Sc Processing Plant, Dillon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000721586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Wyman Gordon Co, Dillon
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066987176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Wyman-Gordon Dillon Sc, Dillon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069248068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Arclin Surfaces Llc, Dillon
Major air pollution source. Penalties $12,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071241484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Argos Usa Llc Dillon Concrete Plant, Dillon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 2953WPLNTD869SC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
South Of The Border Motel, Dillon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009793722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Arclin Surfaces Llc, Dillon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071241484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Dillon County/Gum Drop Mine, Dillon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071824740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Marion Holdings, Llc/Gresham Mine, Dillon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063918658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Wyman Gordon Co, Dillon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066987176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Trico Fred Hyatt Wtp, Latta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039518313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wyman Gordon Co, Dillon
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066987176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Elite Site Solutions Llc Borrow Pit, Latta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071206047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Rownd Property, Dillon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043637865 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Palmetto Petroleum, Dillon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967895 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dilmar Oil Property, Dillon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968138 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Trico Hamer Wtp, Dillon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039518340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Elite Quartz Manufacturing Llc, Latta
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $61,650.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071894165 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Dillon County Judge Road Pit, Latta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027363154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Dillon County

South 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 Dillon County, and their findings.
South 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.
South Carolina health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
South 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.
South 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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