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Kershaw County, South Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Kershaw County is 181.1 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 331 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (179), Gas station (mapped facility) (32), Rail grade crossing (31). 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: 34.3408, -80.5567.

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 Kershaw County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths47.830.21.58xSignificant41.7 to 54.62020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases26.117.91.46xSignificant21.4 to 31.72019-2023
EsophagusDeaths53.71.35x3.1 to 7.72020-2024
BladderDeaths5.44.11.32x3.4 to 8.22020-2024
EsophagusNew cases64.61.3x3.8 to 8.92019-2023
All cancerDeaths181.1143.21.26xSignificant168.8 to 194.22020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases64.751.81.25xSignificant57.7 to 72.52019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths6.95.71.21x4.6 to 10.22020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths43.41.18x2.4 to 6.52020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths7.76.61.17x5.3 to 10.82020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths5.64.81.17x3.6 to 8.32020-2024
ThyroidNew cases13.5131.04x9.7 to 18.12019-2023
All cancerNew cases470.6453.41.04x449.9 to 4922019-2023
PancreasNew cases14.113.91.01x10.9 to 18.22019-2023
PancreasDeaths11.311.31x8.4 to 14.92020-2024
StomachNew cases6.66.61x4.4 to 9.52019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases6.16.20.98x3.9 to 9.22019-2023
BladderNew cases17.418.70.93x13.7 to 222019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases7.88.70.9x5.4 to 112019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths3.94.40.89x2.3 to 6.22020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases1214.50.83x8.7 to 16.12019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases15.218.50.82x11.6 to 19.72019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases18.623.80.78x14.6 to 23.42019-2023

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 Kershaw County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death12,077.39,842.6+23%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy73.275.3-3%years
Child mortality62.559.8+5%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality6.36.2+1%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths117.596.9+21%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths46.228.6+61%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.

  • Formaldehyde22.62 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.24 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

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit179
  • Gas station (mapped facility)32
  • Rail grade crossing31
  • Air permit holder (minor source)30
  • Brownfield property13
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
  • Small hazardous waste generator7
  • TRI reporting facility7
  • Large hazardous waste generator5
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
  • Major air pollution source3
  • Public airport2
  • Heliport2
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Hydroelectric plant1
  • Gas power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Canfor Southern Pine - Camden Plant, Cassatt

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $16,850.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000351869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Invista S.A.R.L., Lugoff

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000587179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 10

  3. Weylchem Us Inc, Elgin

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $47,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000351930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.8

  4. Veratech, Bethune

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002231665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.5

  5. New South Lumber & Wood Preserving Cos Camden Plant, Cassatt

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Manganese compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Reports carcinogens. 172,348 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29032NWSTH1281S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.5

  6. Weylchem Us Inc., Elgin

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen sulfide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 53,324 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29045HRDWC2114L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.1

  7. Inv Camden Plant, Lugoff

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Sodium nitrite, Ammonia, Biphenyl and 4 more. 3,155,326 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29020DPNTCPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8

  8. Canfor Southern Pine - Camden Plant, Cassatt

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $16,850.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000351869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  9. Invista S.A.R.L., Lugoff

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000587179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.3

  10. Canfor Southern Pine - Camden Plant, Cassatt

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,850.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000351869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  11. Cogsdill Tool Products Inc, Lugoff

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $14,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000854255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  12. Invista S.A.R.L., Lugoff

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000587179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.8

  13. Southern Felt Co Inc., Bethune

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phenol. 17,429 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29009FBRTC500CH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.3

  14. Weylchem Us Inc, Elgin

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $47,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000351930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  15. Weylchem Us Inc, Elgin

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $47,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000351930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  16. Invista S.A.R.L., Lugoff

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $4,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000587179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  17. City Of Camden Wwtp, Camden

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000755843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  18. Veratech, Bethune

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002231665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  19. Denkai America Inc, Camden

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Zinc compounds. 2,084 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29020KMTSX29BAT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.5

  20. Cogsdill Tool Products Inc, Lugoff

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000854255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  21. Invista S.A.R.L., Lugoff

    Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $4,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000587179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  22. Denkai America Inc, Camden

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009797461 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.2

  23. Cogsdill Tool Products Inc, Lugoff

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $14,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000854255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  24. Kershaw Co/Lugoff Wwtf, Lugoff

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064616973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  25. Ge Appliances, A Haier Company- Camden, Camden

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007185679 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.4

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 Kershaw 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 Kershaw 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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