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Laurens County, South Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Laurens County is 186.4 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 551 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (214), Rail grade crossing (166), Air permit holder (minor source) (59). 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: 34.4898, -81.9911.

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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 Laurens County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths45.430.21.5xSignificant39.5 to 51.92020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases12.98.71.48xSignificant9.9 to 16.62019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths6.34.41.43x4.1 to 9.32020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths8.76.61.32x6.3 to 11.82020-2024
All cancerDeaths186.4143.21.3xSignificant174.1 to 199.52020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases65.151.81.26xSignificant58.1 to 72.92019-2023
BladderDeaths4.84.11.17x3 to 7.32020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths3.83.41.12x2.3 to 62020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases19.917.91.11x15.7 to 252019-2023
PancreasDeaths12.411.31.1x9.4 to 16.12020-2024
EsophagusDeaths43.71.08x2.4 to 6.32020-2024
EsophagusNew cases4.84.61.04x3.1 to 7.42019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths5.95.71.04x3.8 to 8.72020-2024
PancreasNew cases13.913.91x10.7 to 17.82019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases14.114.50.97x10.7 to 18.42019-2023
All cancerNew cases432.3453.40.95x412.8 to 452.62019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases5.96.20.95x3.8 to 8.92019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths4.14.80.85x2.4 to 6.62020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases20.323.80.85x16.1 to 25.22019-2023
ThyroidNew cases11130.85x7.5 to 15.42019-2023
BladderNew cases14.818.70.79x11.5 to 18.92019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases1418.50.76x10.6 to 18.12019-2023
StomachNew cases3.86.60.58x2.3 to 6.12019-2023

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 Laurens County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death13,903.79,842.6+41%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy71.575.3-5%years
Child mortality71.359.8+19%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality7.16.2+15%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths130.796.9+35%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths48.628.6+70%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.

  • Formaldehyde23.49 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.43 per million
  • Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit214
  • Rail grade crossing166
  • Air permit holder (minor source)59
  • Gas station (mapped facility)40
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)12
  • TRI reporting facility11
  • Small hazardous waste generator10
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
  • Brownfield property8
  • Large hazardous waste generator8
  • Major air pollution source3
  • Public airport3
  • Hydroelectric plant2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • 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.

  1. West Fraser Us Ewp Llc, Kinards

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002311301 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.8

  2. West Fraser Us Ewp Llc- Joanna, Kinards

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propionaldehyde, Methanol, Acetaldehyde, Formaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 172,855 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29355NRBRD564WO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.5

  3. Ccl Label Inc, Clinton

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methanol, Methyl isobutyl ketone, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 32,696 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29325DNNSNHWY76 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8

  4. Royal Adhesives & Sealants Llc, Simpsonville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Butyl acrylate, Ethyl acrylate, Acrylonitrile, Methyl methacrylate and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 32,567 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29681PRCHM863SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8

  5. South Atlantic Galvanizing, Laurens

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens. 24,688 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2936WSTHTL5132M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.9

  6. Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc, Kinards

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 6,924 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2935WCBBVN84WDY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.4

  7. Ascent Chemicals, Fountain Inn

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Diuron and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,137 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29644CLRRS300IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.8

  8. Teknor Apex - Carolina Co, Fountain Inn

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP), Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Antimony compounds, Zinc compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 354 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29644TKNRP600OL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.5

  9. Avery Dennison Security Printing Division, Clinton

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000587366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.2

  10. West Fraser Us Ewp Llc, Kinards

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002311301 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  11. Little River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Laurens

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006623314 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  12. South Atlantic Llc Dba South Atlantic Ga, Laurens

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070541461 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  13. Brawo Usa Inc., Laurens

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 80 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2936WBRWSX499HU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6

  14. Clinton/Joanna Wastewater Treatment Plant, Kinards

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000708413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  15. Teknor Apex Carolina Co, Fountain Inn

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000354553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.6

  16. West Fraser Us Ewp Llc, Kinards

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002311301 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  17. Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc, Kinards

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070526445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.4

  18. Specialty Vermiculite Corp, Enoree

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007222139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  19. Nucor Insulated Panel Group, Laurens

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 545 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2936WTRCRX81HUN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.1

  20. Ceramtec Na, Laurens

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000353180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  21. Specialty Vermiculite Corp, Enoree

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $9,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007222139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  22. Zf Transmissions Gray Court, Gray Court

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Manganese, Nitric acid and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2964WZFTRN2846N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.7

  23. Brawo Usa, Laurens

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110031414707 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.6

  24. Ceramtec Na Innovative Ceramic Engineering Corp., Laurens

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Mercury. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 29360GNRLLPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.6

  25. Thomas Concrete Fountain Inn, Fountain Inn

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 2964WTHMSC52IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

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 Laurens 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 Laurens 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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