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Newberry County, South Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Newberry County is 195.1 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 342 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (115), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (104), Gas station (mapped facility) (32). 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: 34.3022, -81.6232.

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 Newberry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.3	4.8	1.52x	4.2 to 11.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.3	30.2	1.5xSignificant	37.8 to 54	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.1	4.1	1.49x	3.5 to 10.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	195.1	143.2	1.36xSignificant	178.4 to 213.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.5	51.8	1.25xSignificant	55.6 to 74.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.2	11.3	1.17x	9.3 to 18.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.7	6.6	1.17x	4.7 to 12.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.8	8.7	1.13x	6.4 to 14.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.4	13.9	1.04x	10.2 to 19.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	449.2	453.4	0.99x	422.8 to 477	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.4	18.7	0.98x	13.7 to 24.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.6	5.7	0.98x	3.2 to 9.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.7	17.9	0.93x	12.1 to 22.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.2	23.8	0.89x	15.3 to 28.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.7	6.6	0.86x	3.3 to 9.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.1	13	0.78x	6 to 15.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.1	14.5	0.7x	6.6 to 15.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.6	18.5	0.68x	8.4 to 18.4	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 Newberry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,999.5	9,842.6	+32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.5	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	117.2	59.8	+96%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	11.7	6.2	+88%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	109.6	96.9	+13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	33.1	28.6	+16%	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.

Formaldehyde23.22 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.46 per million
Benzene0.88 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing115
NPDES wastewater discharge permit104
Gas station (mapped facility)32
Air permit holder (minor source)18
TRI reporting facility14
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)14
Brownfield property12
Major air pollution source7
Scrapyard (mapped facility)7
Small hazardous waste generator6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric plant1
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.

Valmont Composite Structures Newberry, Newberry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 625,162 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29108SHKSPHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Sea Pro Boats, Whitmire
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 460,931 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2917WSPRBT25214 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Llc Prosperity Complex, Prosperity
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Lead, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 320,032 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29127GRGPCHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Maclean Power Systems Llc, Newberry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 288,315 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29108PRCSN101PA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Falcon Bass Boats, Newberry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 69,415 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2910WFLCNB75WIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America, Newberry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 35,061 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2910WCTRPL284MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Maclean Power Systems - Newberry Plant, Newberry
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $58,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070934104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
West Fraser Inc Newberry Lumber Mill, Newberry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013287987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Sea Pro Boats Llc, Whitmire
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $24,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070060515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Kiswire Inc, Newberry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Lead, Zinc compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,573 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29108KSWRN257MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Llc - Prosperity Chip-N-Saw, Prosperity
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000352154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Valmont Composite Structures Newberry, Newberry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064114738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Falcon Boats Llc, Newberry
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $8,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069326161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Newberry Bush River Wwtf, Newberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009794204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
West Fraser Newberry Lumber Mill, Newberry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 108,772 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29108NTRNT3287C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Kraft Heinz Co, Newberry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Peracetic acid. 25,464 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29108LSRCHLOUIS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Doncasters Trucast Inc, Newberry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Cobalt, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 200 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29108TRCST81MAW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America, Llc, Newberry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037443326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Powersecure Incorporated, Newberry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017184759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Kiswire Inc, Newberry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002311542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Kiswire, Newberry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Zinc (fume or dust). 871 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2910WKSWRX9TWIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
West Fraser Inc Newberry Lumber Mill, Newberry
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013287987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Maclean Power Systems - Newberry Plant, Newberry
Major air pollution source. Penalties $58,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070934104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Kiswire, Newberry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070234825 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Trucast Inc, Newberry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021341190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Newberry 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 Newberry 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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