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Orangeburg County, South Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Orangeburg County is 173.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 609 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (221), Rail grade crossing (171), Gas station (mapped facility) (55). 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: 33.4422, -80.8087.

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 Orangeburg County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Stomach	Deaths	4.2	2.7	1.56x	2.7 to 6.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	9.4	6.6	1.42xSignificant	7 to 12.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.1	11.3	1.25x	11.2 to 17.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	173.9	143.2	1.21xSignificant	163.2 to 185.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.5	4.6	1.2x	3.8 to 8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.8	30.2	1.15x	30.2 to 40	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20	17.9	1.12x	16.1 to 24.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4	3.7	1.08x	2.6 to 6.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	483.4	453.4	1.07xSignificant	464.8 to 502.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.1	51.8	1.04x	48.4 to 60.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.9	5.7	1.04x	4.1 to 8.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.3	13.9	1.03x	11.5 to 17.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.5	14.5	1x	11.3 to 18.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.5	6.6	0.98x	4.6 to 9.1	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4	4.1	0.98x	2.6 to 6.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.4	4.8	0.92x	2.8 to 6.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.8	3.4	0.82x	1.6 to 4.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	14.6	18.7	0.78x	11.7 to 18.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.1	18.5	0.65x	9.3 to 15.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	7.4	13	0.57x	5 to 10.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	4.9	8.7	0.56x	3.3 to 7.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	3.4	6.2	0.55x	1.9 to 5.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	7.4	23.8	0.31x	5.2 to 10.2	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 Orangeburg County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,384.9	9,842.6	+66%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.1	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	110.1	59.8	+84%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	11.4	6.2	+84%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	141.8	96.9	+46%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	39.8	28.6	+39%	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.

Formaldehyde22.13 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.18 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit221
Rail grade crossing171
Gas station (mapped facility)55
Air permit holder (minor source)51
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)19
TRI reporting facility16
Small hazardous waste generator13
Major air pollution source8
Brownfield property8
Large hazardous waste generator8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Solar power plant6
Public airport5
Gas power plant4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Commercial airport2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Oil-fired 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.

Holcim (Us) Inc., Holly Hill
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $526,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Si Group Inc, Orangeburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Dichloromethane, Methanol, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,314,469 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29116THYLCCANNO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.7
Holcim (Us) Inc Holly Hill Plant, Holly Hill
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Formaldehyde, Benzene, Acetaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,454,464 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29059SNTCMSCHWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.4
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station, Cope
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 139,106 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29038STHCR405TE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Si Group Inc - Orangeburg Facility, Orangeburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071256884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Flextronics America Llc, Orangeburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl tert-butyl ether and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 14,824 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29115RPRCRRTE33 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Holcim (Us) Inc., Holly Hill
Major air pollution source. Penalties $526,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Valtir Llc Plt 1478, Orangeburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead, Nickel, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,226 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29115TRNTY600PR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Zeus:Orangeburg-Magnolia Street, Orangeburg
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002231558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Holcim (Us) Inc., Holly Hill
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $526,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Holcim (Us) Inc., Holly Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $526,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Holcim (Us) Inc., Holly Hill
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $526,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Trinity Highway Products Llc, Orangeburg
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $13,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070524898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Okonite Co. Inc., Orangeburg
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $15,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000352118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Carolina Pole Inc, Eutawville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper compounds, Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens. 157 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29048CHSPKHWY45 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Orangeburg Wwtf, Orangeburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039836121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Cope Station, Cope
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002232209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Zeus Co Llc Osc, Orangeburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 6,381 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2911WZSNDS646MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Bowman Town Of, Bowman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $23,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Flextronics America, Llc, Orangeburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007212373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Okonite Co Inc, Orangeburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Antimony compounds. 891 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29115KNTCX1063R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Koyo Bearings Na Llc, Orangeburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 29115KYCRPHWY60 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Si Group Inc - Orangeburg Facility, Orangeburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071256884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Okonite Co. Inc., Orangeburg
Major air pollution source. Penalties $15,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000352118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Zeus:Orangeburg-Magnolia Street, Orangeburg
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002231558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8

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 Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg 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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