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Saluda County, South Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Saluda County is 166.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 118 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (48), Rail grade crossing (32), Brownfield property (8). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 34.0011, -81.7468.

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 Saluda County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths166.5143.21.16xSignificant145.5 to 1902020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths30.530.21.01x22.2 to 41.52020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases51.251.80.99x40.3 to 64.52019-2023
All cancerNew cases312.9453.40.69x283.4 to 3452019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases11.917.90.66x6.7 to 202019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases12.723.80.53x7.7 to 20.42019-2023

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 Saluda County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death10,984.59,842.6+12%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy73.975.3-2%years
Child mortality119.759.8+100%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths85.896.9-12%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths18.928.6-34%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.

  • Formaldehyde22.51 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.34 per million
  • Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit48
  • Rail grade crossing32
  • Brownfield property8
  • Air permit holder (minor source)7
  • Gas station (mapped facility)5
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • Public airport2
  • Solar power plant2
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1

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. Darling Ingredients Inc - Ward Facility, Ward

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine dioxide, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia. 142,853 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29166VLLYPRTE1B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7

  2. Amick Farms Llc, Batesburg

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Peracetic acid. 25,229 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29006MCKFR279BA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.4

  3. Valley Proteins - Ward Facility, Ward

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069508269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  4. Amick Farms, Batesburg

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110023011435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.7

  5. Saluda Town Of, Saluda

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $40,450.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006693033 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  6. Scw&Sa Wtp, Leesville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039518162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  7. Amick Farms Feed Mill, Monetta

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009797265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  8. Valley Proteins - Ward Facility, Ward

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069508269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  9. Riverside School, Saluda

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972079 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. Quality Stitching, Saluda

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071979088 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. Travis Avenue Site, Saluda

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071980134 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Former Office Building, Saluda

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071980135 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. Saluda Market Consignments, Saluda

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071980136 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. Saluda Theatre, Saluda

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071980137 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  15. Henry'S Cleaners, Saluda

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071983822 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. Knight Industries Mill, Saluda

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071983826 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. Valley Proteins - Ward Facility, Ward

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069508269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. Amick Farms Feed Mill, Monetta

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.

    TRI facility ID 2910WMCKFR368HI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3

  19. Valley Proteins - Ward Facility, Ward

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069508269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  20. Scwsa Wwtp, Saluda

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071222926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  21. Ptc-Saluda Center For Manufacturing Excellence, Saluda

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072108582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  22. Saluda County, Saluda

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 6J4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  23. Saluda Wellness Center Phase 1, Saluda

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072085308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  24. Amick Farms Llc - Batesburg Facility, Batesburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007173209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Oliver Trading, Inc., Saluda

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007838475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Saluda 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 Saluda 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.

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