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Accomack County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Accomack County is 168.5 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 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 197 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (69), Air permit holder (minor source) (32), Gas station (mapped facility) (27). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 37.7372, -75.6949.

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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 Accomack County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	9.1	5.7	1.6x	5.3 to 14.7	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	10.1	6.6	1.53x	5.9 to 16.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.6	4.8	1.38x	3.7 to 11.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.3	30.2	1.3xSignificant	32.5 to 47.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.3	11.3	1.18x	9.5 to 18.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	168.5	143.2	1.18xSignificant	153.2 to 185.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.9	51.8	1.1x	48.5 to 66.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14	14.5	0.97x	9.5 to 20.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.4	13.9	0.96x	9.2 to 19.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	434.5	453.4	0.96x	407.6 to 462.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.2	18.7	0.92x	12.7 to 23.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.7	17.9	0.82x	10.4 to 20.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.1	8.7	0.82x	4.1 to 11.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.8	18.5	0.75x	9.1 to 20.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.7	23.8	0.74x	12.8 to 24.3	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 Accomack County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,238.7	9,842.6	+24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.8	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	92.3	59.8	+54%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.9	6.2	+43%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	99.1	96.9	+2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	25.3	28.6	-11%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde14.92 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.15 per million
Benzene0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit69
Air permit holder (minor source)32
Gas station (mapped facility)27
Small hazardous waste generator15
Rail grade crossing12
Public airport7
Oil-fired power plant6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Commercial airport3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Solar power plant2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Perdue Foods Llc - Accomac Processing Plant, Accomac
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Peracetic acid and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,852,565 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23301PRDNCROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Tyson Foods Inc - Temperanceville Plant, Temperanceville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $17,630.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000342157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
Tyson Farms Inc-Temperanceville, Temperanceville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Chlorine dioxide. 305,244 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23442HLLYFUSHIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Perdue Farms Accomac Processing Plant - Accomac Div, Accomac
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020673476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070828367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 334 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23337SNSGDWALLO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Commonwealth Chesapeake Co Llc, New Church
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene, Mercury And Mercury Compounds. Reports carcinogens. 188 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23415CMMNW3415W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Cardinal Village, New Church
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,166.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010914323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Tyson Foods Inc - Temperanceville Plant, Temperanceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,630.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000342157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Commonwealth Chesapeake Company, Llc, New Church
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001907768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070828367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
U.S. Nasa Gsfc Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070828367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Comfort Inn And Suites, Chincoteague
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,874.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010912619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Commonwealth Chesapeake, New Church
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 55381 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.3
Perdue Foods, Llc., Accomac
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072238495 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tasley, Tasley
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 3785 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Belle Haven Diesel Generation Facility, Belle Haven
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 60234 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Perdue Diesel Generation Facility, Accomack
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 60235 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Onancock Diesel Generation Facility, Onancock
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 60236 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Tangier, Tangier
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 6390 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Shore Seafood Incorporated, Saxis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070547200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation Llc - Tasley , Tasley
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001890829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Commonwealth Chesapeake Company, Llc, New Church
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001907768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bowser And Sons Salvage Yard, Temperanceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Tyson Foods Inc - Temperanceville Plant, Temperanceville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $17,630.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000342157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Accomack County

Virginia 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 Accomack County, and their findings.
Virginia vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Virginia health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Virginia 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.
Virginia 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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