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Amelia County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Amelia County is 163.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 107 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35), Rail grade crossing (32), Air permit holder (minor source) (17). 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: 37.3464, -78.0427.

How this county ranks in Virginia

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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 Amelia County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.5	51.8	1.53xSignificant	63.7 to 99	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.7	30.2	1.48xSignificant	32.7 to 60.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.8	17.9	1.33x	14.8 to 37	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.3	13.9	1.24x	10.3 to 28.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	163.2	143.2	1.14x	138.7 to 191.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.1	18.7	1.13x	12.8 to 33.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	502.7	453.4	1.11xSignificant	457.6 to 551.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.5	18.5	0.89x	9.4 to 27.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21	23.8	0.88x	12.2 to 34.2	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 Amelia County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,735.5	9,842.6	+19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	126	96.9	+30%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.2	28.6	+6%	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.

Formaldehyde19.03 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde2.01 per million
Benzene0.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
Rail grade crossing32
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Oil-fired 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.

Maplewood Recycling And Waste Disposal Site, Jetersville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002032899 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Maplewood Recycling And Waste Disposal Site, Jetersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002032899 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Maplewood Recycling And Waste Disposal Site, Jetersville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002032899 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Amelia Lumber Co Inc, Amelia Court House
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 23002MLLMB16951 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Amelia Rmc Plant, Amelia Court House
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 2300WMLRMC9921L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Ponton Diesel Generating Facility, Amelia
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7940 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Ingenco - Amelia, Jetersville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002373146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ingenco - Amelia, Jetersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002373146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tyson Farms Inc. - Feed Mill, Jetersville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds.
TRI facility ID 23083HLLYFUSHWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Saylers Creek Company, Amelia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029527590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Amelia, Jetersville
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 56681 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Walnut Creek, Powhatan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $19,113.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071511806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Saylers Creek Company, Amelia
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110029527590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Amelia Courthouse Sanitary District Wwtp- Nibbs Cr, Amelia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009116367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1089562480 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Maplewood Recycling
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/599099685 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Superior Walls Of Central Virginia Incorporated, Amelia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064249068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Goodman Truck & Tractor Inc., Amelia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005219940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sailors Creek State Park, Rice
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006458591 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wrights Ready Mix, Amelia Court House
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007319516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Anderson Brothers Lumber Company Inc, Amelia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015596835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vulcan Construction Materials Llc - Amelia Quarry, Amelia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027235356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amelia Courthouse Sanitary District Stp, Amelia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070002770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Martin Marietta Materials - Amelia Quarry, Amelia Court House
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amelia Ch San Dist - Aggregate Nutrient Discharge, Amelia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070080588 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Amelia 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 Amelia 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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