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Appomattox County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Appomattox County is 145.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 85 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (23), Air permit holder (minor source) (21), Rail grade crossing (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: 37.3708, -78.7923.

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 Appomattox County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.7	18.5	1.23x	14.9 to 33.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.6	51.8	1.09x	44.4 to 71.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	145.6	143.2	1.02x	124.5 to 169.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18.3	18.7	0.98x	11.4 to 28.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.1	17.9	0.9x	9.5 to 26.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	400.4	453.4	0.88x	363.7 to 440.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	24.9	30.2	0.82x	17.1 to 35.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.5	23.8	0.82x	11.8 to 30.7	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 Appomattox County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,982	9,842.6	-19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.2	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	65.5	59.8	+10%	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	96.4	96.9	-1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.3	28.6	-29%	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.

Formaldehyde19.27 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.98 per million
Benzene0.91 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit23
Air permit holder (minor source)21
Rail grade crossing17
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
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.

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company - Station 170, Appomattox
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042062969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Emanual Tire Of Virginia, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070691182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Appomattox Gallery, Appomattox
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973704 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vaughn Lane And Pamplin Road, Pamplin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979734 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Appomattox Water Reclamation Facility, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009116303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Campbell Lumber Co Of Appomattox, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070875423 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company - Station 170, Appomattox
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042062969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Pamplin Solar, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,937.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hce Red House Solar Llc, Red House
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $26,432.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071514229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/39861024 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Appomattox Lime Company, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006178064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Coastal Mart Incorporated #861, Appomattox
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006136047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Appomattox Trickling Filter Plant, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009116296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Appomattox County Landfill 86, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010912325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lynchburg Ready Mix Concrete Co Inc - Appomattox, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022483739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company - Station 170, Appomattox
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042062969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Horton Sean Residence, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070597695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Evans Alvin Residence, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070598163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crawford Robert Billy Residence, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070601376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smiths Foreign Used Auto Parts Inc, Spout Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tower Hill 138 Kv Substation, Gladstone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rose Lane Townhouses, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vdot Appomattox 6131 165 659 Upc 111306, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071507781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Liberty Baptist Chruch Park Expansion, Appomattox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071847901 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bryan Turkey House Facility, Buckingham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071867372 (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 Appomattox 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 Appomattox 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.

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