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Bland County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bland County is 166.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 63 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (33), Air permit holder (minor source) (9), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 37.1275, -81.0778.

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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 Bland County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
BladderNew cases33.418.71.79xSignificant19.3 to 56.92019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths45.530.21.51x29 to 70.92020-2024
All cancerDeaths166.9143.21.17x134.1 to 207.82020-2024
All cancerNew cases465.7453.41.03x406.9 to 532.62019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases46.251.80.89x29.9 to 71.22019-2023

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 Bland County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death9,532.19,842.6-3%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy75.575.3+0%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths93.196.9-4%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde14.35 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.75 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.29 per million
  • Benzene0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit33
  • Air permit holder (minor source)9
  • Gas station (mapped facility)9
  • Small hazardous waste generator6
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)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.

  1. Hitachi Energy Usa Inc., Bland

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 24315BBPWRSTRTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  2. Pascor Atlantic Corp, Bland

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008055353 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  3. Hitachi Energy Usa Incorporated, Bland

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008189655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  4. Vdot - East River Mountain Tunnel South Office Stp, Rocky Gap

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071426943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  5. Pascor Atlantic Corp, Bland

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper.

    TRI facility ID 24315PSCSTRTE1B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3

  6. Chaney Enterprises - Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020683633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  7. Bastian Wwtp, Bland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,615.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009767289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  8. Roselands Farms Golf Course, Bastian

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,074.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071913490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  9. Chaney Enterprises - Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020683633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  10. Vdoc - Bland Correctional Center, Bland

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017286257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  11. Vdoc - Bland Correctional Center, Bland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017286257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  12. Bland County Water Authority - Bland Wtp, Bland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070529921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  13. Big Walker Mountain Tunnel, Bland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067612275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  14. Phillips Global - Virginia Stp, Rocky Gap

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070741740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  15. Wolf Creek Golf And Country Club, Bastian

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071661347 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  16. Woodridge Resources, Rocky Gap

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071904899 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  17. Hitachi Energy Usa Incorporated, Bland

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008189655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Hitachi Energy Usa Incorporated, Bland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008189655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. American Mine Research, Rocky Gap

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008190091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Dunn Mtrs Inc, Bland

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008198663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Vdoc - Bland Correctional Center, Bland

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017286257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Bland County School Board - Bland Schools K - 12, Bastian

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020667410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. East River Metals Incorporated, Rocky Gap

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020680413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. East River Mountain Tunnel, Bland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067595640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Pascor Atlantic Corporation, Bland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070343963 (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.

  • Vdoc - Bland Correctional Center, Bland

    EPA FRS registry ID
    110017286257
    Water system
    VA1021046
    Health-based violations
    0 all time, 0 in 5 years
    All violations
    29
    Wastewater permit
    Yes, 1 quarters in noncompliance

    EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Bland 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 Bland 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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