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Buena Vista city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Buena Vista city is 175.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 39 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (12), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12), Rail grade crossing (4). 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: 37.729, -79.3565.

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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 Buena Vista city compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths52.430.21.74xSignificant33.9 to 792020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases89.551.81.73xSignificant64.6 to 122.32019-2023
All cancerDeaths175.1143.21.22x138.5 to 219.42020-2024
All cancerNew cases545.8453.41.2xSignificant474.1 to 625.82019-2023

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 Buena Vista city
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death13,635.89,842.6+39%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy71.275.3-5%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 deaths95.996.9-1%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: 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.

  • Formaldehyde17.85 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.76 per million
  • Benzene0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Air permit holder (minor source)12
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
  • Rail grade crossing4
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • Brownfield property2
  • Gas station (mapped facility)2
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • 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.

  1. Modine Manufacturing Co, Buena Vista

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Nickel, Chromium, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 271 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24416MDNMN1221M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.4

  2. Buena Vista Stp, Buena Vista

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,026.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010917071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  3. Munters, Buena Vista

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Copper, Nickel, Chromium and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 25 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2441WDSCHM225SM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.6

  4. Everbrite Llc, Buena Vista

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead, Manganese, Lead And Lead Compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 9 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24416VRBRT627EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.3

  5. Modine Manufacturing Co, Buena Vista

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  6. Auto Recyclers Llc, Buena Vista

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070876460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  7. Everbrite Llc, Buena Vista

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001888253 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  8. Auto Recyclers Llc, Buena Vista

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001888235 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  9. Buena Vista Former Bontex/Columbia Paper Mill, Buena Vista

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071985777 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. Modine Manufacturing Co, Buena Vista

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  11. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1443482685 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  12. Bontex, Inc., Buena Vista

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001888244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  13. Modine Manufacturing Co, Buena Vista

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Everbrite Llc, Buena Vista

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001888253 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Everbrite Llc, Buena Vista

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001888253 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Northwest Hardwoods Inc - Maury River, Buena Vista

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001897573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Munters Des Champs, Buena Vista

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005288599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Northwest Hardwoods Inc - Buena Vista, Buena Vista

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070876168 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Dollar Tree, Buena Vista

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071670447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Southern Virginia University - Baseball, Track, An, Buena Vista

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071781262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Buena Vista Pentecostal Holiness Church, Buena Vista

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071817622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Rockbridge Area Dept. Of Social Services, Buena Vista

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071945977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Factory Street, Buena Vista

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 468196S (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  24. Twenty-First Street, Buena Vista

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 468197Y (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  25. Tenth Street, Buena Vista

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 468198F (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

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 Buena Vista city

  • 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 Buena Vista city, 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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