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Charlottesville city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Charlottesville city is 127.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 153 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (50), Air permit holder (minor source) (32), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (27). 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: 38.0401, -78.4778.

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 Charlottesville city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	New cases	16.3	13.9	1.17x	11.3 to 22.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.4	11.3	1.01x	7.3 to 16.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18.4	18.7	0.98x	12.8 to 25.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.1	23.8	0.93x	16.2 to 29.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.6	18.5	0.9x	11.6 to 23	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	127.5	143.2	0.89x	112.6 to 143.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	378	453.4	0.83x	352.3 to 405.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	23.7	30.2	0.78x	17.6 to 31.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	11	14.5	0.76x	6.9 to 16.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.4	8.7	0.74x	3.6 to 10.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	32.3	51.8	0.62x	25.3 to 40.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	7.7	13	0.59x	4.5 to 12.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	8.4	17.9	0.47x	5.1 to 13.1	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 Charlottesville city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,526.4	9,842.6	-34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.3	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	43.1	59.8	-28%	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	67.7	96.9	-30%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	25.4	28.6	-11%	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.

Formaldehyde20.78 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.17 per million
Benzene1.54 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit50
Air permit holder (minor source)32
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)27
Gas station (mapped facility)20
Rail grade crossing10
Small hazardous waste generator8
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)4
Heliport1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

S.L. Williamson Co. Inc. Shop, Charlottesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 2290WSLWLL123RI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Cavanaugh Finishing Shop, Charlottesville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007903876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Crystal Cleaners, Charlottesville
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/10774017594 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Skyline Cleaners, Charlottesville
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/2641550421 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Skyline Cleaners
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/3093103195 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Rudy's Dry Cleaners, Charlottesville
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/5256376183 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Allied Concrete Company - Charlottesville, Charlottesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002476810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Harry A. Wrights Inc., Charlottesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001890320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rio Hill Dry Cleaners, Charlottesville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005229957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
4th Street Public Works Yard, Charlottesville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005230213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kmart #4090, Charlottesville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005239884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cosnerbros Bodyshop Inc, Charlottesville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005246144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007345765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gaston And Wyatt Inc., Charlottesville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007903867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Glenmore Stp, Charlottesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010918249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Albemarle County / Keene Landfill, Charlottesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014012727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Charlottesville City Hall, Charlottesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043803989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Luna Labs Usa, Llc, Charlottesville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044994673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
University Of Virginia Parking And Transportation, Charlottesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874707 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Medical Office Building At 10th And High Street, Charlottesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071499714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
901 River Road, Charlottesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071499964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
All American Car Wash (Tigerwash), Charlottesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071500031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
1st Street South Apartments Phase 1, Charlottesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071500063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcintire Park, Charlotteville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071500433 (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 Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville 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.

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