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Chesapeake city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Chesapeake city is 159.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 906 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (366), Air permit holder (minor source) (125), Rail grade crossing (107). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. 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: 36.7086, -76.2763.

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 Chesapeake city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	7.3	5.7	1.28xSignificant	5.9 to 9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.2	11.3	1.26xSignificant	12.3 to 16.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.8	23.8	1.25xSignificant	26.9 to 32.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.4	17.9	1.2xSignificant	19 to 24.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.6	13.9	1.19xSignificant	14.5 to 18.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.9	30.2	1.12xSignificant	30.8 to 37.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	159.8	143.2	1.12xSignificant	153 to 166.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.1	6.6	1.08x	5.8 to 8.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.4	51.8	1.05x	50.6 to 58.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.1	2	1.05x	1.4 to 3.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.5	6.2	1.05x	5.2 to 8.1	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.1	4.1	1x	3.1 to 5.5	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.6	6.6	1x	5.3 to 8.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	447	453.4	0.99x	435.7 to 458.5	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.6	2.7	0.96x	1.8 to 3.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18	18.7	0.96x	15.7 to 20.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.2	3.4	0.94x	2.3 to 4.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.9	18.5	0.91x	14.7 to 19.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.9	4.4	0.89x	2.9 to 5.1	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	14.4	16.4	0.88x	10 to 19.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.1	4.8	0.85x	3 to 5.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	3.7	4.6	0.8x	2.8 to 4.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.3	13	0.79x	8.6 to 12.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.5	8.7	0.75x	5.2 to 8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	2.5	3.7	0.68x	1.7 to 3.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	8.4	14.5	0.58x	6.9 to 10.1	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 Chesapeake city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,790.8	9,842.6	-21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.9	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	48.7	59.8	-18%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.1	6.2	-2%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	64	96.9	-34%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.8	28.6	-13%	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.

Formaldehyde18.09 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.65 per million
Benzene1.2 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit366
Air permit holder (minor source)125
Rail grade crossing107
Gas station (mapped facility)86
Small hazardous waste generator79
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)74
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)11
TRI reporting facility10
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)8
Hazardous waste transporter8
Large hazardous waste generator7
Major air pollution source5
Commercial airport3
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Heliport2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Solar power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property1
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Perdue Agribusiness, Inc, Chesapeake
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $130,578.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001888841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
St. Juliens Creek Annex (U.S. Navy), Chesapeake
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID VA5170000181 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Nsa Hampton Roads - Northwest Annex, Chesapeake
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012835281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
U.S/ Navy Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex Base, Chesapeake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 88,233 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23322SNVYN132NW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Perdue Agribusiness Llc - Chesapeake Va, Chesapeake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane. 2,405,389 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23324CRGLL501BA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Perdue Agribusiness, Inc, Chesapeake
Major air pollution source. Penalties $130,578.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001888841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Perdue Agribusiness, Inc, Chesapeake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $130,578.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001888841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Perdue Agribusiness, Inc, Chesapeake
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $130,578.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001888841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Concrete Pipe And Precast Llc - Chesapeake, Chesapeake
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001888903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
American Gfm Corp, Chesapeake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 23,252 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23323MRCNG1200C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc Chesapeake Plant, Chesapeake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 252 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23323HNSNP381CK (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
American Gfm Corporation, Chesapeake
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001902219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Tecnico Corporation, Chesapeake
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $10,490.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005226843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Tecnico Corporation, Chesapeake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,490.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005226843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Flowserve Us Incorporated-Flowserve Pump Division, Chesapeake
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000342059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Waterway Materials Recycling Llc, Chesapeake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,980.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070875344 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Quikrete - Chesapeake Va Plant, Chesapeake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2332WQKRTC3712C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Elizabeth River Combustion Turbine Station, Chesapeake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, n-Hexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 23323CMMNW2837S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Concrete Precast Systems Inc - Chesapeake, Chesapeake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002342787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tecnico Corporation, Chesapeake
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $10,490.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005226843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Nsa Hampton Roads - Northwest Annex, Chesapeake
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012835281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Nsa Hampton Roads - Northwest Annex, Chesapeake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012835281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Precon Marine Inc - Chesapeake, Chesapeake
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045429158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Precon Marine Inc - Chesapeake, Chesapeake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045429158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Seaward Marine Corporation - Bainbridge, Chesapeake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070666600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

St. Brides Correctional Center, Chesapeake
EPA FRS registry ID
110001893513
Water system
VA3550750
Health-based violations
0 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
23
Wastewater permit
Yes, 2 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Indian Creek Correctional Center, Chesapeake
EPA FRS registry ID
110071423302
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake 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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