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Colonial Heights city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Colonial Heights city is 212.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 55 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Gas station (mapped facility) (14), Air permit holder (minor source) (12), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (11). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 37.2652, -77.3984.

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 Colonial Heights city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	55	30.2	1.82xSignificant	43.2 to 69.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	212.7	143.2	1.49xSignificant	187.6 to 240.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73.3	51.8	1.42xSignificant	59.4 to 89.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.4	17.9	1.31x	15.5 to 34.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.5	23.8	1.16x	18.1 to 40.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	504.1	453.4	1.11xSignificant	463.2 to 547.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.1	18.7	1.07x	13 to 30	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.8	18.5	0.96x	11.2 to 27.5	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 Colonial Heights city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,353.4	9,842.6	+36%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.8	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	59.8	59.8	+0%	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	105.6	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	48.4	28.6	+69%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde21.57 per million
Ethylene Oxide5.44 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde2.18 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Gas station (mapped facility)14
Air permit holder (minor source)12
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Small hazardous waste generator5
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Brownfield property1
TRI reporting facility1
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.

Mundet Inc (Roslyn Converters Inc), Colonial Heights
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002402016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Roslyn Converters Inc, Colonial Heights
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Aluminum (fume or dust), Zinc (fume or dust), Zinc compounds. 137 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23834CLNLH1106W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Mundet Inc (Roslyn Converters Inc), Colonial Heights
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002402016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dimmock Properties, Colonial Heights
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072252487 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Roslyn Farm Corporation, Colonial Heights
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072213620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
CJW Alterations & Dry Cleaners
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/3137515521 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Pro Cleaners, Colonial Heights
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/9953998148 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lakeview Hydroelectric Project, Colonial Heights
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070564489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mundet Inc (Roslyn Converters Inc), Colonial Heights
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002402016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart Supercenter #1424, Colonial Heights
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005213777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Zipmart #94, Colonial Heights
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005214151 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sam'S Club # 6524, Colonial Heights
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005259585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Home Depot Store #4633, Colonial Heights
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018897979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Target Store T1016, Colonial Heights
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024549201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Colonial Heights Ms4, Colonial Heights City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071324511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Sanctuary, Colonial Heights
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501752 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dimmock And Jennick Car Wash, Colonial Heights
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lakeview Avenue Modernization From Brijidan Lane T, Colonial Heights
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071509945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Appomatox Green River Trail Phase Iv, Colonial Heights
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071510366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Roslyn Farms Office Site Plan Parkway West Lot 12, Colonial Heights
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071511095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Roslyn Farm Corporation, Colonial Heights
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071511833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rio Car Wash At Colonial Heights, Colonial Heights
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071512133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Lake-Phase Ii Genito Place Extension, Midlothian
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071897629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Home 2 Suite - Charles H Dimmock Parkway, Colonial Heights
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071933709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coyne Textile Services, Colonial Heights
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000826704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights 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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