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Culpeper County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Culpeper County is 156.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 399 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (253), Air permit holder (minor source) (43), Rail grade crossing (30). 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: 38.5053, -78.0014.

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 Culpeper County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	7.5	4.6	1.63xSignificant	4.7 to 11.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5.7	3.7	1.54x	3.4 to 9.1	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.7	4.1	1.39x	3.3 to 9.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.6	14.5	1.21x	13.2 to 23.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.7	6.6	1.17x	5 to 11.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.1	6.2	1.15x	4.4 to 11	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.5	5.7	1.14x	3.9 to 10.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	156.3	143.2	1.09x	142.9 to 170.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.3	30.2	1.07x	26.5 to 39	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.3	13.9	1.03x	10.4 to 19.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.2	13	1.02x	9.2 to 18.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.9	18.7	1.01x	14.5 to 24.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	452.7	453.4	1x	429.4 to 477	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.7	17.9	0.99x	13.2 to 23.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	51.1	51.8	0.99x	43.7 to 59.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.4	23.8	0.94x	17.6 to 28.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.2	11.3	0.9x	7 to 14.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.7	18.5	0.85x	11.5 to 20.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.3	6.6	0.8x	3 to 8.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.8	8.7	0.78x	4.3 to 10.2	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 Culpeper County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,349.2	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	44.9	59.8	-25%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.5	6.2	-27%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	89.1	96.9	-8%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	36.5	28.6	+28%	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.

Formaldehyde19.3 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde2 per million
Benzene1.15 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit253
Air permit holder (minor source)43
Rail grade crossing30
Gas station (mapped facility)24
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)12
Small hazardous waste generator9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
TRI reporting facility6
Public airport3
Major air pollution source2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
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.

Culpeper Wood Preservers, Inc., Culpeper
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 45.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID VAD059165282 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Cabinetworks Group Llc, Culpeper
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Formaldehyde, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 189,735 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 22701WDCBN641MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Culpeper Wood Preservers, Inc., Culpeper
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000341229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Bingham & Taylor, Culpeper
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead, Chromium, Copper and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 163 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2270WBNGHM61NAL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Cabinetworks Group Michigan Llc, Culpeper
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001896477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Virginia Concrete - Culpeper, Rapidan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 135 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2273WVRGNC11454 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Hexatronic Rochester Cable Inc., Culpeper
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese, Nickel, Lead and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 6 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 22701THRCH751OL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Te Connectivity, Culpeper
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000341256 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Culpeper Wood Preservers, Inc., Culpeper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000341229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Quarles Petroleum Inc. Culpeper Bulk Plant, Culpeper
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ethylbenzene, Benzene, Toluene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 22701QRLSP15427 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Bingham And Taylor Corp - Div Of Virginia Ind, Culpeper
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060279942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Virginia Concrete, Rapidan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071286686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Reed And Bush Residences, Culpeper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070602120 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ardent Mills, Llc, Culpeper
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070234141 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Continental Automotive Systems Incorporated, Culpeper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000702311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Camp Rappahannock Wwtp, Richardsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010913832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Rappahannock Electric Coop Culpeper District Offce, Culpeper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070562356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Phoenix Automotive, Culpeper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,208.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Cabinetworks Group Michigan Llc, Culpeper
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001896477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bingham And Taylor Corp - Div Of Virginia Ind, Culpeper
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060279942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Vazquez Hector Properties, Culpeper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070617017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Atlantic Rv Shop, Brandy Station
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070819173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Water Pollution Control Facility, Culpeper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000574165 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Doc - Coffeewood Correctional Center, Mitchells
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000736099 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Cabinetworks Group Michigan Llc, Culpeper
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001896477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

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

Doc - Coffeewood Correctional Center, Mitchells
EPA FRS registry ID
110000736099
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report
Culpeper Juvenile Correctional Center, Mitchells
EPA FRS registry ID
110020670068
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Culpeper 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 Culpeper 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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