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Dinwiddie County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dinwiddie County is 166.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 160 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (49), Rail grade crossing (44), Air permit holder (minor source) (26). 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: 37.085, -77.6466.

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 Dinwiddie County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	81.5	51.8	1.57xSignificant	68.9 to 95.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	13.6	8.7	1.56xSignificant	9.1 to 20	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	20.8	13.9	1.5xSignificant	14.7 to 29	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25	17.9	1.4xSignificant	18.3 to 33.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.9	6.6	1.35x	5.4 to 14.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.1	11.3	1.25x	9.2 to 21	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	543	453.4	1.2xSignificant	509.1 to 578.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36	30.2	1.19x	28.2 to 45.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	166.5	143.2	1.16xSignificant	148.6 to 186.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.9	18.7	1.06x	14.1 to 27.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18	18.5	0.97x	12.2 to 25.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.5	14.5	0.93x	8.4 to 20.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16	23.8	0.67x	10.5 to 23.6	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 Dinwiddie County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,647.3	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.7	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	63.1	59.8	+6%	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	94.5	96.9	-3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	33	28.6	+15%	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.

Formaldehyde19.82 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Ethylene Oxide2.3 per million
Acetaldehyde2 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit49
Rail grade crossing44
Air permit holder (minor source)26
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Small hazardous waste generator6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Oil-fired power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Chaparral Virginia Inc, Petersburg
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $70,763.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002097766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.1
Chaparral (Va) Inc, Petersburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Mercury compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 13,306 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23803CHPRR25801 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Chaparral Virginia Inc, Petersburg
Major air pollution source. Penalties $70,763.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002097766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Tms International Llc, Petersburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Copper compounds, Nickel compounds, Lead compounds. Reports carcinogens. 70 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23803MSDVT2585H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Chaparral Virginia Inc, Petersburg
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $70,763.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002097766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Chaparral Virginia Inc, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $70,763.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002097766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Chaparral Virginia Inc, Petersburg
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $70,763.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002097766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Boydton Plank Road Cogen Plant, Petersburg
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 54766 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Srm Concrete-Dinwiddie, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001892890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mckenney Wwtp, Mckenney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010914984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dinwiddie Car Wash, Dinwiddie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070564697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Srm Concrete-Dinwiddie, Petersburg
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001892890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ingenco - Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007008102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mechanicsville Concrete Llc-Petersburg Plant, Petersburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds.
TRI facility ID 2380WMCHNC26317 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Tindall Corporation Virginia Div Dinwiddie Plant, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020684963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Rohoic Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037519227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tindall Corporation Virginia Div Dinwiddie Plant, Petersburg
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020684963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Oak Hill Used Auto Parts Inc, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070875555 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Dinwiddie County Water Auth, Dinwiddie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010913468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Tri Cities Exec/Dinwiddie County, Petersburg
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PTB (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Coin Laundry Dry Cleaners, Petersburg
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/7399080504 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Vulcan Construction Materials Lp - Jack Quarry, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001886816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Rehrig Pacific Co - Petersburg, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066980137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Jack Asphalt Plant, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874329 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Dinwiddie County Middle School, Dinwiddie
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001912994 (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 Dinwiddie 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 Dinwiddie 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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