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Falls Church city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Falls Church city is 167 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 51 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (15), Air permit holder (minor source) (14), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (8). 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: 38.8863, -77.1788.

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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 Falls Church city compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths167143.21.17x140.2 to 197.62020-2024
All cancerNew cases365.7453.40.81x325.7 to 409.32019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths20.630.20.68x11.9 to 33.32020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases26.851.80.52x16.9 to 40.72019-2023

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 Falls Church city
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death6,198.99,842.6-37%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy78.375.3+4%years
Child mortality64.259.8+7%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths58.896.9-39%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths3228.6+12%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.

  • Formaldehyde22.65 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
  • Naphthalene2.75 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.28 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)15
  • Air permit holder (minor source)14
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
  • Gas station (mapped facility)6
  • Small hazardous waste generator4
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
  • 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.

  1. Virginia Concrete Falls Church Plant, Falls Church

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 762 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 22043VRGNC7103G (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

  2. Yellow Cab Of Falls Church, Falls Church

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,393.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070874772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  3. Falls Church Auto Body Ltd, Falls Church

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008185310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  4. Falls Church Auto Body Ltd, Falls Church

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008185310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  5. Broad & Washington, Falls Church

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071253595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  6. Founders Row Ii City Of Falls Church, Falls Church

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071426611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  7. Hillwood Cleaners, Falls Church

    Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/5256720359 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  8. Classic One Hour Cleaners

    Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/6343959909 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  9. Spectrum Cleaners

    Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/231661988 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  10. Va Forest Citgo, Falls Church

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005247900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  11. Enterprise Rent A Car - 156 Hillwood Ave, Falls Church

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070563926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  12. Koons Ford Inc, Falls Church

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005220297 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Bridge Cleaners - Duplicate, Falls Church

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007321406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Virginia Concrete Falls Church Plant, Falls Church

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020678925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Falls Church City - Ms4, Falls Church City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071365386 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Z And I1 Inc, Falls Church

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071725357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Oakwood Apartments, Falls Church

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001892257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  18. Falls Church Yellow Cab, Falls Church

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001902424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  19. Roosevelt Towers, Falls Church

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002402463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  20. Koons Ford Body Shop, Falls Church

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005007571 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  21. Craftsman Auto Body Incorporated - Gordon Rd, Falls Church

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005220279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  22. Hillwood Cleaners, Falls Church

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005230142 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  23. Classic One Hour Cleaning Inc, Falls Church

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005260421 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  24. Merrill House Apartments, Falls Church

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007320194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  25. Bridge Cleaners - Duplicate, Falls Church

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007321406 (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 Falls Church 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 Falls Church 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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