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Franklin city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Franklin city is 254.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 2.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 46 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (12), Air permit holder (minor source) (11), Gas station (mapped facility) (11). 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: 36.677, -76.9325.

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 Franklin city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	New cases	37.1	13.9	2.67xSignificant	21.8 to 59.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	28.8	11.3	2.55xSignificant	16 to 48.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	254.3	143.2	1.78xSignificant	212.4 to 302.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46	30.2	1.52x	30.2 to 68	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	474.3	453.4	1.05x	415.7 to 539.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	51.4	51.8	0.99x	34.6 to 74.7	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 Franklin city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	19,348.6	9,842.6	+97%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	66.6	75.3	-11%	years
Child mortality	163.7	59.8	+174%	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	119.2	96.9	+23%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde18.61 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.95 per million
Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing12
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Gas station (mapped facility)11
NPDES wastewater discharge permit6
Small hazardous waste generator2
Oil-fired power plant2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Franklin City - Wastewater Treatment Plant, Franklin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $28,798.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010916553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Pretlow, Franklin
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 55953 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Downtown, Franklin
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 55954 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Bon Secours Southampton Medical Center, Franklin
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002443570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lowe'S Of Franklin, Va #2698, Franklin
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061790432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Franklin Cdr And J Dealership, Franklin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hayden Village Center, Franklin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071506405 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wawa Armory Drive, Franklin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508560 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Franklin Summit, Franklin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071781913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Parsons Property, Franklin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072163350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mechanic St, Franklin
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 623815X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Main Street, Franklin
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 623816E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
High St, Franklin
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 623817L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
College Dr, Franklin
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 623819A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Franklin Master Cleaners Llc, Franklin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001900747 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Franklin City - Electric Dept - Mechanic Street, Franklin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002438443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
B&B Quality Cleaners, Franklin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020672574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Franklin Ymca, Franklin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020676892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Pretlow, Franklin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020684213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Birdsong Peanut Company - Franklin, Franklin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020684749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Southern Food Store #4, Franklin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110039136011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Dma Franklin Armory, Franklin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110040512139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Franklin City Police Dept - Animal Control, Franklin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043294397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Wright Funeral Home Dba Western Tidewater Pet Crem, Franklin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110054890249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Southampton Medical Center, Franklin
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110071723392 (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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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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