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Greene County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greene County is 131.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 89 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (56), Air permit holder (minor source) (12), Gas station (mapped facility) (10). 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: 38.3295, -78.4797.

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 Greene County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.9	23.8	1.13x	18.9 to 37.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.3	30.2	1x	22.1 to 40.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.8	13.9	0.99x	8.4 to 21.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.2	11.3	0.99x	6.5 to 18.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.3	18.5	0.99x	11.8 to 27.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.9	51.8	0.96x	38.9 to 63.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	131.5	143.2	0.92x	113.2 to 152.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	404.2	453.4	0.89x	370.3 to 440.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.6	17.9	0.82x	8.9 to 23	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	12.6	18.7	0.67x	7.5 to 20.5	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 Greene County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,742.9	9,842.6	-31%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.3	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	86.4	96.9	-11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	25.7	28.6	-10%	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.

Formaldehyde18.37 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.81 per million
Benzene1.05 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit56
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Small hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Columbia Gas Transmission - Bickers Compressor Station, Stanardsville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006458190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rapidan Wwtp, Ruckersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,908.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012714296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Greene County Wtp, Ruckersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070527871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Blue Ridge School Stp, St George
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010844042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
S L Williamson & Co - Ruckersville, Ruckersville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $6,112.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038083695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1525019050 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Columbia Gas Transmission - Bickers Compressor Station, Stanardsville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006458190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
M And M Service And Salvage Yard Incorporated, Ruckersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008178523 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sheetz, Inc. #238, Ruckersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022316750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Allied Concrete Co.
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023142026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Luck Stone - Greene Plant, Ruckersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037604296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lowe'S Of Ruckersville, Va #2828, Ruckersville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061790414 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart Supercenter #4638, Ruckersville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067549549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hancock Farm Subdivision, Ruckersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071499729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lydia Mountain Lodge, Stanardsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clayton Homes, Ruckersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Four Seasons Phase Ii, Ruckersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Preddy Gables, Ruckersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greene County Ems Facility, Stanardsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071503348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jerry Horst Rt. 42 Property, Harrisonburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071503384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dollar Tree, Ruckersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071503529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stanardsville Market Park, Stanardsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071503890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Anderson Storage, Ruckersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071505597 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Villages At Terrace Greene Stormwater Modification, Barboursville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071505619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Starbucks Ruckersville, Ruckersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071506060 (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 Greene 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 Greene 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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