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Greensville County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greensville County is 235.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 114 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (39), Rail grade crossing (36), Gas station (mapped facility) (13). One correctional facility operates 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: 36.7213, -77.5729.

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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 Greensville County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths52.430.21.74xSignificant36.6 to 73.32020-2024
All cancerDeaths235.1143.21.64xSignificant198.4 to 277.12020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases25.817.91.44x14.8 to 42.42019-2023
All cancerNew cases452.4453.41x403.2 to 506.52019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases42.651.80.82x28.8 to 61.42019-2023

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 Greensville County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death12,862.59,842.6+31%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy71.475.3-5%years
Child mortality122.859.8+106%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths98.496.9+2%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths35.428.6+24%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.

  • Formaldehyde19.08 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.93 per million
  • Benzene0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit39
  • Rail grade crossing36
  • Gas station (mapped facility)13
  • Air permit holder (minor source)11
  • Small hazardous waste generator3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Solar power plant2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Brownfield property1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Gas power plant1
  • TRI reporting facility1
  • 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. Greensville County Power Station, Emporia

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 59913 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4.6

  2. Skippers Wastewater Treatment Plant, Emporia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070545338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  3. Boar'S Head Provisions Company Incorporated, Jarratt

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020679817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  4. Three Creek Wwtp, Emporia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039940696 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  5. Eri Skippers Facility, Skippers

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002402720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  6. Dominion Energy - Greensville Power Station, Emporia

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069428676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  7. Jarratt Sewage Treatment Plant, Jarratt

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010916982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  8. Greensville County Landfill, Emporia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110060746126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  9. Boar'S Head Provisions Co Inc. - Jarratt, Jarratt

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 1 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 23867BRSHD2230W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3.2

  10. Virginia Dyeing Corporation And Weldon Mills Facility, Emporia

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072252486 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. Eri Skippers Facility, Skippers

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002402720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Skippers Asphalt Plant, Jarratt

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071849958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  13. Falling Run Wwtp, Emporia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010914270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  14. Greensville County Power Station, Emporia

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069705929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  15. Oran Safety Glass Inc, Emporia

    Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $21,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070284762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  16. Oran Safety Glass Inc, Emporia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $21,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070284762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  17. Jarratt Water Treatment Plant, Jarratt

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010134746 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  18. Emporia Auto Salvage Llc, Emporia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070874515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  19. Emporia-Greensville Rgnl, Emporia

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID EMV (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  20. Mid Atlantic Fiber Supply, Jarratt

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070877121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  21. Eri Skippers Facility, Skippers

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071659987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  22. Vulcan Materials Co - Skippers, Skippers

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001887227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Allied Concrete Products - Emporia, Emporia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001911940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Doc - Greensville Correctional Center, Jarratt

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005250352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Boar'S Head Provisions Company Incorporated, Jarratt

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020679817 (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.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Greensville 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 Greensville 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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