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Henry County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Henry County is 169.5 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 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 306 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (100), Air permit holder (minor source) (73), Gas station (mapped facility) (38). 4 correctional facilities operate 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: 36.7, -79.986.

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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 Henry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	7.3	4.4	1.66x	4.4 to 11.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6	4.6	1.3x	3.8 to 9.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.4	5.7	1.3x	5 to 11	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.5	11.3	1.28x	11.1 to 19	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.7	3.7	1.27x	2.8 to 7.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.3	3.4	1.26x	2.6 to 7.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.3	6.6	1.26x	5.5 to 12.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37	30.2	1.23xSignificant	31.4 to 43.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	169.5	143.2	1.18xSignificant	156.7 to 183.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.5	4.8	1.15x	3.4 to 8.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15.5	13.9	1.12x	11.8 to 20.1	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.5	4.1	1.1x	2.8 to 7.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.3	51.8	1.05x	47.5 to 62	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.5	8.7	0.98x	5.9 to 12.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	420.6	453.4	0.93x	399.3 to 442.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.9	13	0.92x	8 to 17.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17	18.7	0.91x	13.4 to 21.6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.6	6.6	0.85x	3.4 to 8.9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5	6.2	0.81x	2.7 to 8.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	11	14.5	0.76x	7.8 to 15.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.8	18.5	0.75x	10.3 to 18.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	12.9	17.9	0.72x	9.8 to 17.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.9	23.8	0.71x	12.5 to 22.4	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 Henry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,807.4	9,842.6	+61%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.9	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	92.2	59.8	+54%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.9	6.2	+60%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	164.3	96.9	+69%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	84.4	28.6	+195%	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.

Formaldehyde18.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.02 per million
Benzene1 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit100
Air permit holder (minor source)73
Gas station (mapped facility)38
Rail grade crossing34
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)12
TRI reporting facility10
Large hazardous waste generator8
Small hazardous waste generator8
Major air pollution source4
Public airport4
Correctional facility (prison or jail)4
Hazardous waste transporter3
Hydroelectric plant2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Biomass power plant1
Solar power plant1
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.

Eastman Performance Films Llc - Plant Ii, Fieldale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,246,380 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24089MRTNPRTE68 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Crown Beverage Packaging, Ridgeway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Hydrogen fluoride, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 152,818 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2414WCRWNB22SUT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Eastman Performance Films Llc, Martinsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Ethylene glycol, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, n-Hexane and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 47,762 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24112CMMNW345BE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Commonwealth Laminating & Coating Inc - Martinsville Facility, Martinsville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $7,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008201114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Eastman Performance Films Llc-Axton Facility, Axton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Ethylene glycol. 391,061 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24054CMMNWRT58S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Pine Products Inc, Martinsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2,505 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24112PNPRD315CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Cpfilms Inc - Plant 2, Fieldale
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002334812 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Rti Martinsville Incorporated, Martinsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040513094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Crown Beverage Packaging, Ridgeway
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071424611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Eastman Performance Films Llc - Axton Facility, Axton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000585484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Blue Ridge Solvents & Coatings, Henry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Butyl alcohol, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 1 more. 12,657 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24102BLRDGSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Ferratex Solutions Llc, Martinsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 99 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2411WNTDFL91HLL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Eastman Performance Films Llc-Plant 1, Fieldale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 6,519 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24089MRTNPROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Cpfilms Inc - Plant 1, Fieldale
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005227030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Blue Ridge Solvents And Coatings Incorporated, Henry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001887389 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Rti Martinsville Inc, Martinsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust). 5,016 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2411WRTMRT11RTI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Monogram Snacks Martinsville Llc, Martinsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 4,442 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2411WMNGRM2KNAU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Mehler Engineered Products Inc, Martinsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020683287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Mehler Engineered Products, Martinsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Diisocyanates. 1,102 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24112MHLRN175ME (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Martinsville Stp, Ridgeway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $21,986.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009768894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Commonwealth Laminating & Coating Inc - Martinsville Facility, Martinsville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $7,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008201114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Quikrete - Martinsville Va Plant, Martinsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2411WQKRTM93MEA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
United Felts, Inc., Martinsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071903233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Quikrete - Martinsville, Va Plant, Martinsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071433267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Cpfilms Inc - Plant 1, Fieldale
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005227030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Doc - Patrick Henry Correctional Unit 28, Ridgeway
EPA FRS registry ID
110010843908
Wastewater permit
Yes, 3 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Patrick Henry Correctional Unit No. 28, Ridgeway
EPA FRS registry ID
110071423303
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Henry County Jail Facility, Henry
EPA FRS registry ID
110071513515
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report
New Facility For Virginia Department Of Correction, Ridgeway
EPA FRS registry ID
110071954271
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Henry 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 Henry 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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