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King and Queen County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in King and Queen County is 166.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 44 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18), Industrial wastewater discharge (11), Gas station (mapped facility) (4). 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: 37.7007, -76.8565.

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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 King and Queen County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	81.6	51.8	1.58xSignificant	58.5 to 112.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	166.6	143.2	1.16x	133.3 to 207.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	526.9	453.4	1.16xSignificant	463.8 to 597.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.9	30.2	1.16x	21.6 to 56	2020-2024

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 King and Queen County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,004	9,842.6	+32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	75.3	-2%	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	157	96.9	+62%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	54.1	28.6	+89%	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.

Formaldehyde19.19 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.84 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Industrial wastewater discharge11
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Ingenco - King And Queen, Little Plymouth, Va
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031221238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bfi King And Queen Landfill, Little Plymouth
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001911851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ingenco - King And Queen, Little Plymouth, Va
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031221238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
King & Queen, Little Plymouth
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 56686 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Bfi King And Queen Landfill, Little Plymouth
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001911851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Premier Horticulture Incorporated, Mattaponi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070385869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Bennett Mineral Company, Walkerton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Walnut Solar - Part 1, Saluda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $47,165.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071643857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Bennett Mineral Company - Walkerton, Walkerton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Bennett Mineral Company Incorporated, Walkerton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Leslie P Rigsby Lumber Co, Saluda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072075208 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Bennett Mineral Company Inc, Walkerton
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $4,158.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040991889 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Middle Peninsula Rgnl, West Point
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID FYJ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
King and Queen County Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/528040562 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
King And Queen Landfill, Little Plymouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061842038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Essex Concrete Corporation - Aylett, Tappahannock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071785322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Tuckers Recreation Park And Marine, Shacklefords
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043713504 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Middle Peninsula Regional Airport, Mattaponi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070877409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ball Lumber Kiln Addition, King And Queen County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Office Building And Hangar For Fulcrum Concepts At, Mattaponi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071513988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lanexa Northern Neck 230 Kv Transmission Line 224, King And Queen Court House
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071525167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
King And Queen Substation Expansion, King And Queen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071848257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vdot - Saluda - 0617-049-596 - Upc 124214, King And Queen Court House
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071898820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Box Hangar Site Preperation & Access Road, Mattaponi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072000821 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Proposed Hangars Fulcrum Concepts Llc Phase 3 Midd, Mattaponi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072256243 (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 King and Queen 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 King and Queen 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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