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King George County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in King George County is 167.1 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 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 124 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (67), Air permit holder (minor source) (14), Gas station (mapped facility) (14). 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: 38.2708, -77.1802.

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 King George County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
ThyroidNew cases21.7131.67xSignificant14.5 to 31.12019-2023
StomachNew cases10.46.61.58x5.8 to 17.32019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths43.730.21.45xSignificant33.6 to 562020-2024
PancreasDeaths16.311.31.44x10.5 to 24.22020-2024
PancreasNew cases19.813.91.42x13.4 to 28.52019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases65.551.81.26xSignificant53 to 80.12019-2023
BladderNew cases22.318.71.19x15.5 to 31.22019-2023
All cancerDeaths167.1143.21.17xSignificant146.8 to 189.62020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases20.417.91.14x13.8 to 292019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases16.414.51.13x10.1 to 25.12019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases25.523.81.07x18 to 35.32019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases9.38.71.07x5.2 to 15.62019-2023
All cancerNew cases483453.41.07x448.2 to 519.92019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases17.618.50.95x11.5 to 262019-2023

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 King George County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death7,990.99,842.6-19%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy77.675.3+3%years
Child mortality68.559.8+15%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths77.196.9-20%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths2928.6+1%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.

  • Formaldehyde20.39 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.05 per million
  • Benzene1.16 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit67
  • Air permit holder (minor source)14
  • Gas station (mapped facility)14
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
  • Rail grade crossing4
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter2
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Public airport1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Crematorium (mapped facility)1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Biomass power plant1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1
  • TRI reporting facility1
  • 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.

  1. Naval Surface Warfare - Dahlgren, Dahlgren

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID VA7170024684 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Birchwood Power Facility, King George

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Lead compounds and 1 more. 2,397 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 22547BRCHW10900 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.6

  3. King George Landfill Inc - Wm, King George

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $10,252.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020504266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  4. Purkins Corner Wastewater Treatment Plant, King George

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $40,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006683945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  5. Dahlgren District Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dahlgren

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $60,375.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010843828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  6. Fairview Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant, King George

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,887.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011128797 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  7. Cmc Rebar Va King George, King George

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel compounds. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 2248WCMCRB1924D (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  8. King George Landfill Inc - Wm, King George

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,252.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020504266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  9. Virginia Truck Parts Incorporated, King George

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070875227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  10. Naval Support Facility Dahlgren Nsf-Dl, Dahlgren

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000620365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  11. Naval Support Facility Dahlgren Nsf-Dl, Dahlgren

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000620365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  12. Trusted Auto Parts Limited Liability Company, King George

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005256472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  13. Cmc Rebar Va King George, King George

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070551049 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  14. King George Landfill Inc - Wm, King George

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $10,252.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020504266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  15. Oakland Park Sewage Treatment Plant, King George

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010913084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  16. King George Renewable Energy Facility, King George

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070258858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. Hopyard Farm Wastewater Treatment Facility, King George

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071710867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  18. Waste Management King George Lfgte, King George

    Biomass power plant.

    Record ID 57022 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 2.5

  19. Birchwood Power Facility, King George

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000542743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  20. Bayside Ford, King George

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070599048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  21. Bayside Ford, King George

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070602598 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  22. Naval Support Facility Dahlgren Nsf-Dl, Dahlgren

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000620365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  23. King George Cleaners, King George

    Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/14136253769 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  24. 301 Cleaners, King George

    Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/7010284573 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  25. King George County Landfill

    Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/544155009 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

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 George 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 George 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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