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Manassas city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Manassas city is 152.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 171 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (54), Air permit holder (minor source) (44), Gas station (mapped facility) (19). 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: 38.7425, -77.4842.

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 Manassas city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	33.6	16.4	2.05xSignificant	19.2 to 54.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	21.9	13.9	1.58xSignificant	15 to 30.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.5	11.3	1.37x	9.6 to 23.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	152.9	143.2	1.07x	133.4 to 174.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14.7	14.5	1.01x	9.5 to 21.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.5	30.2	0.94x	20.3 to 38.8	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	11.7	13	0.9x	7.5 to 17.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.7	18.7	0.84x	10 to 23.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.1	18.5	0.82x	9.8 to 22.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	361.9	453.4	0.8x	333.9 to 391.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	36	51.8	0.69x	27 to 46.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	10.9	17.9	0.61x	6.8 to 16.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	13.8	23.8	0.58x	8.4 to 21.2	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 Manassas city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,307.5	9,842.6	-16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.7	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	46.1	59.8	-23%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	3.9	6.2	-37%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	66.5	96.9	-31%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	38.8	28.6	+36%	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.

Formaldehyde21.49 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde2.23 per million
Benzene1.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit54
Air permit holder (minor source)44
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Rail grade crossing13
Small hazardous waste generator12
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
Oil-fired power plant6
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)4
Hazardous waste transporter2
TRI reporting facility2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
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.

Micron Technology, Inc., Manassas
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $157,101.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000496400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Dias Concrete, Manassas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $29,806.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070562354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Bae Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration I, Manassas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 7 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 20110BSYSN9300W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Micron Technology, Inc., Manassas
Major air pollution source. Penalties $157,101.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000496400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bae Systems, Manassas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012173101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.2
Dominion/Lo Mar, Manassas
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7797 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Vmea 1 Credit Gen, Manassas
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7440 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Godwin Drive Plant, Manassas
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7439 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Vmea Peaking Gen, Manassas
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7441 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Church Street Plant, Manassas
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7438 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Gateway Gen, Manassas
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7798 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Micron Technology, Inc., Manassas
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $157,101.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000496400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Micron Technology, Inc., Manassas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $157,101.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000496400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Micron Technology, Inc., Manassas
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $157,101.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000496400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Glen Gery Corporation - Capitol Plant, Manassas
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,663.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001887815 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Washington Manassas/Harry P Davis Fld, Washington
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HEF (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
American Cleaners, Manassas
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/3807725605 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Crystal Cleaners, Manassas
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/4435061863 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Dry Cleaner, Manassas
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/4462424892 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Merit Cleaners, Manassas
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/4827009380 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lockheed Martin Manassas, Manassas
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000885748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lockheed Martin Manassas, Manassas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000885748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ibm Corporation, Manassas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000749021 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Manassas Dodge & Kia, Manassas
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005286412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wrights Buick Inc, Manassas
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006454504 (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 Manassas city

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 Manassas city, 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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