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Mecklenburg County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Mecklenburg County is 180.8 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 360 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (176), Air permit holder (minor source) (57), Rail grade crossing (46). 3 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: 36.7143, -78.3341.

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 Mecklenburg County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	76.2	51.8	1.47xSignificant	66.2 to 87.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.2	30.2	1.46xSignificant	37.1 to 52.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	15.3	11.3	1.35x	11.1 to 21	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8.9	6.6	1.35x	5.5 to 14.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	180.8	143.2	1.26xSignificant	164.8 to 198.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.2	23.8	1.23x	21.9 to 38.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.1	17.9	1.18x	15.2 to 28.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.2	13.9	1.09x	10.7 to 21.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.2	6.6	1.09x	4.5 to 11.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	476.2	453.4	1.05x	448 to 505.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.5	18.7	0.94x	12.9 to 23.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.2	5.7	0.91x	3 to 9.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	11.8	14.5	0.81x	7.6 to 17.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.4	8.7	0.74x	4 to 10.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.5	18.5	0.73x	9 to 19.7	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 Mecklenburg County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,700.4	9,842.6	+29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	68.8	59.8	+15%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	10.6	6.2	+70%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	114	96.9	+18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	31.7	28.6	+11%	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.

Formaldehyde19.34 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde2.05 per million
Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit176
Air permit holder (minor source)57
Rail grade crossing46
Gas station (mapped facility)36
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Public airport4
Brownfield property4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Correctional facility (prison or jail)3
Major air pollution source2
Commercial airport2
Solar power plant2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric plant1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

American Buildings Company-La Crosse, La Crosse
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 70 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 23950MRCNB51GLD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Nucor Building Group, South Carolina, La Crosse
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002443589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Town Of Chase City Wwtp, Chase City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,204.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009767671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Town Of South Hill Regional Wwtp, South Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010915778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pallet One Of Virginia, Chase City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 6 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2392WPLLTN82BYD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.6
Transco Station 167, South Hill
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006178046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Microsoft Corporation - East Coast Data Center, Boydton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042150524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Burlington Industries Inc Clarksville Finishing Plant, Clarksville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005217942 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fitz Motors, Chase City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986730 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
326 Virginia Avenue, Clarksville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072136021 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
116 High Street, La Crosse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072197551 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
River Ridge Association Inc, Bracey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009768466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Microsoft Corporation - East Coast Data Center, Boydton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042150524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Srpsa - Butcher Creek Sanitary Landfill, Chase City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033142418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Mecklenburg Power Station, Clarksville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000342772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Clarksville Wwtp, Clarksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010917259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Sadler Auto Salvage, Brodnax
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070875786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Old Cox Road Spoils Site, Chase City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $13,653.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Bluestone Farm Solar Llc, Chase City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $63,438.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lvl Data Center 08 & Lvl 09-14 Grading, Boydton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $13,892.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071503695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Oreilly Auto Parts, Clarksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,524.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504707 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Highway One Borrow Site, La Crosse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,603.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071507308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Old Cox Road Spoil Area 2, Mecklenburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $66,427.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071514230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cox Road Laydown Yard, Boydton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $30,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071645550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lake Country Manufactured Home Community Llc, Buffalo Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010914813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3

Correctional facilities

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

Doc Baskerville Correctional Unit, Baskerville
EPA FRS registry ID
110005289099
Wastewater permit
Yes, 3 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Baskerville Correctional Center, Baskerville
EPA FRS registry ID
110042296253
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Microsoft Lvl Prison Campus Water Supply, Contract, Boydton
EPA FRS registry ID
110071506937
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg 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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