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Montgomery County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Montgomery County is 132.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 418 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (148), Rail grade crossing (81), Air permit holder (minor source) (46). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 37.175, -80.3743.

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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 Montgomery County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
EsophagusNew cases5.64.61.22x3.7 to 8.22019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths3.83.41.12x2.2 to 62020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths5.34.81.1x3.4 to 7.82020-2024
BladderNew cases2018.71.07x16.2 to 24.52019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths5.85.71.02x3.8 to 8.52020-2024
EsophagusDeaths3.73.71x2.2 to 5.92020-2024
All cancerDeaths132.7143.20.93x122.7 to 143.42020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths3.94.40.89x2.3 to 6.12020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases20.823.80.87x16.8 to 25.52019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases5.36.20.85x3.4 to 7.92019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths25.730.20.85x21.5 to 30.62020-2024
All cancerNew cases365.6453.40.81x348.6 to 383.32019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases14.618.50.79x11.3 to 18.52019-2023
PancreasDeaths8.711.30.77x6.3 to 11.72020-2024
ThyroidNew cases9.6130.74x6.9 to 12.92019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases37.651.80.73x32.4 to 43.42019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases1014.50.69x7.2 to 13.52019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases68.70.69x4.1 to 8.52019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases1217.90.67x9.1 to 15.62019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths4.46.60.67x2.8 to 6.72020-2024
PancreasNew cases9.113.90.65x6.7 to 12.22019-2023
StomachNew cases3.56.60.53x2 to 5.62019-2023

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 Montgomery County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death6,129.89,842.6-38%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy78.775.3+5%years
Child mortality21.259.8-65%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality4.66.2-26%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths6096.9-38%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths17.228.6-40%deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde16.44 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.8 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.56 per million
  • Benzene0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit148
  • Rail grade crossing81
  • Air permit holder (minor source)46
  • Gas station (mapped facility)42
  • Small hazardous waste generator31
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)22
  • Large hazardous waste generator7
  • TRI reporting facility7
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
  • Heliport5
  • Major air pollution source4
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter4
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Gas power plant2
  • Public airport1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Hydroelectric 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.

  1. Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $32,116.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000601867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitroglycerin, Ammonia, Dibutyl phthalate and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 52,131,537 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24141SDDSRPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 10

  3. Wolverine Advanced Materials, Blacksburg

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Methanol, N,N-Dimethylformamide and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 169,846 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24060WLVRN3175S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.5

  4. Wolverine Advanced Materials, Blacksburg

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, n-Hexane, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 48,543 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24060WLVRN201IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.1

  5. Federal Mogul Powertrain Llc., Blacksburg

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust), Copper, Lead, Ammonia. Reports carcinogens. 35,312 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24060FDRLMRT460 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8

  6. Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $32,116.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000601867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.3

  7. Wolverine Gasket Division - Eagle-Picher Ind, Blacksburg

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $14,925.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.1

  8. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp (New River Energetics), Radford

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitroglycerin, Diphenylamine, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds and 1 more. 131,142 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24141NWRVRRTE11 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.9

  9. Wolverine Advanced Materials - Blacksburg, Blacksburg

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $14,925.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.9

  10. Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $32,116.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000601867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.8

  11. Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $32,116.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000601867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  12. Alliant Techsystems - Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110061162398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  13. Federal-Mogul Corp, Blacksburg

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000342987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.7

  14. Christiansburg Town Of, Christiansburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $49,140.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006615305 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  15. Wolverine Advanced Materials - Blacksburg, Blacksburg

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $14,925.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  16. Wolverine Gasket Division - Eagle-Picher Ind, Blacksburg

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $14,925.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  17. Moog Inc., Blacksburg

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

    TRI facility ID 24060LTTNP1213N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  18. Riner Wwtp, Riner

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,873.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010916580 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  19. Wolverine Advanced Materials - Blacksburg, Blacksburg

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $14,925.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  20. Wolverine Advanced Materials - Blacksburg, Blacksburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,925.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  21. Wolverine Gasket Division - Eagle-Picher Ind, Blacksburg

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $14,925.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  22. Wolverine Gasket Division - Eagle-Picher Ind, Blacksburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,925.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  23. Moog Inc - N Main St, Blacksburg

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000885720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  24. Prochem Water Llc, Elliston

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005257989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  25. Nrv Regional Water Authority Wtp, Blacksburg

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017404414 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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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