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New Kent County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in New Kent County is 179.5 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 138 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (61), Rail grade crossing (29), Gas station (mapped facility) (19). One correctional facility operates 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: 37.5022, -76.9883.

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 New Kent County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.3	30.2	1.67xSignificant	39.1 to 63.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	30	18.7	1.6xSignificant	21.5 to 41	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.4	51.8	1.51xSignificant	64.7 to 94.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.7	23.8	1.5xSignificant	26.2 to 47.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.4	11.3	1.27x	8.8 to 22.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	179.5	143.2	1.25xSignificant	157.7 to 203.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	532	453.4	1.17xSignificant	494.8 to 571.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.1	8.7	1.16x	5.8 to 16.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15	14.5	1.03x	9 to 23.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.3	13.9	1.03x	8.5 to 22.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.8	18.5	1.02x	12.4 to 27.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.6	17.9	0.98x	11.3 to 26.4	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 New Kent County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,504.9	9,842.6	-24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.3	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	64	59.8	+7%	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	72	96.9	-26%	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.

Formaldehyde20.15 per million
Ethylene Oxide4.69 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.95 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit61
Rail grade crossing29
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Solar power plant1
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.

Tcs Materials New Kent Ready-Mix, West Point
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 2318WNWKNT748RE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Parham Landing Wwtp, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006800827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Lee Hy Paving Corporation - New Kent Facility, Providence Forge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020903441 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Lee Hy Paving Corporation - New Kent Facility, Providence Forge
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020903441 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Sunbelt Rentals, Quinton, Quinton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,145.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071659800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
South Side Recycling Properties Llc, Lanexa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071944285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cumberland Hospital For Children And Adolescents, New Kent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010914421 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
New Kent County, Quinton
Public airport. O.
Record ID W96 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Brooks Stitch & Fold, Quinton
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/6548515212 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/417430269 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/734464255 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
New Kent Sand And Gravel, New Kent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070618567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
New Kent Co. Main Transfer Sta., Providence Forge
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005292049 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Essex Concrete Corporation - Bottoms Bridge, Quinton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021037439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Parham Landing Wwtp, New Kent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069999504 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vulcan-New Kent, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070262657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
West Point Ford Llc, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070561698 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Scott Residence, Lanexa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070600586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Kent County Airport, Quinton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Kent Asphalt Plant, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Direct Auto Source Llc, Providence Forge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070877470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Four Seasons At New Kent Residence Club Landbay 5, New Kent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071499530 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Speedway Road Phase I And Phase Ii, Providence Forge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071500719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bailey Mitigation Bank, Charles City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oakmont Villas Phase V, Providence Forge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504762 (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.

Henrico County New Kent Correctional Uni, Barhamsville
EPA FRS registry ID
110041353861
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for New Kent 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 New Kent 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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