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Northumberland County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Northumberland County is 137.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 66 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (23), Air permit holder (minor source) (17), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). 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: 37.855, -76.3869.

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 Northumberland County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	40.6	23.8	1.71xSignificant	27.4 to 59.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.3	17.9	1.36x	12.7 to 42.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63	51.8	1.22x	49.6 to 81.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.4	30.2	1.21x	27.6 to 49.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.1	14.5	1.11x	8.1 to 30.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	446.5	453.4	0.98x	403.7 to 493.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	137.9	143.2	0.96x	118 to 161.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	16.1	18.7	0.86x	9.6 to 27.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11	13.9	0.79x	6.6 to 20.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.8	18.5	0.69x	7.1 to 24	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 Northumberland County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,386.2	9,842.6	+6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.2	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	110.5	96.9	+14%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	38.5	28.6	+34%	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.

Formaldehyde17.61 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.49 per million
Benzene0.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit23
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
Public airport5
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2

Highest-severity records

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

Omega Protein - Reedsville Facility, Reedville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000341023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Omega Protein Corp, Reedville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 222,175 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 22530ZPTHYPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Carry-On Trailer Corp, Callao
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 13 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 22435CRRYN617HA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Carry On Trailer Corp, Callao
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012148416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Omega Protein - Reedsville Facility, Reedville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000341023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Reedville Wwtp, Reedville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,529.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010915046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
W C Lowery Incorporated, Callao
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070567061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Omega Protein - Reedsville Facility, Reedville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000341023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Purcells Seafood Inc, Burgess
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070549197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Callao Wastewater Treatment Plant, Callao
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020144832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
James E Headley Oyster Company, Callao
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070544762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Northumberland Middle School A, Heathsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044962270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Riteway Recycling, Heathsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lake Packing Company Inc, Lottsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001890393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Little River Seafood Inc, Reedville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001904529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carry On Trailer Corp, Callao
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012148416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
R R Beasley Incorporated - Callao, Callao
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020680716 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Northumberland Family Ymca, Heathsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020681573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cowart Seafood Corporation, Lottsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061822023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Omega Protein - Reedville, Reedville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063505452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Reedville Menhaden, Reedville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070544808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pride Of Va Seafood Products Inc Reedville, Reedville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070545565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
C W Obier And Sons Inc Mundy Point Plant, Callao
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070548177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dameron Marsh Mitigation Plan, Kilmarnock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ft Eustis Replace Fuel Facilities Jble, Fort Eustis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504861 (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 Northumberland 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 Northumberland 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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