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Norton city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Norton city is 290.7 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 2.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 51 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (15), Rail grade crossing (13), Brownfield property (6). 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: 36.9293, -82.6376.

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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 Norton city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	76.4	30.2	2.53xSignificant	45.3 to 122.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	290.7	143.2	2.03xSignificant	225.6 to 370.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	409	453.4	0.9x	329.5 to 503.2	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 Norton city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	21,701.1	9,842.6	+120%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	65	75.3	-14%	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	140.6	96.9	+45%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde16.51 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.76 per million
Acetaldehyde1.43 per million
Benzene0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)15
Rail grade crossing13
Brownfield property6
Gas station (mapped facility)5
NPDES wastewater discharge permit4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Chadwell Property, Norton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980435 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Norton F Tipple, Norton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982193 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Norton Cloverleaf, Norton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982194 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Norton Cidery, Norton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982195 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Norton Hospitial, Norton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986297 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Project Thoroughbred, Norton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986303 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Nextier Completion Solutions, Inc. - Norton Facility, Norton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070123081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
The Wells Group Llc - Norton, Norton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070567553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Witt Motor Co Inc, Norton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005220858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mountain View Regional Medical Center, Norton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007325046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart Supercenter #1302, Norton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022814436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Project Intersection Site #4, Norton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071499638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bond Dorchester 69kv Replacement Project, Coeburn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rolling Frito Lay Sales Lp - Norton Pec, Norton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071863406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kentucky Avenue, Norton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 469018J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Norton Community Hospital, Norton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110005238420 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.3
Twelfth Street, Norton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 469017C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Coeburn Avenue, Norton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 469019R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Twenty-First Street, Norton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 714833X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Eighth Street, Norton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 714835L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Coeburn Avenue, Norton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 714837A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Private Access, Norton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 714838G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Carter Machinery/Norton Facility, Norton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001905822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Verizon - Network Operations, Norton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001910941 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
The Wells Group Llc, Norton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007322628 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Norton 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 Norton 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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