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Nottoway County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Nottoway County is 179 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 147 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (42), Rail grade crossing (39), Air permit holder (minor source) (33). 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: 37.1382, -78.0695.

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 Nottoway County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	30.1	17.9	1.68xSignificant	20 to 44	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.4	30.2	1.47xSignificant	32.6 to 59.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	20.8	14.5	1.43x	12.7 to 32.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73.7	51.8	1.42xSignificant	58.4 to 92.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	179	143.2	1.25xSignificant	154.5 to 206.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	524.7	453.4	1.16xSignificant	481.2 to 571.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.4	23.8	0.86x	12.6 to 31.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.9	18.7	0.85x	9.3 to 25.9	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 Nottoway County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,495.9	9,842.6	+17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.6	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	122.5	59.8	+105%	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	111.7	96.9	+15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.2	28.6	+6%	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 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.98 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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit42
Rail grade crossing39
Air permit holder (minor source)33
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Small hazardous waste generator4
TRI reporting facility2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
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.

Fort Pickett, Blackstone
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041994599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Arbortech Forest Products Incorporated, Blackstone
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001914741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Arbortech Forest Products Inc., Blackstone
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 146 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2382WRBRTC5DEAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Dollar General Route 460, Blackstone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,820.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070600919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Blackstone Town, Blackstone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001890384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Arbortech Forest Products Incorporated, Blackstone
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001914741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Arbortech Forest Products Incorporated, Blackstone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001914741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tyson Foods Inc Burkeville, Jetersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070834622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Crewe Wwtp, Crewe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010917286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Tyson Foods Inc Burkeville, Jetersville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070834622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Farmington Phase 2, Blackstone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,032.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071514160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Nottoway County Schools Stp, Nottoway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007324779 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Consdan International Llc, Burkeville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070875488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Blackstone Town, Blackstone
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001890384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Walmart Supercenter #2645, Blackstone
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $6,429.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005288571 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Blackstone I, Llc, Blackstone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007019555 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Nottoway County Landfill, Blackstone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070691153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Blackstone I Llc, Blackstone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071541172 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Allan C Perkinson/Blackstone Aaf, Blackstone
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BKT (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Crewe Muni, Crewe
Public airport. O.
Record ID W81 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/41493501 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/792780649 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
S B Cox Ready Mix-Nottoway Plant, Blackstone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070315638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Crewe Wtp, Nottoway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070527265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Coastal Mart Inc #905, Crewe
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005245911 (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.

Doc - Nottoway Correctional Center, Burkeville
EPA FRS registry ID
110007027387
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Nottoway 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 Nottoway 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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