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Orange County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Orange County is 183 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 2.4 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 204 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (101), Rail grade crossing (32), Air permit holder (minor source) (31). 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: 38.2551, -77.9925.

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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 Orange County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	10	4.1	2.44xSignificant	6.5 to 14.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.1	4.8	1.48x	4.3 to 11.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	25.9	18.7	1.39xSignificant	20.2 to 33	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	70.3	51.8	1.36xSignificant	60.6 to 81.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.2	23.8	1.31xSignificant	24.7 to 39.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	183	143.2	1.28xSignificant	167 to 200.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.6	18.5	1.28x	17.9 to 30.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.5	30.2	1.27xSignificant	31.6 to 46.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.6	14.5	1.21x	12.6 to 24.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.3	17.9	1.19x	15.8 to 28.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.7	5.7	1.18x	3.8 to 11.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.7	6.6	1.17x	4.9 to 11.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	517.5	453.4	1.14xSignificant	489.3 to 547	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.6	13	1.12x	9.5 to 21.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.5	11.3	1.11x	8.7 to 17.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.6	8.7	1.1x	6.3 to 14.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.4	13.9	0.89x	8.4 to 17.8	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 Orange County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,005.7	9,842.6	+2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.2	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	72.9	59.8	+22%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.1	6.2	+14%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	115.8	96.9	+19%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	40.8	28.6	+42%	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.

Formaldehyde19.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde2.04 per million
Benzene1.08 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit101
Rail grade crossing32
Air permit holder (minor source)31
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Small hazardous waste generator3
Public airport2
Commercial airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (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.

Williams Mulch Llc, Orange
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071347139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lohman Albert Property, Orange
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071370405 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. - Orange County Facility, Rhoadesville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001136501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Unionville Elementary School, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010914975 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Orange Virginia Town Of Sewage, Orange
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010916642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wilderness Wastewater Treatment Plant, Locust Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015309780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. - Orange County Facility, Rhoadesville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001136501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Lohmann Specialty Coatings Llc, Orange
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016753690 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Vacant Virginia Metals Industries Lot, Orange
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072197555 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
American Woodmark - Orange Dimension Plant, Orange
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001887593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Gordonsville Sewage Treatment, Gordonsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010918720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
American Woodmark - Orange Dimension Plant, Orange
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001887593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Locust Grove Elementary School, Locust Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010913645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lightfoot Elementary School, Unionville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010914485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline - Station 180, Unionville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020676320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Twin Lakes Villas Phase I, Locust Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,722.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501211 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
East Gate Village Ii, Gordonsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,923.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071503488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wilderness Shores Section 10, Orange County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $71,439.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Trinity Senior Village, Locust Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071511312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Timberland Mulch And Farms Inc, Gordonsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $34,220.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072106543 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Locust Grove Town Center, Locust Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029527572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Williams Lawncare And Lanscaping Incorporated, Orange
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $8,930.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043679481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Mcconnell Properties Limited Liability Company, Gordsonsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070599471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Orange Recycling, Orange
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876794 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Gordonsville Muni, Gordonsville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GVE (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2

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 Orange 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 Orange 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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