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Patrick County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Patrick County is 179.4 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 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 72 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31), Air permit holder (minor source) (20), Gas station (mapped facility) (10). 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: 36.7069, -80.272.

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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 Patrick County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	10.4	5.7	1.82x	5.5 to 18.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.7	30.2	1.38xSignificant	32.4 to 53.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	24	18.7	1.28x	16.6 to 34.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.6	14.5	1.28x	10.7 to 30.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	179.4	143.2	1.25xSignificant	158.8 to 202.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.3	51.8	1.14x	47.7 to 73.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.8	11.3	1.13x	8.2 to 20.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	410.5	453.4	0.91x	376 to 447.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.1	17.9	0.84x	8.8 to 24.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.5	23.8	0.74x	11.8 to 26.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	8.8	13.9	0.63x	5.1 to 15.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	10.1	18.5	0.55x	5.7 to 17.7	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 Patrick County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,654.9	9,842.6	+39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.2	75.3	-4%	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	151.1	96.9	+56%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	51.2	28.6	+79%	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.

Formaldehyde16.88 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.84 per million
Acetaldehyde1.59 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Air permit holder (minor source)20
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Public airport4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Hydroelectric plant1
TRI reporting facility1
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.

Micrometrics System, Meadows Of Dan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020667973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Micrometrics System, Meadows Of Dan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Propylene, Chlorine. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 24120MCRMT2900W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Stuart Town - Waste Water Treatment Plant, Stuart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,310.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010916401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Micrometrics System, Meadows Of Dan
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020667973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Green Acres Mobile Home Park, Woolwine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009767243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Primland Resort Ltd, Meadows Of Dan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033635877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hanesbrands Inc, Stuart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064202214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Groundhog Mountain Stp, Fancy Gap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010914387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Micrometrics System, Meadows Of Dan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020667973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Pilson Brothers Lumber Company Incorporated, Stuart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Micrometrics System, Meadows Of Dan
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020667973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Stuart Town - Water Treatment Plant, Stuart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070526993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Weyerhaeuser Nr Company Stuart Woodyard, Stuart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876165 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wilderness Stuart Inc, Stuart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071880887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Smartshop Llc, Claudville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072161827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Stuart Concrete Incorporated - Stuart Division, Stuart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070284161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Restore Meadows Of Dan Llc, Meadows Of Dan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071345927 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Meadows Of Dan Cafe, Meadows Of Dan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071346887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Griffith Lumber Company Incorporated, Woolwine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013295148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hutchens Petroleum, Stuart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043433843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Narroflex Inc, Stuart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110053584910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ten Oaks, Llc, Stuart
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066980146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ten Oaks Dobyns Facility, Stuart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jamies Recycling Center Llc, Stuart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
B And J Grocery, Ararat
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070884501 (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 Patrick 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 Patrick 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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