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Pittsylvania County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pittsylvania County is 163.1 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 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 330 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (126), Air permit holder (minor source) (78), Rail grade crossing (49). 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: 36.8233, -79.3993.

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 Pittsylvania County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths5.23.41.53x3.2 to 8.22020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths6.24.41.41x4 to 9.42020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths6.34.81.31x4.2 to 9.42020-2024
BladderDeaths5.14.11.24x3.3 to 7.82020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths35.430.21.17xSignificant30.4 to 41.12020-2024
All cancerDeaths163.1143.21.14xSignificant151.7 to 175.32020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths7.26.61.09x5.1 to 10.22020-2024
EsophagusNew cases4.94.61.07x3.1 to 7.72019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases6.56.21.05x4 to 102019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases53.151.81.03x46.8 to 60.22019-2023
PancreasDeaths11.211.30.99x8.3 to 152020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths5.55.70.96x3.6 to 8.42020-2024
StomachNew cases66.60.91x4 to 8.92019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases1617.90.89x12 to 212019-2023
All cancerNew cases365.2453.40.81x347.2 to 3842019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases6.88.70.78x4.6 to 9.82019-2023
PancreasNew cases1013.90.72x7.3 to 13.52019-2023
BladderNew cases13.418.70.72x10.5 to 17.22019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases9.514.50.66x6.9 to 12.92019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases14.523.80.61x11 to 192019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases11.218.50.61x8.3 to 152019-2023
ThyroidNew cases6.3130.48x3.7 to 102019-2023

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 Pittsylvania County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death11,015.39,842.6+12%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy74.975.3-0%years
Child mortality76.659.8+28%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality7.66.2+23%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths116.296.9+20%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths29.528.6+3%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.

  • Formaldehyde20.42 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.17 per million
  • Benzene0.95 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit126
  • Air permit holder (minor source)78
  • Rail grade crossing49
  • Gas station (mapped facility)30
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
  • Brownfield property6
  • TRI reporting facility6
  • Major air pollution source4
  • Large hazardous waste generator4
  • Small hazardous waste generator4
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter2
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Solar power plant2
  • Public airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Heliport1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Oil-fired power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Ascent Chemicals - Danville, Danville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Toluene, m-Cresol, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 46,406 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24540DNRVRSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.1

  2. Arkema Inc, Chatham

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Acrylic acid, Butyl acrylate, Methyl methacrylate and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 27,345 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24531SRTMR601TI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.9

  3. Polynt Composites Usa Inc., Chatham

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Maleic anhydride, Dicyclopentadiene, Phthalic anhydride and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 17,880 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24531FRMNRPITTS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.8

  4. Intertape Polymer Corp, Danville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 293,063 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24540NTRTPSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.2

  5. Columbia Forest Products, Chatham

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 58,295 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24531CLMBF1PAUL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

  6. Intertape Polymer Corp, Danville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001887726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.2

  7. Arkema Inc, Chatham

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  8. Danchem Technologies Inc, Danville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002432779 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  9. Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc-Ringgold, Ringgold

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008185052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.6

  10. Polynt Composites Usa Inc., Chatham

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.6

  11. Columbia Forest Products, Chatham

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001887637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  12. Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 29, Ringgold

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 1,210 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 24586WNSBRSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.4

  13. Gretna Town - Sewage Treatment Plant, Gretna

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,154.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009768055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  14. Clark Beatrice Family Property, Java

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070602177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  15. Danville Kentuck Road Plant, Ringgold

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 56364 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  16. Pittsylvania Co - Union Hall Elementary School, Chatham

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001903628 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  17. Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc-Ringgold, Ringgold

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008185052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  18. Pittsylvania Co - Dan River High School, Ringgold

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001903637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  19. Jti Leaf Services (Us) Llc, Danville

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070435439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  20. Intertape Polymer Corp, Danville

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001887726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  21. Transco Gas Pipe Line Corp Station 165, Chatham

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001893620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  22. Pittsylvania Co - Union Hall Elementary School, Chatham

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001903628 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  23. Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc-Ringgold, Ringgold

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008185052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  24. Times Fiber Communications Inc, Chatham

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020678355 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  25. Arkema Inc, Chatham

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000343959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania 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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