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Pulaski County, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pulaski County is 153.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 233 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (72), Air permit holder (minor source) (43), Brownfield property (36). 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: 37.0614, -80.728.

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 Pulaski County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.6	30.2	1.38xSignificant	34.1 to 50.5	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.5	8.7	1.21x	6.6 to 16.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.9	6.6	1.2x	4.6 to 12.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.7	51.8	1.11x	48.9 to 68	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	153.3	143.2	1.07x	138.5 to 169.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.8	5.7	1.02x	3.3 to 10	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18.9	18.7	1.01x	13.8 to 25.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.7	13.9	0.99x	9.4 to 19.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18	18.5	0.97x	13.1 to 24.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.9	11.3	0.96x	7.2 to 16.1	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	11.9	13	0.92x	7.2 to 18.5	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6	6.6	0.91x	3.3 to 10.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	386.7	453.4	0.85x	361.9 to 413	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.4	14.5	0.72x	6.5 to 16	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	12.8	17.9	0.72x	8.3 to 19	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	12.5	23.8	0.53x	8.2 to 18.4	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 Pulaski County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,044.2	9,842.6	+12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	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	109.1	96.9	+13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	40.4	28.6	+41%	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.

Formaldehyde15.64 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.8 per million
Acetaldehyde1.51 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit72
Air permit holder (minor source)43
Brownfield property36
Gas station (mapped facility)27
Rail grade crossing21
Small hazardous waste generator9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
TRI reporting facility4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Major air pollution source2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
Hydroelectric plant1
Wastewater plant (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.

Volvo Group N.A. Llc, Dublin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 191,838 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24084VLVGMROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Volvo Trucks North America, Dublin
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $24,890.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000343101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Mar-Bal Inc., Dublin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 18,865 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24084MRBLN5400R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Mar-Bal Inc, Dublin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000343076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Volvo Trucks North America, Dublin
Major air pollution source. Penalties $24,890.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000343101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Volvo Trucks North America, Dublin
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $24,890.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000343101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Volvo Trucks North America, Dublin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $24,890.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000343101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
James Hardie Building Products Inc, Pulaski
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020749314 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Electroplate-Rite Corp, Dublin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 105 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24084LCTRPUSRTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Conn-Weld Industries Llc, Dublin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 24084CNNWLNEWBE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Imperial Group Manufacturing Inc, Dublin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 2408WMPRLG4969S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Volvo Trucks North America, Dublin
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $24,890.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000343101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Imperial Group Manufacturing Inc, Dublin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015306523 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
J & J Sales And Salvage Llc, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055066431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ingenco Wholesale Power Llc - New River, Dublin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043703114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Trim Systems Llc Dublin Plant, Dublin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000343094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Electroplate Rite Corporation, Dublin
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005222160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
James Hardie Building Products Inc, Pulaski
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020749314 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Jefferson Yarns Incorporated, Pulaski
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000603954 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Virginia Wood Products, Pulaski
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001890400 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Virginia Church Furniture, Pulaski
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001890419 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mccready Lumber (Bfp-003), Pulaski
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038742064 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Saint Albans Psychiatric Hospital - Bldg #2, Radford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061017073 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Town Of Pulaski Public Works, Pulaski
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967872 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jefferson School, Pulaski
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967876 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski 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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