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Radford city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Radford city is 182.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 59 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21), Air permit holder (minor source) (15), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 37.1198, -80.5634.

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 Radford city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	182.3	143.2	1.27xSignificant	149.1 to 220.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.9	30.2	1.22x	23.3 to 55.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.1	51.8	1.1x	39.1 to 80.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	430.6	453.4	0.95x	378.6 to 487.7	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 Radford city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,738.9	9,842.6	-11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.8	75.3	-1%	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	51.1	96.9	-47%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.2	28.6	-5%	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.

Formaldehyde16.9 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
Acetaldehyde1.67 per million
Benzene0.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Small hazardous waste generator6
Rail grade crossing5
Major air pollution source2
Brownfield property2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072238416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Huntington Foam Llc, Radford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001905341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
New River Energetics - Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064435936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Huntington Foam Llc, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001905341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Hammond Property (Va Deq Site Number Bfp-030), Radford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015329063 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Radford Foundry, Radford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985713 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Intermet Corporation Radford, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064119939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Radford Water Treatment Plant, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000548113 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Mcharg Elementary School Additions & Renovations, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001897859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New River Concrete Supply Co, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002031177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kollmorgen Corporation, Radford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002377856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Radford University, Radford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008191599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Radford City Schools, Radford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008198459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mid Continent Nail Corporation, Radford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020746950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kollmorgen Inland Motor, Radford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041404478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pyrotechnique By Grucci, Inc., Radford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063175451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New River Recycling, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070690502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Radford City Ms4, Radford City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071362882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Radford University Ms4, Radford City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071365431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Turner Property Ersion And Sediment Control Gradin, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greenbriar Commons Large Fill Site, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Landing At Rock Road, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cedar Ridge Townhomes Expansion, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071507682 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ru Center For Adaptive Innovation And Creativity, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Radford University Hotel And Conference Center, Radford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508702 (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 Radford city

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 Radford city, 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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