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Staunton city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Staunton city is 180.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Brain & nervous system deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Bladder deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 153 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (46), Air permit holder (minor source) (29), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (26). 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: 38.1595, -79.0634.

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 Staunton city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	9.4	4.4	2.14xSignificant	5.3 to 15.6	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	7.9	4.1	1.93xSignificant	4.5 to 13.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.7	6.2	1.4x	4.8 to 14.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.7	18.7	1.32x	18.1 to 33.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.6	30.2	1.31xSignificant	31.3 to 49.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	180.4	143.2	1.26xSignificant	161.6 to 201.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.7	8.7	1.23x	6.6 to 16.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.3	51.8	1.2xSignificant	51.9 to 74.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.9	14.5	1.1x	10.5 to 23.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	467.8	453.4	1.03x	436 to 501.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.7	13.9	0.84x	7.4 to 18.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.6	17.9	0.82x	9.8 to 21.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9	11.3	0.8x	5.3 to 14.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.1	18.5	0.71x	8.4 to 19.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.9	23.8	0.67x	10.4 to 23.6	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 Staunton city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,560.1	9,842.6	-13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	50.3	59.8	-16%	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	75	96.9	-23%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.6	28.6	-45%	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.

Formaldehyde16.31 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.58 per million
Benzene1.05 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit46
Air permit holder (minor source)29
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)26
Gas station (mapped facility)20
Rail grade crossing20
Small hazardous waste generator5
Brownfield property4
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Scrapyard (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.

Cadence Inc, Staunton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005288456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Chestnut Hill Shopping Center - 2040 West Beverly St, Staunton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975874 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Gypsy Hill Park -600 Churchville Ave, Staunton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975875 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Unifi Plant One Property - 44 Morris Mill Rd, Staunton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978643 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Adjacent Lot - Former Unifi Plant -2330 Morris Mill Road, Staunton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978644 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
George Owen Construction, Staunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,145.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508088 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Acc - Staunton, Staunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070568021 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
University Cleaners - Richmond Ave, Staunton
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/13358224205 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Green Hill Auto And Ag Equipment Llc, Staunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070598728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Rogers Group Inc - Portable 81808, Staunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070622439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Federal Express Â Zclt, Staunton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071674504 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Wawa #6609, Staunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071783824 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Moffett Paving & Excavating Co Inc, Staunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002030070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chaney Materials Llc - Staunton, Staunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002032121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Atkins Automotive Corp, Staunton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005236324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cadence Inc, Staunton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110005288456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Staunton Steam Laundry Inc, Staunton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007322708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Augusta Cooperative Farm Bureau Inc, Staunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061878222 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fisher Auto Parts Warehouse - Fapw, Staunton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067418547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lowe'S Of Staunton, Va #646, Staunton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070435398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Staunton City Ms4, Staunton City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071363151 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Olde South - Phase 4, Staunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071499830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Community Way Grading Plan, Staunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071500172 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Middlebrook Mini Storage, Staunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Western State Hospital Demolition, Staunton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071501202 (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 Staunton 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 Staunton 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.

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