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Winchester city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Winchester city is 155.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 182 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (55), Air permit holder (minor source) (39), Rail grade crossing (20). 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: 39.1681, -78.1733.

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 Winchester city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	25.5	18.7	1.36x	18.6 to 34.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.1	30.2	1.23x	28.7 to 47.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	8.1 to 19.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	155.9	143.2	1.09x	137.7 to 175.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.1	51.8	1.04x	43.9 to 66.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.1	17.9	0.9x	10.5 to 23.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	398.1	453.4	0.88x	368 to 430.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	9.3	13.9	0.67x	5.4 to 15.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12	18.5	0.65x	7.5 to 18.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	12.7	23.8	0.53x	7.8 to 19.7	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 Winchester city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,478.2	9,842.6	+17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.2	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	78.4	59.8	+31%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.7	6.2	+40%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	84.3	96.9	-13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	41.8	28.6	+46%	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.

Formaldehyde19.51 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.02 per million
Benzene1.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit55
Air permit holder (minor source)39
Rail grade crossing20
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)19
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Small hazardous waste generator13
Brownfield property11
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
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.

O'Sullivan Films Inc, Winchester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, Toluene, Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP), Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 17,623 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 22601SLLVN1944V (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
O'Sullivan Films Inc, Winchester
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $8,256.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000869766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
O'Sullivan Films Inc, Winchester
Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,256.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000869766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
O'Sullivan Films Inc, Winchester
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $8,256.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000869766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
O'Sullivan Films Inc, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,256.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000869766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Timber Ridge School-Hypo For Well 3, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063914251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ashworth Bros., Inc., Winchester
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002469221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Federal-Mogul Friction Products, Winchester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000868945 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Csx Property - 421 North Kent Street, Winchester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038702197 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Yard, Winchester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038702204 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Winchester Water Works, Rouss Springs, Winchester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038702213 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ap Propane, Winchester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038702222 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Whittier Properties, Winchester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038732609 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Csx Property - Cameron Ave, Winchester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038732618 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Csx Properties - 501 North Kent Street, Winchester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038732627 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Kent Street Power Station, Winchester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039550740 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kent Street Knitting Mill, Winchester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060662199 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Va Tech Agricultural Station, Winchster
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060667498 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Federal-Mogul Friction Products, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000868945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
National Fruit Product Co Inc, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070360261 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
National Fruit Product Co Inc, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002443339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Fwsa - Aggregate Nutrient Discharge, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070080556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Rubbermaid Commercial Products - Valley Avenue, Winchester
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002469891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Rubbermaid Commercial Products - Valley Avenue, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002469891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
National Fruit Product Co Inc, Winchester
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070360261 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3

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 Winchester 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 Winchester 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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