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Barbour County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Barbour County is 204.5 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 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 233 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (163), Rail grade crossing (51), Air permit holder (minor source) (5). 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: 39.1255, -80.0274.

How this county ranks in West 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 Barbour County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	84	51.8	1.62xSignificant	67.7 to 103.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.9	17.9	1.56x	17.6 to 42.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	204.5	143.2	1.43xSignificant	178.4 to 233.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.1	30.2	1.43xSignificant	32.2 to 57.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	15.8	11.3	1.4x	9 to 26.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	25.8	18.7	1.38x	17.3 to 37.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	558.4	453.4	1.23xSignificant	512.5 to 607.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16x	9.4 to 26.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.2	14.5	1.12x	8.8 to 27.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.7	18.5	1.06x	11.9 to 31.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.5	23.8	1.03x	15.4 to 37.3	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 Barbour County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,789.3	9,842.6	+30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72	75.3	-4%	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	125.8	96.9	+30%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	38	28.6	+33%	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.

Formaldehyde14.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.84 per million
Acetaldehyde1.4 per million
Benzene1.36 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 permit163
Rail grade crossing51
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Brownfield property3
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Wind power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
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.

Coastal Treated Products Co., Belington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010858919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Lantz Farm Highwall Mine, Brdigeport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069996616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Ricottilli Fencing Of Wv, Belington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010809964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tygart Glen Subdivision, Philippi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010882704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Energy Marketing Co, Volga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069998028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
No. 10 Preparation Plant And Jackson Refuse Area, Cannelton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010865803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Philippi City Of, Philippi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010867106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Edward A Henline, Flemington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010877505 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Snyder Ind Inc., Philippi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022466026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Volga-Century Elementary School, Volga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025589245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
L & M Recycling Of Sugar Creek, Belington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027244550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Gold Diggers/Gold Resources Shop, Philippi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043528395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Sentinel Mine, Philippi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055511815 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
No. 1 Deep Mine, Prep Plant & Century Water Impoundment, Volga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069995182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Junior Town Of, Junior
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010851916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mine Nos. 14 And 15, Philippi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010867188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Century Deep And Highwall Mine, Bridgeport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069997586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Coastal Treated Products Co., Belington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010858919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Barbour Co. Park/Fairground, Belington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010879772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Delta Cooling Towers, Inc., Philippi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022466035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage, Inc., Pepper Station, Philippi
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040877744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
National,Keister,Werner, Belington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069996922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Harry J Benson & Sons, Philippi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007883852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Audra State Park, Buckhannon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010875810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Home Of Elizabeth Davis, Philippi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010881340 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Barbour County

West 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 Barbour County, and their findings.
West 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.
West Virginia health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
West 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.
West 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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