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Doddridge County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Doddridge County is 143.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 277 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (173), Air permit holder (minor source) (81), Major air pollution source (9). 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: 39.2709, -80.7486.

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 Doddridge County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths5430.21.79xSignificant37.2 to 77.82020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases81.751.81.58xSignificant60.9 to 109.42019-2023
All cancerDeaths143.4143.21x114 to 179.52020-2024
All cancerNew cases440.6453.40.97x386.1 to 501.82019-2023

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 Doddridge County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death9,796.59,842.6-0%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy76.875.3+2%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths115.696.9+19%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde18.21 per million
  • Benzene8.5 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit173
  • Air permit holder (minor source)81
  • Major air pollution source9
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter5
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • Public airport1
  • Gas station (mapped facility)1
  • Small 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.

  1. Sherwood Plant, West Union

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ethylene, Ethylene glycol, 1,3-Butadiene. Reports carcinogens. 23,814 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2645WSHRWD218SW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.9

  2. Smithburg Gas Plant, West Union

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene, Ethylene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 19,174 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2645WSMTHB253SB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.8

  3. Smithburg Gas Plant, West Union

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071046345 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.9

  4. Sherwood Gas Plant, West Union

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110054628159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  5. Nichols Compressor Station, Pennsboro

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067409183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  6. Village Green Subdivision, Salem

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010881509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  7. Green Meadows Estates Subd., Salem

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010880047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  8. Nichols Compressor Station, Pennsboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067409183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  9. West Union Water Treatment Plant, West Union

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009118025 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  10. Doddridge County Park, Smithburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010849582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  11. West Union Extraction Plant, West Union

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000704177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  12. Equitrans, L.P. - West Union Cs 53, West Union

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001929780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  13. Dominion Transmission Inc - Ll Tonkin, West Union

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042088521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  14. Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage, Inc., Schutte Station, Center Point

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110063228038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  15. Eqm Gathering Opco, Llc, Janus Station, West Union

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069218992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  16. Antero Midstream Llc, South Canton Station, West Union

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070162191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  17. Columbia Gas Transmission, Llc, Sherwood Station, Sherwood

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070361887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  18. Eqm Gathering Opco, Llc, Saturn Station, Central Station

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071722739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  19. Markwest Liberty Midstream & Resources, L.L.C., Sherwood, West Union

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071723086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  20. New Milton Compressor Station, New Milton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069559917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  21. Town Of West Union, West Union

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010866857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  22. Sherwood Gas Plant, West Union

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110054628159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  23. Antero Landfill, Greenwood (Pennsboro - Nearest Po)

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070001059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  24. Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage - L.L. Tonkin Station (Tran), West Union

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070209446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  25. Columbia Gas Transmission Llc - Sherwood Compressor Station, West Union

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070716009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

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 Doddridge 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 Doddridge 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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