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Hampshire County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hampshire County is 167.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 135 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (77), Rail grade crossing (39), Gas station (mapped facility) (7). 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: 39.3153, -78.6304.

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 Hampshire County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11	8.7	1.26x	6.4 to 18	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.5	30.2	1.24x	29.6 to 47.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63.5	51.8	1.23xSignificant	52.9 to 76	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167.2	143.2	1.17xSignificant	149.2 to 187.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.4	17.9	1.14x	13.4 to 29.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.7	13	1.13x	8.5 to 23.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.5	18.7	1.1x	14.5 to 28.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.2	14.5	0.98x	8.7 to 22.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23	23.8	0.97x	15.9 to 32.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	424.1	453.4	0.94x	393.1 to 457.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17	18.5	0.92x	11.4 to 24.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.6	11.3	0.85x	5.9 to 15.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	7.7	13.9	0.55x	4.4 to 13.2	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 Hampshire County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,950.5	9,842.6	+21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.4	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	98	59.8	+64%	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	157.1	96.9	+62%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	60	28.6	+110%	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.

Formaldehyde16.14 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.52 per million
Benzene1.03 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit77
Rail grade crossing39
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Public airport3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
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.

Central Hampshire Psd-Booster Chlorination Treatment Plant, Romney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010860586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Buffalo Hollow Trailer Park, Romney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010878238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Martinsburg Bankruptcy Court-Shanks, Shanks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010871761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lenny'S Salvage Yard, Yellow Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010871770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Robert And Deanna Riley, Yellow Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010874759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Central Hampshire Psd Green Spring, Green Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013672472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
T & S Market, Springfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020145243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Capon Bridge Substation, Capon Bridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038111977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Clyde Brill Shale Pit, Yellow Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043528439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Riverside Ground Covers, Llc, Romney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070112358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
S.O.M.E. Inc., Highview
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010849813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sunshine Manor, Llc, Romney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010875482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Crystal Valley Ranch, Romney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010880528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Petersburg Oil Co, Romney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010872216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Slanesville Substation, Slanesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038112324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Timber Ridge Ministries Inc, High View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054968120 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Capon Springs And Farm, Capon Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010878693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Former Hampshire Memorial Hospital, Romney
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977075 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Town Of Capon Bridge, Capon Bridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070885136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Come & See, Inc, Yellow Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010876668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Avalon Village Condo., Paw Paw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010877630 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Burlington United Methodist Family Services, Inc., Burlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010883473 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Peterkin Camp & Conference Ctr, Romney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012291965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Harvest Hills Wwtp, Romney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027251845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Old Romney Salt Shed, Romney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055193561 (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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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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