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Lincoln County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lincoln County is 254.2 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 2.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 482 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (431), Rail grade crossing (33), Gas station (mapped facility) (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: 38.1604, -82.0837.

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 Lincoln County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths87.630.22.9xSignificant73.4 to 104.12020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases130.351.82.52xSignificant112.8 to 150.12019-2023
ThyroidNew cases26.7132.05xSignificant17 to 39.82019-2023
All cancerDeaths254.2143.21.78xSignificant227.9 to 282.92020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases42.123.81.77xSignificant31.1 to 55.92019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases14.58.71.67xSignificant8.9 to 22.92019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases28.517.91.59xSignificant19.7 to 40.32019-2023
BladderNew cases2918.71.55xSignificant20.7 to 39.92019-2023
All cancerNew cases603.8453.41.33xSignificant561.9 to 648.22019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases2418.51.3x16.4 to 34.32019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases16.714.51.15x10.5 to 25.62019-2023
PancreasNew cases15.613.91.12x9.3 to 24.92019-2023
PancreasDeaths1211.31.06x6.7 to 20.22020-2024

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 Lincoln County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death17,816.89,842.6+81%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy68.775.3-9%years
Child mortality88.259.8+48%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths19096.9+96%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths98.228.6+243%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.

  • Formaldehyde18.46 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.92 per million
  • Benzene1.21 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit431
  • Rail grade crossing33
  • Gas station (mapped facility)9
  • Air permit holder (minor source)5
  • Brownfield property2
  • Public airport1
  • Industrial wastewater discharge1

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. Ranger Elementary School, Ranger

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010877453 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  2. Branchland Apartments, Branchland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010882839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  3. Yawkey Handy Wash Inc, Yawkey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010868249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  4. Mccorkle Community Outreach Center, Inc, Sumerco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010877444 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  5. Little General Store, Harts

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010877836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  6. West Hamlin Water Company, West Hamlin

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012801717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  7. Smith'S Car Wash, Harts

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056162815 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  8. Berry Branch Underground Mine, Madison

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069575855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  9. Rollem Fork No. 2 Extension, Dunlow

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069583908 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  10. Surface Mine #22, Spurlockville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069583926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  11. Pretty Branch Surface Mine, Dunlow

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069585531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  12. Westridge No. 3 Surface Mine, Madison

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069594825 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  13. Tiny Creek Mine No. 4, Sumerco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069997498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  14. Surface Mine No. 42, Madison

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069562342 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  15. Guyan Loadout, Baber

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069599973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  16. 14 Mile Airshaft, Ranger

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069997474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  17. Harts Prek-8 School, Harts

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046129033 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  18. Harts Maint Sub Hq, Hamlin

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046132797 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  19. Yawkey Maint Sub Hq, Yawkey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046132859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  20. Alum Creek Apartments, Alum Creek

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010878979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  21. Lincoln County North Business Park, Hamlin

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071984299 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  22. Salt Rock Properties, Salt Rock

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072195651 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  23. Midway Elementary, Alum Creek

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010877417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  24. Witcher Fork Surface Mine, Dunlow

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069598634 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  25. West Hamlin Town Of, West Hamlin

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010866900 (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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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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