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Mineral County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Mineral County is 157.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 148 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (102), Rail grade crossing (16), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 39.4431, -78.8644.

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 Mineral County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	8.6	5.7	1.51x	5.1 to 14	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	26.4	18.5	1.43xSignificant	19.4 to 35.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.3	6.6	1.41x	5.7 to 14.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.2	8.7	1.29x	7.1 to 17.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.3	14.5	1.26x	12.5 to 26	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28	23.8	1.18x	20.4 to 37.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	157.6	143.2	1.1x	141 to 176	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.3	51.8	1.07x	45.9 to 66.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	475.9	453.4	1.05x	444.4 to 509.3	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.3	13	0.95x	6.8 to 20.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.8	17.9	0.94x	11.1 to 24.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.5	13.9	0.9x	8.2 to 18.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10	11.3	0.88x	6.4 to 15.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.7	30.2	0.88x	20.3 to 34.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	14	18.7	0.75x	9.6 to 20.3	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 Mineral County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,866	9,842.6	+10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	70	59.8	+17%	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	111	96.9	+14%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	43.5	28.6	+52%	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.

Formaldehyde15.67 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.53 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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit102
Rail grade crossing16
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Wind power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (USNAVY), Mineral County
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID WV0170023691 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Alliant Techsystems Operations Llc, Allegany Ballistics, Rocket Center
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000345010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.1
Allegany Ballistics Lab (Nirop), Rocket Center
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust), Dichloromethane, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 177,776 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 26726LLGNYWESTV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Keyser, City Of Wwtp, Keyser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000877409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Alliant Techsystems Operations Llc, Allegany Ballistics, Rocket Center
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000345010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Alliant Techsystems Operations Llc, Allegany Ballistics, Rocket Center
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000345010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Alliant Techsystems Operations Llc, Allegany Ballistics, Rocket Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000345010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Alliant Techsystems Operations Llc, Allegany Ballistics, Rocket Center
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000345010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
New Creek Public Service District, New Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009117703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Kingsford Manufacturing Co, Keyser
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 835 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 26726KNGSFRTE46 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Kingsford Manufacturing Company, Beryl, Piedmont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000586205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
United Disposal Service, Keyser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043249320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Beryl Woodyard, Beryl
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010869202 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
B & D Salvage Inc., Ridgeley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010872118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Days Salvage Yard, Ridgeley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010873821 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Short Gap Substation, Short Gap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055491515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
(1) Jones - Stullenbarger No. 2 Mine (2) Atlantic Hill Mine, Elk Garden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069569265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Water Tank / Rostosky / Jones Crop, Keyser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069584587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Jones Re-Mine, Keyser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069595879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hampshire Hill Facilities, Piedmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069997562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Green Mine & Mason Surface Re-Mining, Keyser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069997726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Potomac Highlands Airport Authority, Wiley Ford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071337037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lumber And Things Inc, Keyser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007903652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Burlington Volunteer Fire Dept. Inc, Burlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010868203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Moore'S Towing, Burlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010871351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

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 Mineral 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 Mineral 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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