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Monroe County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Monroe County is 163.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 35 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21), Rail grade crossing (3), Air permit holder (minor source) (2). 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: 37.553, -80.5467.

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 Monroe County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48	30.2	1.59xSignificant	36.2 to 63.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24	17.9	1.34x	13.1 to 40.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63.7	51.8	1.23x	49.6 to 81.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	163.2	143.2	1.14x	139.2 to 191	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	467.9	453.4	1.03x	422.3 to 517.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.1	23.8	0.93x	13.1 to 35.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.9	18.7	0.9x	9.7 to 28.6	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 Monroe County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,123.2	9,842.6	+43%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.2	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	155.3	96.9	+60%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	68.7	28.6	+140%	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.

Formaldehyde15.22 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.79 per million
Acetaldehyde1.48 per million
Benzene0.7 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Rail grade crossing3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Goodrich Corp Deicing & Specialty Systems Div, Union
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 68,923 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 24983BFGDRRT5BO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Goodrich Corporation, Dssd, Union
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000344173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Red Sulphur Psd, Peterstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010866027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sweet Springs Resort Park, Sweet Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029527741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Greenville Senior Living Apartments, Greenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070227809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Weikle Bros. Lumber Company, Sinks Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070917941 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
J A Boggs Trucking, Sinks Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070924617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Union Town Of, Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010866740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Peterstown Substation, Peterstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037520322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Goodrich Corporation, Dssd, Union
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070638236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Sweet Springs Resort, Gap Mills
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979027 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Peterstown Pk-8 School, Peterstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071297747 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Moncove Lake, Gap Mills
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010879601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Alderson Wwtp, Alderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039724885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Goodrich Corporation, Dssd, Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000344173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Big Bubbles Car Wash, Pickaway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015793818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Monroe County Headquarters, Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037938621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Monroe County Recycling Center, Peterstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043673398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Peterstown Pk-8 School, Ballard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070693497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Collins Building Developement Phase 1, Sutton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070817233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Aaron And April Street, Sinks Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071204292 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Melinda A Mcconnell & John A Myers, Wolfcreek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071204514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Red Sulphur Bridge, Ballard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071319846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rspsd - Extension Project, Ballard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071337947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Appalachian Country Store, Peterstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071918749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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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