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Randolph County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Randolph County is 183.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 370 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (249), Rail grade crossing (39), Gas station (mapped facility) (27). 3 correctional facilities operate in the county. 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: 38.7519, -79.828.

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 Randolph County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	9.2	4.8	1.92xSignificant	5.4 to 15	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	24.5	14.5	1.69xSignificant	17.5 to 33.4	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	6.9	4.1	1.68x	3.9 to 11.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48.4	30.2	1.6xSignificant	39.7 to 58.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.8	6.6	1.48x	6.2 to 15.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	27.5	18.7	1.47xSignificant	21.1 to 35.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	76.1	51.8	1.47xSignificant	64.8 to 89.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	183.9	143.2	1.28xSignificant	165.9 to 203.5	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.6	23.8	1.24x	22.1 to 39.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	555	453.4	1.22xSignificant	521.8 to 590	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.5	17.9	1.15x	14.6 to 28.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.3	8.7	1.07x	5.8 to 14.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.9	18.5	1.02x	13.4 to 26.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.9	13	0.92x	7.2 to 18.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10	11.3	0.88x	6.1 to 15.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	8.5	13.9	0.61x	5.2 to 13.7	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 Randolph County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,398.3	9,842.6	+6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.3	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	59.6	59.8	-0%	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	111.1	96.9	+15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.4	28.6	-4%	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.

Formaldehyde13.06 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.76 per million
Acetaldehyde1.18 per million
Benzene0.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit249
Rail grade crossing39
Gas station (mapped facility)27
Air permit holder (minor source)16
Brownfield property9
Large hazardous waste generator5
Small hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source3
Public airport3
Correctional facility (prison or jail)3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
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.

Elkins City Of, Elkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011745059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Northwest Hardwoods Inc-Dailey Yard, Dailey
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 31 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 26259CSTLLHWY2A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Huttonsville Psd-Treatment Plant - Sw, Mill Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,369.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010860443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Meadows Stone & Paving, Inc., Monterville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $219,060.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070259321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Mine 1a/Em-108~Mine No.5, Mill Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $26,260.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070260003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Action Holding, Inc, Coalton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $25,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010863707 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Davis Medical Center, Elkins
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $18,012.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012177964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Bruce Hardwood Flooring By Armstrong, Beverly
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000775019 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Ahf Products, Beverly
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 120 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 26253BRCHRRTE25 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Huttonsville Correctional Ctr, Huttonsville
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007883308 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Beverly Town Of, Beverly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009117767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Elkins Water System Improvements, Elkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063708616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Northwest Hardwoods, Inc. - Dailey Yard, Dailey
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006861431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Beverly Terminal, Beverly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010851284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Action Holdin, Inc., Mill Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010859801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Leadsville Psd, Elkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010860700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Norton-Harding-Jimtown Psd, Norton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010869060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tinchers Salvage, Elkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010870575 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
J C Lumber Co, Elkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010874376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Andrew Crouch House, Huttonsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010881233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
J.F. Allen Company, Elkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035846387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Enterprise Rent A Car, Elkins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070110315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Roaring Creek Coal Refuse Impoundment, Ellamore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070815807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Elkins Raceway, Kerens
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071426328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bowden Fish Hatchery, Bowden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010858072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Huttonsville Correctional Ctr, Huttonsville
EPA FRS registry ID
110007883308
Wastewater permit
Yes, significant noncompliance, 9 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Huttonsville Correctional Center, Huttonsville
EPA FRS registry ID
110070635164
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Huttonsville Correctional, Huttonsville, Huttonsville
EPA FRS registry ID
110071723783
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Randolph 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 Randolph 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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