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Tyler County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tyler County is 150.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 176 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (66), Air permit holder (minor source) (45), Rail grade crossing (38). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 39.4513, -80.8218.

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 Tyler County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	29	18.7	1.55x	16.5 to 48.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.5	51.8	1.53xSignificant	59.7 to 105.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.3	30.2	1.24x	24.8 to 55.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	527.3	453.4	1.16xSignificant	467.7 to 593.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	150.2	143.2	1.05x	123 to 183.2	2020-2024

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 Tyler County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,212.1	9,842.6	+4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.8	75.3	-1%	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	111.4	96.9	+15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	44.2	28.6	+55%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde20.93 per million
Benzene11.31 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit66
Air permit holder (minor source)45
Rail grade crossing38
Major air pollution source6
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Small hazardous waste generator3
Brownfield property2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Mpm Silicones Llc, Friendly
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Toluene, Certain glycol ethers and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 969,136 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 26175NNCRBSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Mpm Silicones Llc, Friendly
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $57,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000344814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
Real Alloy Recycling Llc, Friendly
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust), Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Zinc compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 20,803 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 26146LMTCH3816S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Proviron Inc, Friendly
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Diisocyanates, Formic acid, 1,3-Phenylenediamine and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 13,755 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2614WPRVRN62IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Aleris Recycling Inc, Friendly
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $26,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056954345 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Precision International Llc, Sistersville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005566636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Mpm Silicones Llc, Friendly
Major air pollution source. Penalties $57,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000344814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Proviron Inc, Friendly
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064454674 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Mpm Silicones Llc, Friendly
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $57,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000344814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Mpm Silicones Llc, Friendly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $57,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000344814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Mpm Silicones Llc, Friendly
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $57,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000344814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Tyler County Psd-Treatment Plant, Friendly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010864289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Middlebourne Town Of, Middlebourne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010866287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Meadville & Wick Pipeline Hydrostatic Testing, Meadville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070685988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Precision International Llc, Sistersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005566636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tyler County Headquarters, Sistersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041949513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mud Masters Bens Run Facility, Friendly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071298952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Qualawash Holdings, Llc, Friendly
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008476906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tyler County Fairgrounds, Middlebourne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010132123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
City Of Sistersville, Sistersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010867080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage, Inc., Deep Valley Station, Deep Valley
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063227235 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Antero Midstream Llc, Middlebourne Iii, Wick
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070205289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Antero Midstream Llc, Middlebourne Iv, Middlebourne
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070361194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Antero Midstream Llc, Middlebourne V, Middlebourne
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070361984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wrigley Lp Hydrostatic Discharge, Middlebourne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071364002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Tyler 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 Tyler 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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