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Wayne County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wayne County is 184.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 719 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (427), Rail grade crossing (188), Brownfield property (24). 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: 38.1327, -82.4395.

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 Wayne County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.1	3.4	1.79xSignificant	3.5 to 10	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53.5	30.2	1.77xSignificant	45.6 to 62.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	6.4	3.7	1.73x	3.7 to 10.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	84.4	51.8	1.63xSignificant	74.3 to 95.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	34	23.8	1.43xSignificant	26.9 to 42.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.7	14.5	1.36xSignificant	14.9 to 26	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6.2	4.6	1.35x	3.6 to 10.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25.2	18.7	1.35xSignificant	19.7 to 31.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	184.7	143.2	1.29xSignificant	169.3 to 201.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.8	17.9	1.27x	17.4 to 29.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	529.3	453.4	1.17xSignificant	501.4 to 558.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.1	6.2	1.15x	4.2 to 11.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.3	6.6	1.11x	4.5 to 11.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.3	4.8	1.1x	3 to 9	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	7.2	6.6	1.09x	4.4 to 11.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.5	13	0.96x	7.8 to 18.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.1	8.7	0.93x	5.1 to 12.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.2	5.7	0.91x	2.9 to 8.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.4	18.5	0.89x	12 to 22.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.5	11.3	0.84x	6.3 to 13.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	11.3	13.9	0.81x	7.7 to 16.3	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 Wayne County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,601.4	9,842.6	+69%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.4	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	64.3	59.8	+8%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.9	6.2	+44%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	180.1	96.9	+86%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	114.2	28.6	+299%	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.

Formaldehyde20.54 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.18 per million
Benzene1.43 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit427
Rail grade crossing188
Brownfield property24
Air permit holder (minor source)18
Industrial wastewater discharge12
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Major air pollution source7
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Large hazardous waste generator5
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Small hazardous waste generator4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Gas power plant2
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
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.

Ashland Neal Plant, Kenova
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018936071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.5
Mplx Terminals Llc - Kenova Wv Terminal, Kenova
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 17,554 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2553WMRTHN23RDS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Braskem America Inc Neal Plant, Kenova
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene. 558,000 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 25530RSTCHOLDBI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Braskem America, Inc., Neal, Kenova
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043805950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Willert Home Products, Kenova
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 2,250 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 25530KNVCH21STB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Ashland Neal Plant, Kenova
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018936071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Willert Home Prods, Kenova
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000585974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Aoc Materials Llc, Kenova
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: o-Xylene, Maleic anhydride, Acrylic acid, Sodium nitrite and 2 more. 12,589 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 25530SHLNDBIGSA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Marathon Petroleum Co - Kenova Wv Terminal, Kenova
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043670319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Ashland Neal Plant, Kenova
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018936071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Cgst-Kenova Compressor Station, Kenova
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022470510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Fld, Huntington
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HTS (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Kenova Ngl Extraction Facility, Kenova
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Methanol. 316 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2553WKNVNG5BIGS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Wayne County Maintenance Hq, Wayne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,130.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046132831 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Kenova Ngl Extraction Facility, Kenova
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055514714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Wayne Healthcare Center, Wayne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010883124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Prichard Psd, Prichard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021025022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cgst-Kenova Compressor Station, Kenova
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022470510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Marathon Petroleum Company Llc, Kenova
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005556219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Laurel Branch Surface Mine, Dunlow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008997693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Wayne, Town Of, Wayne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010866296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Wayne Lumber Co, Wayne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010872412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Pond 001, Huntington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010875730 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Wayne Apartments, Lavalette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010882134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Water Treatment Plant, Kenova
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012291572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3

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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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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