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Wirt County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wirt County is 177.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 99 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (94), Gas station (mapped facility) (2), Major air pollution source (1). 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: 39.0404, -81.407.

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 Wirt County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.7	30.2	1.38x	25.3 to 68.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	177.5	143.2	1.24x	137.8 to 227	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.1	51.8	1.2x	41.5 to 92.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	519.5	453.4	1.15x	444.4 to 605	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 Wirt County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,689.5	9,842.6	+29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.4	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	105.4	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde17.87 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.86 per million
Benzene1.46 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit94
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
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.

Camp Kootaga, Walker
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010881493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wirt County Hq, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007886378 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Spring Valley Property Owners, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010850196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Columbia Gas Transmission, Llc, White Oak Station, Brohard
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070360718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1329654819 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Villyge Car Wash, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009117883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wirt County Stockpile, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037520162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wirt County Solid Waste Authority, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042249206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mustang Survival Mfg., Inc., Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046127115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Borrow Site 3, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063709802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Newark Area Wastewater Facilities Ph Ii, Newark
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063713049 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fetty, Mark & Candy, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067563292 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stanley, Charlene, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067564139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lynch, Dorothy L., Creston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067566903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
David Watson Residence, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067571149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcclain, Marc A, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067571194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bell, Kelly A, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067577562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Richards, Christopher Todd, Palestine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067581147 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Michael A Watson, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067585483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cline, Judith L., Palestine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067585973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Copen, Jeffrey L, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067586703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chase Vanmeter, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067591181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rhodes, Rondo & Pamela, Walker
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067593456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rick Mason, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067596765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Christy Primm, Elizabeth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067607539 (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 Wirt 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 Wirt 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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