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Wood County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wood County is 180.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 733 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (473), Rail grade crossing (116), Gas station (mapped facility) (41). 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: 39.2174, -81.507.

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 Wood County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	7.3	3.7	1.97xSignificant	5.2 to 9.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	8.6	4.6	1.87xSignificant	6.4 to 11.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48.4	30.2	1.6xSignificant	43.2 to 54.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.7	51.8	1.52xSignificant	72 to 86	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25	17.9	1.4xSignificant	20.8 to 29.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.6	4.8	1.38x	4.6 to 9.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.7	23.8	1.29xSignificant	26.2 to 35.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	180.4	143.2	1.26xSignificant	169.8 to 191.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	518.7	453.4	1.14xSignificant	500 to 537.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.1	18.5	1.14x	17.4 to 25.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	10 to 16.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.1	5.7	1.07x	4.2 to 8.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.6	18.7	1.05x	16.3 to 23.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.1	8.7	1.05x	6.8 to 12	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15	14.5	1.03x	12 to 18.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14	13.9	1.01x	11.1 to 17.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.3	4.4	0.98x	2.8 to 6.4	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	3.7	4.1	0.9x	2.3 to 5.7	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.8	6.6	0.88x	4 to 8.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5	6.2	0.81x	3.3 to 7.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4.7	6.6	0.71x	3.2 to 6.9	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	8.6	13	0.66x	6 to 11.9	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 Wood County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,835.6	9,842.6	+20%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.4	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	55.2	59.8	-8%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.2	6.2	-1%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	114	96.9	+18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	53.6	28.6	+87%	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.

Formaldehyde19.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.14 per million
Benzene1.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 281 days: 233 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 39, peak 84.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit473
Rail grade crossing116
Gas station (mapped facility)41
Air permit holder (minor source)16
Brownfield property16
Small hazardous waste generator16
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)12
TRI reporting facility6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)6
Hazardous waste transporter5
Major air pollution source4
Large hazardous waste generator4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Heliport2
EPA air quality monitor1
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Hydroelectric plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Chemours Company Fc Llc-- Bldg 1, Washington
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $79,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072288288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Vienna Tetrachloroethene, Vienna
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID WVD988798401 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Chemours Washington Works, Washington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Tetrafluoroethylene, Dichloromethane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 5,043,961 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2618WCHMRS848DU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Delrin Usa Llc, Washington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Toluene, Methanol, Phthalic anhydride and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 52,808 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 26180DPNTWDUPON (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Celanese Polymer Products Llc- Washington Facility Bldg 24, Washington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000586081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Chemours Company Fc Llc-- Bldg 1, Washington
Major air pollution source. Penalties $79,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072288288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Delrin Usa Llc - Bldg 200, Washington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072288286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Chemours Company Fc Llc-- Bldg 1, Washington
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $79,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072288288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Chemours Company Fc Llc-- Bldg 1, Washington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $79,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072288288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv, Washington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Butyraldehyde, Methanol. 74,620 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2618WKRRYM848DU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Celanese Polymer Products Llc- Washington Facility Bldg 24, Washington
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000586081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Chemours Company Fc Llc-- Bldg 1, Washington
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $79,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072288288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Celanese Polymer Products Llc- Washington Facility Bldg 24, Washington
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000586081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Celanese Polymer Products Llc- Washington Facility Bldg 24, Washington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000586081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv, Washington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072288289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Reo Processing West Virginia, Parkersburg
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $46,380.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020573333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Neale Elementary School, Vienna
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 541071002 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.3
Northwest Pipe Co, Washington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000745141 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Mid-Ohio Valley Rgnl, Parkersburg
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PKB (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Delrin Usa Llc - Bldg 200, Washington
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072288286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Northwest Pipe Co, Washington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Diisocyanates. 153 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 26181LBFSTRTE89 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Celanese Polymer Products Llc, Washington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phthalic anhydride, Copper compounds, Antimony compounds, Zinc compounds and 2 more. 130 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 2618WDPNTP848DU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Union-Williams Psd, Waverly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,860.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010859641 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Whispering Water Apartments, Davisville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010880458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
N.G.I, Parkersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043086941 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Wood 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 Wood 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.

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