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Wyoming County, West Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wyoming County is 196.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 344 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (192), Rail grade crossing (90), Air permit holder (minor source) (24). 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: 37.6049, -81.5713.

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 Wyoming County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	56.8	30.2	1.88xSignificant	45.4 to 70.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	90.3	51.8	1.74xSignificant	75.7 to 107.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	30.1	18.7	1.61xSignificant	21.8 to 41.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	22.8	14.5	1.57xSignificant	15.3 to 33.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	18.5	13	1.42x	10.9 to 29.4	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	9.3	6.6	1.41x	5.2 to 16	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	196.2	143.2	1.37xSignificant	173.8 to 221	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.9	8.7	1.25x	6.1 to 18.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.6	17.9	1.21x	14.2 to 31.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	505.1	453.4	1.11xSignificant	467.7 to 545.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.6	23.8	0.74x	10.8 to 27.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.7	18.5	0.69x	7.2 to 21	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 Wyoming County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	17,892.9	9,842.6	+82%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	68.7	75.3	-9%	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	173	96.9	+78%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	119.9	28.6	+319%	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.

Formaldehyde15.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
Acetaldehyde1.51 per million
Benzene0.91 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit192
Rail grade crossing90
Air permit holder (minor source)24
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Small hazardous waste generator7
Brownfield property6
Major air pollution source4
Public airport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (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.

Kepler Processing Co Pocahontas No 51 Coal Prep Plant, Pineville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010443706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Kepler Processing Co Pocahontas No 51 Coal Prep Plant, Pineville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010443706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Dynamic Energy, Inc., Coal Mountain Plant, Simon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $123,655.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056293586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Itmann No. 5 Deep Mine, Itmann
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070564707 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Dynamic Energy, Inc., Coal Mountain Plant, Simon
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $123,655.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056293586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Ravencliff-Mcgraws-Saulsville Psd, Glen Rogers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010860416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Coal Mountain Valley Fill No. 2, Coal Mountain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010862959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
911/Emergency Management Center, Saulsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010880163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
The Rockview Clinic, Rockview
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010881162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Double E No. 1 Mine, Coal Mountain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069579691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Herndon Processing Company, Llc, Herndon, Herndon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000776535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Kopperston Refuse Area, Charleston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007877761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Coal Country Ind, Oceana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007893832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lester Boys Wash, Ikes Fork
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009118089 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Vernon Acid Mine Treatment Facility, Hanover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010857153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Prep. Facilities Mine # 5, Lynco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010863146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bolt Prep Plant And Refuse Area, Glen Rogers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010865073 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Center Public Service District, Pineville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010865992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Deep Mines #A And #Aa, Bolt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010866456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Glen Fork Elementary School, Glen Fork
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010876506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
The Worship Center Of Melrose, Church And Worship Center, Hanover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010877177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Castle Rock Restaurant, Jesse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010880430 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cedar Ridge Lumber & Logs, Inc., Stephenson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012686655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
S & T Welding Plant #2, Pineville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014388251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
S & T Welding Plant #1, Pineville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014399686 (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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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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