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Broward County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Broward County is 126.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Stomach deaths at 1.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 3,235 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (1,181), Industrial wastewater discharge (460), Gas station (mapped facility) (421). 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: 26.1527, -80.4894.

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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 Broward County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	Deaths	0.6	0.5	1.2x	0.5 to 0.7	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	3.1	2.7	1.15xSignificant	2.8 to 3.5	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	14.5	13	1.12xSignificant	13.8 to 15.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.8	14.5	1.09xSignificant	15.1 to 16.5	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	17.7	16.4	1.08x	15.8 to 19.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.1	6.6	1.08x	6.6 to 7.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.8	18.5	1.07xSignificant	19 to 20.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.3	6.2	1.02x	5.8 to 6.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.1	13.9	1.01x	13.4 to 14.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.9	11.3	0.96x	10.4 to 11.5	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	3.9	4.1	0.95x	3.6 to 4.2	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	Deaths	1.8	1.9	0.95x	1.2 to 2.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	428.7	453.4	0.95x	425 to 432.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.3	5.7	0.93x	4.9 to 5.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.9	4.4	0.89x	3.5 to 4.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	126.2	143.2	0.88x	124.3 to 128.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.8	6.6	0.88x	5.4 to 6.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	16.4	18.7	0.88x	15.7 to 17.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.7	2	0.85x	1.5 to 1.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4	4.8	0.83x	3.7 to 4.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.2	8.7	0.83x	6.8 to 7.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.8	3.4	0.82x	2.5 to 3.1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.9	23.8	0.79x	18.2 to 19.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	40.2	51.8	0.78x	39.2 to 41.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	22.9	30.2	0.76x	22.1 to 23.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.2	17.9	0.74x	12.6 to 13.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	3	4.6	0.65x	2.7 to 3.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	2.3	3.7	0.62x	2.1 to 2.6	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 Broward County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,597.6	9,842.6	-23%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.3	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	48.9	59.8	-18%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.1	6.2	-18%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	81	96.9	-16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	35.4	28.6	+24%	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.

Formaldehyde17.79 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Benzene1.03 per million
Acetaldehyde0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 268 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 43, peak 93.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

3,235 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit1,181
Industrial wastewater discharge460
Gas station (mapped facility)421
Air permit holder (minor source)371
Small hazardous waste generator347
Rail grade crossing149
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)62
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)46
TRI reporting facility37
Large hazardous waste generator30
Brownfield property28
Major air pollution source19
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)17
Heliport14
Hazardous waste transporter12
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)10
EPA air quality monitor7
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Superfund (NPL) site5
Commercial airport4
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Biomass power plant2
Gas power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Hollingsworth Solderless Terminal, Fort Lauderdale
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 44.5. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FLD004119681 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Flash Cleaners, Pompano Beach
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FLD083111005 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Petroleum Products Corp., Pembroke Park
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 40.1. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FLD980798698 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Wingate Road Municipal Incinerator Dump, Fort Lauderdale
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 31.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FLD981021470 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Florida Petroleum Reprocessors, Fort Lauderdale
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FLD984184127 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center, Fort Lauderdale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 709,607 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33316FPLPR8100E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Garmin International Miramar, Miramar
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 221,307 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3302WJLDNC1369N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
American Polymer Co, Pompano Beach
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 127,326 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3306WMRCNP221NW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Dusky Marine Inc, Dania
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 122,656 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33004DSKYM110NB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Fpl-Lauderdale Power Plant, Fort Lauderdale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Chlorine dioxide. Reports carcinogens. 119,902 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33004FLRDPGRIFF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Exxon Mobil Oil Corp Port Everglades Terminal, Fort Lauderdale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 38,943 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33316MBLLP1150S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Motiva Port Everglades South Terminal, Fort Lauderdale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 31,258 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33316MTVPR12SE2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
South Florida Materials Corp Dba Vecenergy-Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 30,131 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33316STHFL12SE3 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Mplx Terminals Llc - Ft Lauderdale Eisenhower, Ft Lauderdale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 17,220 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33316MRTHN161SE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Chevron Port Everglades Terminal, Fort Lauderdale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 17,215 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33316PRTVR1400S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Mplx Terminals Llc - Ft Lauderdale Spangler, Fort Lauderdale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 9,069 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33316MRTHN99SE2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Global Port Everglades East Terminal, Fort Lauderdale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,641 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3331WMTVNT15SE2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Citgo Port Everglades Terminal, Fort Lauderdale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,385 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33316CTGPR81SE2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Karnak South, Fort Lauderdale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Diethanolamine, Xylene (mixed isomers), Cumene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,745 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33316KRNKS1010S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Miami International Airport Mia Jet-A Fueling Facility, Miami
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene, Ethylbenzene, o-Xylene, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,569 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33299MMNTRNW20T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Matcon Terminal Llc, Fort Lauderdale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 1,112 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33316KCHMT1200S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Hollywood Southern Regional Wwtf, Hollywood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $375,908.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039829004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Florida Power & Light (Ppe), Fort Lauderdale
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055206584 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Dusky Marine Inc, Dania
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000363464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Fpl Lauderdale Dania Beach Plant, Ft. Lauderdale
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002044065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2

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 Broward County

Florida 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 Broward County, and their findings.
Florida vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Florida health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Florida 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.
Florida 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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