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Union County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Union County is 424.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 4.6 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 3.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 48 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16), Brownfield property (8), Industrial wastewater discharge (6). 4 correctional facilities operate in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 30.0313, -82.386.

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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 Union County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	49.2	8.7	5.66xSignificant	36.6 to 65.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	21.9	4.8	4.56xSignificant	13.4 to 34.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	101.8	30.2	3.37xSignificant	82.9 to 124	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	20.9	6.6	3.17xSignificant	13.1 to 32.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	424.8	143.2	2.97xSignificant	384.1 to 468.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	16.5	5.7	2.89xSignificant	9.3 to 27.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	41.6	14.5	2.87xSignificant	29.1 to 57.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	147.1	51.8	2.84xSignificant	124.3 to 173.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	1,229.6	453.4	2.71xSignificant	1,159.3 to 1,303.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	45.9	17.9	2.56xSignificant	32.5 to 63	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	56	23.8	2.35xSignificant	41.6 to 74	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	39.4	18.7	2.11xSignificant	27.9 to 54.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	36.7	18.5	1.98xSignificant	25.1 to 51.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	21.4	13.9	1.54x	13.3 to 33	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	17.1	11.3	1.51x	9.8 to 28.1	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 Union County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	17,100.5	9,842.6	+74%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	67.9	75.3	-10%	years
Child mortality	77.2	59.8	+29%	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	102.4	96.9	+6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.3	28.6	-26%	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.

Formaldehyde19.98 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.1 per million
Pahpom0.62 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Brownfield property8
Industrial wastewater discharge6
Correctional facility (prison or jail)4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Pride Union Forestry, Raiford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Arsenic compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 32083PRDFRRIVER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Pride Union Forestry, Raiford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009072494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
New River Solid Waste Association, Raiford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060935163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Calvin Ward Property, Lake Butler
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971613 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sw 119th Loop Property, Lake Butler
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973844 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hartsfield Property, Lake Butler
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979823 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Thomas Property, Lake Butler
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072135782 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wetzel Property, Lake Butler
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072135861 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
County Facility, Lake Butler
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072154578 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
102 West Main Street, Lake Butler
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072154606 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sewer Plant, Lake Butler
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072154704 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
New River Rng Llc, Raiford
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071277570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
New River Solid Waste Association, Raiford
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060935163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
West Fraser, Inc., Lake Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015680805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Union Tag Manufacturing, Raiford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Union Tag Manufacturing, Raiford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pritchett Trucking Inc, Lake Butler
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005596328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pritchett Trucking Inc, Lake Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005596328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Shadd Trucking Inc, Lake Butler
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007441955 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pride Union Forestry, Raiford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009072494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pride Union Forestry, Raiford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009072494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
West Fraser, Inc., Lake Butler
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110015680805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Union County Mcd, Lake Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070528864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pritchett Trucking, Worthington Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070599365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cr 229 - Roadway Work, Lake Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071669791 (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.

Reception And Medical Center
EPA FRS registry ID
110013195853
Water system
FL2634222
Health-based violations
6 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
12
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Union Correctional Motor Pool, Raiford
EPA FRS registry ID
110016745637
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Dept Of Corrections Region Ii Pharmacy, Raiford
EPA FRS registry ID
110067208337
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Department Of Corrections-Rmc Pharmacy, Lake Butler
EPA FRS registry ID
110067546999
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Union 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 Union 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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