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Volusia County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Volusia County is 155.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,621 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (600), Industrial wastewater discharge (209), Gas station (mapped facility) (196). 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: 29.0199, -81.1375.

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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 Volusia County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	37.3	23.8	1.57xSignificant	35.4 to 39.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	3.1	2	1.55xSignificant	2.6 to 3.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.6	51.8	1.29xSignificant	64.4 to 69	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.8	30.2	1.22xSignificant	35.1 to 38.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.2	18.5	1.2xSignificant	20.8 to 23.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.4	3.7	1.19xSignificant	3.9 to 5.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.1	14.5	1.18xSignificant	15.8 to 18.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	517.9	453.4	1.14xSignificant	510.8 to 525	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.2	4.6	1.13x	4.6 to 6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.8	8.7	1.13xSignificant	8.9 to 10.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	5.6 to 7.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.4	6.6	1.12xSignificant	6.7 to 8.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	155.9	143.2	1.09xSignificant	152.4 to 159.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.7	3.4	1.09x	3.2 to 4.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15.1	13.9	1.09xSignificant	14 to 16.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.8	11.3	1.04x	10.8 to 12.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.4	18.7	1.04x	18.2 to 20.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.4	17.9	1.03x	17.1 to 19.8	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	16.7	16.4	1.02x	13 to 21.2	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.1	4.1	1x	3.6 to 4.7	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.3	6.6	0.95x	5.6 to 7.2	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.9	6.2	0.95x	5.1 to 6.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.8	13	0.91x	10.5 to 13.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.3	4.8	0.9x	3.7 to 5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.7	4.4	0.84x	3.1 to 4.4	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	2.2	2.7	0.81x	1.8 to 2.7	2020-2024
Thyroid	Deaths	0.4	0.5	0.8x	0.2 to 0.6	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 Volusia County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,239.7	9,842.6	+14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	50	59.8	-16%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.8	6.2	-7%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	134.3	96.9	+39%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	58.5	28.6	+104%	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.

Formaldehyde19.2 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.6 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 297 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 41, peak 90.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,621 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit600
Industrial wastewater discharge209
Gas station (mapped facility)196
Rail grade crossing122
Small hazardous waste generator96
Brownfield property84
Air permit holder (minor source)69
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)60
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)33
TRI reporting facility32
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)32
Large hazardous waste generator14
Landfill (mapped facility)14
Major air pollution source12
Public airport11
Heliport8
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)6
Commercial airport4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Solar power plant3
Airfield2
Oil-fired power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
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.

Sherwood Medical Industries, Deland
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 39.8. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FLD043861392 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Rj Dougherty Associates, Llc, Edgewater
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,458.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021313176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.9
Brunswick Commercial And Government, Edgewater
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $229.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020517190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
Boston Whaler Inc, Edgewater
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Dimethyl phthalate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 1,192,953 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32141BSTNW4121U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Rj Dougherty Associates Llc Dba Everglades Boats, Edgewater
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 247,405 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32132RJDGH544SA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Boston Whaler, Inc., Edgewater
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $19,735.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000604686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Edgewater Power Boats Llc, Edgewater
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 128,146 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32132DGHRT211DB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
R J Dougherty Llc Dba Everglades Boats - East, Edgewater
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 98,527 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32132BRNSW42MEG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Blue Water Dynamics Llc Dba Dougherty Manufacturing, Edgewater
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 56,516 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3213WBLWTR38SLD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Forterra Pipe & Precast - Deland, Deland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 32,032 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32720HPPDL84WAV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Rj Dougherty Associates, Llc, Edgewater
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,458.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021313176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Cardinal Health, Deland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Nitric acid, Chromium. 255,847 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32724SHRWD2010N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Brunswick Commercial And Government, Edgewater
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $229.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020517190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Rj Dougherty Associates, Llc, Edgewater
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,458.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021313176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Rj Dougherty Associates, Llc, Edgewater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,458.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021313176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Arc Florida, Deland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1-Bromopropane, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 520 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3272WFLMTL81FLI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Sherwood Medical Industries, Deland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Edgewater Power Boats, L.L.C., Edgewater
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006529756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Blue Water Dynamics Llc, Edgewater
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070244458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Pace Analytical Services Florida, Ormond Beach
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $12,290.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005628687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Braddock Metallurgical, Daytona Beach
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 2,261 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3211WBRDDC4FENT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Boston Whaler, Inc., Edgewater
Major air pollution source. Penalties $19,735.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000604686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Sparton Deleon Springs Llc, De Leon Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 17 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32130SPRTN5612J (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Duke Energy Florida Llc-Debary Power Plant, Debary
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 13 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32713FLRDP176WH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Sparton Deleon Springs, Llc, De Leon Springs
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,930.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000787729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3

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 Volusia 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 Volusia 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.

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