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Fredericksburg city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fredericksburg city is 177.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 113 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (38), Air permit holder (minor source) (21), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (20). 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: 38.2984, -77.4857.

How this county ranks in 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 Fredericksburg city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.3	17.9	1.3x	15.6 to 33.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	177.9	143.2	1.24xSignificant	155 to 203.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.7	11.3	1.21x	8 to 21.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.1	51.8	1.2x	49 to 77.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	479.9	453.4	1.06x	442.1 to 520	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.7	13.9	1.06x	8.7 to 23.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.1	23.8	0.97x	15.4 to 33.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.9	30.2	0.96x	20.4 to 39.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	16.7	18.7	0.89x	10.1 to 25.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.3	18.5	0.83x	9.3 to 23.9	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 Fredericksburg city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,344.9	9,842.6	+5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.6	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	58	59.8	-3%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.4	6.2	+51%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	89.8	96.9	-7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	54.3	28.6	+90%	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.

Formaldehyde21.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde2.25 per million
Benzene1.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit38
Air permit holder (minor source)21
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)20
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Brownfield property8
Small hazardous waste generator7
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Heliport1
Rail grade crossing1

Highest-severity records

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

Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment Facility, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000576877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
The Free Lance‐Star Publishing Company, Fredericksburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964876 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hanover/ Sophia Street Property, Fredericksburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964877 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Caroline Street Property, Frederickburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964878 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Janney Marshall Company, Fredericksburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964879 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Cassco Ice & Cold Storage, Fredericksburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964880 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Guth Properties, Fredericksburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966066 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rodriguez Motors, Fredericksburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966292 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cooper Motor Service, Fredericksburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966825 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fredericksburg Wastewater Treatment Facility, Fredericksburg
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000576877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Fredericksburg Readiness Center Mov Parking Lot, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,555.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071499540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
University Of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005236226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
University Of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005236226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Norfleet Quality Llc, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070292280 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Sunshin Dry Cleaners
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/10747280633 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Downtown Cleaners
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/812979560 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack The, Fredricksburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008194211 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
University Of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110005236226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005256677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart Supercenter #1833, Fredericksburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012816649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Home Depot Store #4620, Fredericksburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018897817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Target Store T0772, Fredericksburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024547622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lowe'S Of Fredericksburg, Va #476, Fredericksburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061149412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Republic Services, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064665508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
M And M Auto Parts - Belman Rd, Fredericksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874477 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Fredericksburg city

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 Fredericksburg city, and their findings.
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.
Virginia health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
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.
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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