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Poquoson city, Virginia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Poquoson city is 143.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 17 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (14), Air permit holder (minor source) (1), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (1). 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: 37.1332, -76.3582.

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 Poquoson city compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	41.7	23.8	1.75xSignificant	28.3 to 59.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.6	17.9	1.09x	11.2 to 32.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.1	30.2	1.03x	20.9 to 45.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	143.5	143.2	1x	120.1 to 170.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.4	51.8	0.95x	36 to 66.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	431.2	453.4	0.95x	387.2 to 479.2	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 Poquoson city
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,082.1	9,842.6	-28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.2	75.3	+4%	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	64.6	96.9	-33%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	29.4	28.6	+3%	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.

Formaldehyde18.1 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.5 per million
Benzene1.07 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit14
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Gas station (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.

Poquoson Middle School, Poquoson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005252494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Poquoson, City Of, Poquoson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055171166 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cvs Pharmacy #10937, Poquoson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071228887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Legacy Of Poquoson Apartments, Poquoson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071499487 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Camelot Heights, Poquoson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502122 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Inlight Industrial Site, Williamsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071503161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cedar Point, Poquoson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504168 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaworld Parks And Entertainment Llc Dba Busch Gar, Williamsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071504221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quarter Creek Development Llc, Poquoson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071509741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
My Storage Wythe Creek Rd, Poquoson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071525766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Poquoson Public Safety Building, Poquoson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071525959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Valmoore Estates - Section 5, Poquoson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071903822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lucky Dog Crab And Seafood Co Llc, Poquoson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071907103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wythe Creek Estates Subdivision, Poquoson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072002352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Claytor Rollins Funeral Home, Poquoson
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043577830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Poquoson Auto Repair, Poquoson
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/2699619706 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
7-Eleven, Poquoson
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/386506732 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Poquoson 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 Poquoson 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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