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Bradford County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bradford County is 177 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 137 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (44), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Industrial wastewater discharge (25). 2 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: 29.93, -82.2152.

How this county ranks in Florida

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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 Bradford County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47.3	30.2	1.57xSignificant	38.1 to 58.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.7	51.8	1.5xSignificant	65.8 to 91.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.8	6.6	1.48x	5.8 to 15.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.6	8.7	1.33x	7.4 to 17.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.2	14.5	1.26x	12.3 to 26.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	177	143.2	1.24xSignificant	158.5 to 197.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	489.3	453.4	1.08xSignificant	457.4 to 523.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.7	11.3	1.04x	7.2 to 18.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.2	18.5	0.98x	12.4 to 26	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.8	18.7	0.95x	12.4 to 25.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17	17.9	0.95x	11.3 to 24.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.7	23.8	0.83x	13.8 to 27.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.3	13.9	0.74x	6.2 to 16.3	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 Bradford County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,048.6	9,842.6	+12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	78.6	59.8	+32%	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	111.1	96.9	+15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	28.4	28.6	-1%	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.

Formaldehyde20.33 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.04 per million
Pahpom0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing44
NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Industrial wastewater discharge25
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Landfill (mapped facility)6
Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source3
Public airport2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Chemours - Starke Facility, Starke
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,115,733 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32091DPNTCSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Darling Ingredients Inc., Starke
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 235,879 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3209WGRFFN11313 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
City Of Starke Wastewater Treatment Plant, Starke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000509726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Griffin Industries Inc, Starke
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008316820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Florida Gas Transmission Company, Brooker
Major air pollution source. Penalties $6,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007428328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Florida Gas Transmission Company, Brooker
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $6,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007428328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
The Chemours Company Fc, Llc, Lawtey
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007242894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Florida Gas Transmission Company, Brooker
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $6,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007428328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Griffin Industries Inc, Starke
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008316820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Griffin Industries Inc, Starke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008316820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Florida Mine - Highland, Lawtey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064648993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Napa Store - Jax017, Starke
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072117798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Starke Wwtf, Starke
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit FL0028126: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Keystone Heights, Keystone Heights
Public airport. O.
Record ID 42J (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1178333275 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1178333276 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1178333277 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1178333278 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1178333279 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1178333285 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1178333286 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1178333287 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1178333289 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1178339051 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
E I Dupont De Nemours & Company Inc - Maxville Mine, Maxville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006645210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Florida State Prison, Starke
EPA FRS registry ID
110013193908
Water system
FL2040372
Health-based violations
10 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
21
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Lawtey Correctional Institution, Lawtey
EPA FRS registry ID
110007440162
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Bradford 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 Bradford 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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