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Calhoun County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Calhoun County is 168.2 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 54 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13), Scrapyard (mapped facility) (12), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). 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: 30.4039, -85.2087.

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 Calhoun County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.5	30.2	1.67xSignificant	37.5 to 67.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	23.2	14.5	1.6xSignificant	14.7 to 35.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	76.4	51.8	1.47xSignificant	60 to 96.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	168.2	143.2	1.17xSignificant	143.4 to 196.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18.7	18.7	1x	11.2 to 30.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	432	453.4	0.95x	389.6 to 478.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.1	23.8	0.76x	10.7 to 29.5	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 Calhoun County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,923.7	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.7	75.3	-3%	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	93	96.9	-4%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde21.07 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.14 per million
Pahpom0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Scrapyard (mapped facility)12
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Industrial wastewater discharge5
Public airport4
Landfill (mapped facility)4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Wastewater plant (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.

Blountstown Wwtp, Blountstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $38,436.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044246964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Blountstown Southeastern Fiberboard, Blountstown
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015330667 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Blountstown Wwtp, Blountstown
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit FL0026867: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Calhoun County, Blountstown
Public airport. O.
Record ID F95 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1131834963 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1131834964 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1131834975 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1131834976 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1131834978 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Calhoun Print, Blountstown
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007439637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Calhoun Print, Blountstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007439637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smyrna Ready Mix - Plant #146, Blountstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012688706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Calhoun County Mosquito Control, Blountstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044886665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Iron Dog, Inc., Altha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070670776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chipola River Solar Energy Facility, Altha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071177892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fourmile Creek Solar Energy Center, Altha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071402610 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tenmile Creek Solar, Altha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071668916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Shirer Branch, Clarksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071866958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fpl Big Brook Solar Energy Center, Clarksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071904616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sr 69, Blountstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072163942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sr 274 Ten Mile Creek Bridge, Altha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072228035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pinecone Solar Energy Center, Altha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072257242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smyrna Ready Mix - Plant #146, Blountstown
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012688706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Couch Ready Mix Usa, Blountstown
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110039626367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Peavy Funeral Home/Omega Crematory, Blountstown
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110039626376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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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