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Dixie County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dixie County is 199.5 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 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 93 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Rail grade crossing (14), Brownfield property (11). 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: 29.5568, -83.1753.

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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 Dixie County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	58.9	30.2	1.95xSignificant	47.2 to 73.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	89.6	51.8	1.73xSignificant	74.9 to 107.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12.2	8.7	1.4x	7.4 to 20	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	199.5	143.2	1.39xSignificant	176.9 to 224.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	19.1	14.5	1.32x	12.8 to 28.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.7	18.7	1.11x	13.5 to 31.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	473.1	453.4	1.04x	435.6 to 513.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.1	13.9	0.87x	6.9 to 20.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20	23.8	0.84x	12.7 to 30.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.7	17.9	0.82x	8.5 to 24.4	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 Dixie County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,583.2	9,842.6	+28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.3	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	81.2	59.8	+36%	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	152.1	96.9	+57%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	33.1	28.6	+16%	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 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.89 per million
Pahpom0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Rail grade crossing14
Brownfield property11
Landfill (mapped facility)11
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)8
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Industrial wastewater discharge6
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source3
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Airfield1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Old Castle Lawn And Garden, Cross City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035428276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Resolute Cross City Llc, Cross City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021362611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, Llc, Cross City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008320851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cross City Lumber, Cross City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070132830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Old Castle Lawn & Garden Apg, Cross City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Trifluralin. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3262WLDCST1963S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.3
Former Shamrock Bp Site, Cross City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042111746 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cross City Airport Tank Site, Cross City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043637044 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Suwannee Dump Site Site 11, Old Town
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043691957 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Driggers Property, Cross City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046370468 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Horseshoe Beach Vacant Lot, Horseshoe Beach
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967572 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Maintenance Yard, Cross City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967879 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Troxell/County Parcels (Proposed Healthcare Site), Cross City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968734 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Gourmet Grillwood, Cross City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969112 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Gaye O'Steen Industrial Property, Cross City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969113 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Continental Turpentine, Cross City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969114 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Riels/Corbin Property, Cross City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969863 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dek Kat Boats Llc, Cross City
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007433875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Fortify Building Solutions(Mueller), Horseshoe Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071155620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Cross City, Cross City
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID CTY (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1112347916 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1112360983 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1112362657 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1112365153 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1112372406 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1112372889 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Dixie 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 Dixie 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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