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Franklin County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Franklin County is 130.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 79 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19), Rail grade crossing (17), Gas station (mapped facility) (14). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 29.8546, -84.8365.

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 Franklin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.5	18.5	1.16x	13.5 to 33.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.4	23.8	0.94x	13.9 to 35.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	130.5	143.2	0.91x	109.6 to 155.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.4	30.2	0.87x	17.9 to 39.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	393.2	453.4	0.87x	353.4 to 437.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	42.4	51.8	0.82x	31 to 57.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.5	17.9	0.81x	7.8 to 25.9	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 Franklin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,085.1	9,842.6	+2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.1	75.3	-0%	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	111.2	96.9	+15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.2	28.6	+13%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde16.42 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.19 per million
Pahpom0.58 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Rail grade crossing17
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Industrial wastewater discharge7
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)7
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Public airport3
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Brownfield property2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Heliport1

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 Carrabelle Water Plant, Carrabelle
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970596 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Airport Dump, Apalachicola
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978403 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Apalachicola - Wwtp, Apalachicola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062710801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Carrabelle Boat Club, Carrabelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022873960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Apalachicola Rgnl-Cleve Randolph Fld, Apalachicola
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID AAF (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
St George Island, Apalachicola
Public airport. O.
Record ID F47 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Carrabelle-Thompson, Carrabelle
Public airport. O.
Record ID X13 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Bruce-SGI Water Treatment Plant, Saint George Island
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1121099079 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1121099080 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1121099301 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1121099302 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1121099303 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lanark Village Plant, Lanark Village
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1121099366 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1121099367 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Eastpoint WTP
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1121099368 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1121105808 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Carrabelle Wastewater Treatment, Carrabelle
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/476078701 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Alligator Point Marina, Alligator Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020571424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Smyrna Ready Mix - Plant #106, Carrabelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017860206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
St George Island Stormwater, Eastpoint
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035721010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Moorings Of Carrabelle Inc, Carrabelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041950476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Franklin County Mosquito Control District, Eastpoint
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044886576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cvs Pharmacy #05165, Apalachicola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046233152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kenneth B Cope Awt Facility, Carrabelle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070004205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Express Lane 88 Dewatering, Eastpoint
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070054844 (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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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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