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Gadsden County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gadsden County is 167.3 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 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 277 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (66), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (64), Gas station (mapped facility) (32). 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: 30.5509, -84.6352.

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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 Gadsden County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Stomach	New cases	10.9	6.6	1.65xSignificant	7.3 to 15.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.6	6.2	1.55x	6.1 to 14.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40	30.2	1.32xSignificant	33.4 to 47.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.7	18.5	1.28x	18.4 to 30.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.6	13.9	1.27x	13.2 to 23.3	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.9	4.1	1.2x	2.8 to 8.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.3	14.5	1.19x	12.8 to 23.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	61.8	51.8	1.19xSignificant	53.4 to 71.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167.3	143.2	1.17xSignificant	152.9 to 182.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	529.2	453.4	1.17xSignificant	502.8 to 556.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.8	17.9	1.11x	14.9 to 25.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.3	4.8	1.1x	3.1 to 8.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.9	11.3	1.05x	8.3 to 16.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.8	6.6	1.03x	4.1 to 10.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.3	8.7	0.95x	5.2 to 12.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.8	18.7	0.79x	10.8 to 19.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	6.6	13	0.51x	3.7 to 10.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	11.1	23.8	0.47x	7.6 to 15.9	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 Gadsden County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,920.2	9,842.6	+31%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.9	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	88.1	59.8	+47%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	11.2	6.2	+80%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	99.1	96.9	+2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.6	28.6	-31%	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.

Formaldehyde22.48 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.28 per million
Pahpom0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing66
NPDES wastewater discharge permit64
Gas station (mapped facility)32
Brownfield property20
Industrial wastewater discharge19
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Scrapyard (mapped facility)15
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)9
Landfill (mapped facility)8
Public airport6
Small hazardous waste generator5
Major air pollution source4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Heliport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Post and Lumber Preserving Co. Inc., Quincy
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 36.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID FLD004061925 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Boise Cascade Wood Products, Havana
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 41,759 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32333CSTLLHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Coastal Lumber Company, Havana
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Us Army Corps Of Engineers Woodruff/Seminole Site, Chattahoochee
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041626014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Quincy Wwtp, Quincy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002040327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Coastal Lumber Company, Havana
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Forterra Pipe & Precast - Gretna, Gretna
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 32332HNSNP55DRI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Oldcastle Precast, Inc. - Tallahasseesp, Midway
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070813301 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Coastal Lumber Company, Havana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Oldcastle Precast Inc, Midway
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds. 61 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3234WLDCST78BUS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Basf Corporation - Quincy Operations, Quincy
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008321583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Forterra Pipe & Precast, Llc, Gretna
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009077621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022100028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Trulieve, Midway
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070594191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Basf Corporation - Quincy Operations, Quincy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008321583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Quincy Joist Company, Quincy
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Florida Gas Transmission Company, Llc, Quincy
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006153535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Quincy Landfill, Quincy
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009327987 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Engelhard Property, Quincy
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015330701 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kever Property, Quincy
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015330710 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kever Property - #3, Quincy
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015330729 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wellspring Foods, North Florida Educational Develo, Quincy
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015335172 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kever Property- Group #2, Quincy
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015336769 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Northside High School, Havana
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022099879 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Porro Street Warehouse, Quincy
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035505771 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Gadsden 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 Gadsden 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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