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Gilchrist County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gilchrist County is 188.3 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 100 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (24), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18), Gas station (mapped facility) (11). One correctional facility operates 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: 29.7484, -82.7979.

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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 Gilchrist County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.3	30.2	1.7xSignificant	40.5 to 64.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	87.1	51.8	1.68xSignificant	72.6 to 104.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	22	14.5	1.52x	13.9 to 33.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	16.4	11.3	1.45x	10.6 to 24.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	188.3	143.2	1.31xSignificant	166.5 to 212.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	17.9	13.9	1.29x	11.7 to 26.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.4	17.9	1.25x	14.2 to 33.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	478.7	453.4	1.06x	441.2 to 518.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.6	18.5	0.79x	8.7 to 23.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.4	23.8	0.77x	11.7 to 28	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	13.1	18.7	0.7x	8 to 21	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 Gilchrist County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,657	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	74.6	59.8	+25%	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	125.7	96.9	+30%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.1	28.6	-19%	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.

Formaldehyde19.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.05 per million
Pahpom0.6 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing24
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Industrial wastewater discharge10
Public airport8
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)7
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Landfill (mapped facility)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Alliance Branford Dairy, Branford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024567100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
North Florida Dairies, Llc, Bell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024567280 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Lancaster Correctional Institute-Lancaster Correctional, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016538834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Florida Gas Transmission Company, Llc - Cs #24, Trenton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040889839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Colt'S Station / Gilchrist County, Trenton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970597 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
North Florida Holsteins, Bell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020044165 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Florida Gas Transmission Company, Llc - Cs #24, Trenton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040889839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Oak Tree Landing, High Springs
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6J8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Country Cleaners, Trenton
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/1925909257 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1162690692 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1162690693 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1162690694 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1162690695 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1162690698 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1162690699 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1162690700 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City of Trenton Public Works Maintenance Facility, Trenton
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1162690701 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1162690702 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1162690703 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City of Fanning Springs, Fanning Springs
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1162690704 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Skinners Paint & Body, Live Oak
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006153508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bell Concrete Products - Bell, Bell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006780493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Piedmont Dairy, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035458288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Florida Gas Transmission Company, Llc - Cs #24, Trenton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040889839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grassy Bell Dairy, Bell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045504539 (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.

Lancaster Correctional Institute-Lancaster Correctional, Trenton
EPA FRS registry ID
110016538834
Water system
FL2210647
Health-based violations
4 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
16
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist 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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