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Glades County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Glades County is 140.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 160 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (43), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (43), Industrial wastewater discharge (23). 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: 26.9956, -81.2229.

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 Glades County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.8	30.2	1.28x	28.5 to 53.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.7	18.7	1.27x	15.4 to 36.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.5	51.8	1.15x	46.2 to 77.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.4	23.8	1.07x	16.7 to 38.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140.9	143.2	0.98x	119.7 to 165.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	435.9	453.4	0.96x	394.7 to 481.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.9	18.5	0.91x	9.6 to 29.2	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 Glades County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,002.2	9,842.6	+12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80	75.3	+6%	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	126.5	96.9	+30%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	41.1	28.6	+44%	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.

Formaldehyde18.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.54 per million
Benzene0.55 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing43
NPDES wastewater discharge permit43
Industrial wastewater discharge23
Brownfield property15
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Public airport6
Landfill (mapped facility)5
Gas station (mapped facility)4
TRI reporting facility3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
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.

Quikrete - Ortona, Fl Plant, Moore Haven
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071433548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Wedgworth'S Inc, Moore Haven
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042000535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Old Castle Lawn & Garden Apg, Moore Haven
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046123529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Old Castle Lawn & Garden Apg, Moore Haven
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds.
TRI facility ID 3347WLDCST456SU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.1
Cane Fields Site, Okeechobee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038759821 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lundy Property, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972245 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former First Bank Site, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975197 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Marina Property, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975198 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Avenue K Property, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975199 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Avenue J Properties, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975200 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
A Duda & Sons Property, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975211 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Glades County Business And Commerce Park, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979329 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Marina Drive Property, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984112 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Glades Inn Site, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984115 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Heron Bay, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985081 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Glades County Bus Depot, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985635 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former B&B Grocery, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985636 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Abrams Trust- Fiara Of Moore Haven, Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986124 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lou'S Properties, Inc., Moore Haven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987120 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wedgworth'S Inc, Moore Haven
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 33471WDGWR2833U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
The Graham Farms, Moore Haven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024567271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
E R Jahna Ind Ortona Mine, Moore Haven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010383717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/16830211 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/16830212 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1231809763 (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 Glades 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 Glades 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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