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Hendry County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hendry County is 144.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 308 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (97), Rail grade crossing (67), Industrial wastewater discharge (42). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 26.6048, -81.2254.

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 Hendry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.1	6.6	1.38x	5.6 to 14	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.6	6.2	1.23x	4.3 to 12.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.6	51.8	1.21xSignificant	52.6 to 74	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.9	6.6	1.2x	4.6 to 12.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.4	8.7	1.2x	6.7 to 15.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.5	14.5	1.14x	11.4 to 23	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.2	17.9	1.13x	14.6 to 27.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.1	30.2	1.1x	26 to 41.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	144.8	143.2	1.01x	129.4 to 161.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	456.5	453.4	1.01x	428.2 to 486.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.2	11.3	0.99x	7.2 to 16.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	17.6	18.7	0.94x	12.4 to 24.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.8	18.5	0.91x	11.7 to 23.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.3	13.9	0.88x	8 to 18.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.2	13	0.71x	5.5 to 14.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.1	23.8	0.63x	10.3 to 21.4	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 Hendry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,573.4	9,842.6	+7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	72.8	59.8	+22%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.8	6.2	+10%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	107.2	96.9	+11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	28.1	28.6	-2%	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 Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.55 per million
Benzene0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit97
Rail grade crossing67
Industrial wastewater discharge42
Gas station (mapped facility)22
Public airport12
Brownfield property11
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Small hazardous waste generator10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
Scrapyard (mapped facility)6
Landfill (mapped facility)5
TRI reporting facility4
Major air pollution source3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Heliport2
Solar power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Biomass 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.

Us Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House, Clewiston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Atrazine, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. 4,479,561 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33440NTDSTSOUTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Clewiston Sugar House, Clewiston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039599912 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp, Clewiston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Methanol. 18,062 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 33440STHRN755CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Clewiston, City Of - Wwtf, Clewiston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006659188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
U.S. Sugar Corporation, Clewiston
Major air pollution source. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040985958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Austin Powder Co, Labelle
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia. 370 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3393WSTNPWCRD78 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Quikrete - Ortona Fl Plant, Moore Haven
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3347WQKRTR8725S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Preferred-Labelle Block, Labelle
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3393WPRFRR1477F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Fortress Block, Labelle Facility, Labelle
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039615020 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cemex Labelle, Labelle
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067129299 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Austin Powder Co, Labelle
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071433724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp, Clewiston
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000604775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lee/Hendry County Regional Sw Disposal Facility, Felda
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060947409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Seminole Bingo Hall, Clewiston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038692750 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Seminole Blue Top Construction, Clewiston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038692769 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ana Groves Site, Clewiston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038759787 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bia Roads Building Site, Clewiston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038759796 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dusty'S General Store, Clewiston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038759849 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Grove Maintenance Site, Clewiston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038759910 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rock Mine Site, Clewiston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038759992 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sand Mine Site, Clewiston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038760007 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Seminole Farms, Clewiston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966954 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Seminole Land Use Compound, Clewiston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966955 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Harlem Academy, Clewiston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974237 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp, Clewiston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000604775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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.

Hendry Correctional Institution, Immokalee
EPA FRS registry ID
110016521888
Water system
FL5260319
Health-based violations
0 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
12
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Hendry 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 Hendry 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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