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Lafayette County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lafayette County is 202.6 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 21 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Gas station (mapped facility) (4), Landfill (mapped facility) (4), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (3). 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: 30.0425, -83.1979.

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 Lafayette County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.6	30.2	1.54xSignificant	30.9 to 68.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.6	51.8	1.52xSignificant	56.8 to 106.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	202.6	143.2	1.41xSignificant	166.4 to 245.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	464.3	453.4	1.02x	406.6 to 528.4	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 Lafayette County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,326.2	9,842.6	+15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.3	75.3	-3%	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	107.6	96.9	+11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde18.95 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.95 per million
Pahpom0.54 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Gas station (mapped facility)4
Landfill (mapped facility)4
NPDES wastewater discharge permit3
Industrial wastewater discharge2
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Baha Cruiser Boats, Mayo
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588597 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mayo Correctional Institution, Mayo
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110013195247 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 2.4
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1097728968 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1097729841 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1097811057 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1097819717 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1097820879 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lafayette Dairy, Mayo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027962499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Baha Cruiser Boats, Mayo
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588597 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mayo Wwtf, Mayo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071945392 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
White Oak Dairy, Mayo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071953942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Blue Rok Incorporated, Mayo
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110039629248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Exxon
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/7282262244 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Auto Unique, Mayo
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/8875833493 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Jiffy Food Store, Mayo
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/8878231604 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Scrapyard
Scrapyard (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1097730375 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Fuel Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1182292463 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Fuel Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1182292464 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Milk-A-Way Dairy, Mayo
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit FLA184047: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1
White Oak Dairy, Mayo
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit FLAB07376: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1
R O Ranch, Mayo
Public airport. O.
Record ID 33FD (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 0.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Mayo Correctional Institution, Mayo
EPA FRS registry ID
110013195247
Water system
FL2341182
Health-based violations
36 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
113
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR), TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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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