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Levy County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Levy County is 196.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 164 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Rail grade crossing (39), Gas station (mapped facility) (23). 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: 29.2917, -82.7781.

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 Levy County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	9.4	4.6	2.04xSignificant	6.3 to 13.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	7.5	3.7	2.03xSignificant	4.7 to 11.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	56.4	30.2	1.87xSignificant	49.4 to 64.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	83.8	51.8	1.62xSignificant	75 to 93.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8	5.7	1.4x	5.1 to 12.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	196.4	143.2	1.37xSignificant	182.1 to 211.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.7	11.3	1.3x	11 to 19.6	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.2	4.1	1.27x	3.1 to 8.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.7	6.6	1.17x	5.2 to 11.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.8	14.5	1.16x	12.5 to 22.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	523.7	453.4	1.16xSignificant	498.3 to 550.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.6	13.9	1.12x	11.7 to 20.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.6	18.5	1.11x	15.8 to 26.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.7	23.8	1.08x	20.2 to 32.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.9	17.9	1.06x	14.3 to 24.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.6	4.4	1.05x	2.5 to 7.8	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	13.5	13	1.04x	8.9 to 19.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.9	8.7	1.02x	6.2 to 12.8	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.6	6.6	1x	4 to 10.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.1	18.7	0.97x	14.1 to 23.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6	6.2	0.97x	3.5 to 9.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.4	4.8	0.92x	2.5 to 7.5	2020-2024

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 Levy County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,861.5	9,842.6	+10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.4	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	54.7	59.8	-9%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.1	6.2	+30%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	130.4	96.9	+35%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	38.7	28.6	+35%	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.

Formaldehyde19.52 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.92 per million
Pahpom0.57 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Rail grade crossing39
Gas station (mapped facility)23
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Industrial wastewater discharge11
Public airport10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)7
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Small hazardous waste generator2
TRI reporting facility2
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Dry cleaner (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.

Seabring Marine Industries Inc., Williston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 1,443,026 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32696SBRNG1579S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Seabring Marine Industries Inc., Williston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 113,937 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32696SBRNG635NM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
American Composites Engineering Inc, Williston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 14,357 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32696MRCNCRTE4B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Seabring Marine Industries, Inc., Williston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005661710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Seabring Marine Industries, Inc., Williston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Seabring Marine Industries, Inc., Williston
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Seabring Marine Industries, Inc., Williston
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005661710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Seabring Marine Industries, Inc., Williston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Seabring Marine Industries, Inc., Williston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005661710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Southpoint Dairy, Chiefland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035721314 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
George T Lewis, Cedar Key
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID CDK (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Williston Rgnl, Williston
Public airport. O.
Record ID X60 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Triangle
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/4340532107 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/15782829 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1167253651 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1167253652 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1167253653 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1167253656 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1167253657 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City of Chiefland
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/905274189 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Cedar Key Wrf, Cedar Key
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027968117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Seabring Marine Industries, Inc., Williston
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005661710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bell Concrete, Chiefland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012328819 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smyrna Ready Mix - Williston Ready Mix Plant, Williston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012328828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
A Materials Group Inc - Chiefland Cbp #12, Chiefland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013683451 (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.

Levy Forestry Work Camp-Levy Forestry Work Camp, Bronson
EPA FRS registry ID
110013194480
Water system
FL2381414
Health-based violations
1 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
10
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Levy 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 Levy 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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