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Taylor County, Florida: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Taylor County is 185.8 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 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 171 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (61), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31), Gas station (mapped facility) (14). 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: 29.9911, -83.6041.

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 Taylor County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	58.9	30.2	1.95xSignificant	47.4 to 72.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	94.4	51.8	1.82xSignificant	79.9 to 111.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.8	6.6	1.48x	5.7 to 16.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	185.8	143.2	1.3xSignificant	164.7 to 209.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.5	8.7	1.21x	6.2 to 17.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.9	17.9	1.17x	13.8 to 30.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	498.7	453.4	1.1xSignificant	462.2 to 537.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.4	18.5	0.99x	12.1 to 27.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16	18.7	0.86x	10.6 to 23.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12	14.5	0.83x	6.5 to 20.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.5	23.8	0.82x	12.7 to 28.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.7	13.9	0.77x	6 to 17.9	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 Taylor County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,288.9	9,842.6	+25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.6	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	74.8	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	111.2	96.9	+15%	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.

Formaldehyde19.19 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.74 per million
Pahpom0.56 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing61
NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Landfill (mapped facility)13
Industrial wastewater discharge12
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Small hazardous waste generator6
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Public airport4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Foley Cellulose Llc, Perry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Manganese compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,159,541 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 32347BCKYCROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.8
Foley Cellulose Llc, Perry
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $66,272.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056962381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Foley Cellulose Llc, Perry
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $66,272.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056962381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Foley Cellulose Llc, Perry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $66,272.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056962381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Ring Power Corp, Perry
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $3,075.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002546709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
West Fraser, Inc., Perry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041048522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Martin Electronics, Inc., Perry
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Martin Electronics, Inc., Perry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
S1 Marine, Llc. Dba Seastrike, Perry
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362241 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Perry Wastewater Treatment Facility, Perry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000508503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Florida Gas Transmission Company, Llc, Perry
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007436159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Foley Cellulose Llc, Perry
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $66,272.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056962381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
S1 Marine, Llc. Dba Seastrike, Perry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000362241 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Buckeye Florida Lp, Perry
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 50466 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Pacem Defense - Amtec Less Lethal Systems, Perry
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $35,192.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054951708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Pacem Defense - Amtec Less Lethal Systems, Perry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $35,192.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054951708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Super-Pufft Snacks Usa, Inc, Perry
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $24,580.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071380650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Perry-Foley, Perry
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID FPY (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/14617636 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1091581676 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1091633461 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1091987132 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1093443678 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1093479619 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1093490945 (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 Taylor 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 Taylor 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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