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Geneva County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Geneva County is 172.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 114 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (45), Industrial wastewater discharge (31), Gas station (mapped facility) (13). 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: 31.1037, -85.8391.

How this county ranks in Alabama

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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 Geneva County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53.8	30.2	1.78xSignificant	44.1 to 65.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.8	51.8	1.54xSignificant	67.7 to 93.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.6	23.8	1.5xSignificant	26.8 to 46.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	172.4	143.2	1.2xSignificant	154.1 to 192.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.8	14.5	1.16x	11.3 to 24.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.8	18.7	1.11x	14.9 to 28.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.6	8.7	0.99x	5.1 to 14.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	425.5	453.4	0.94x	395.7 to 457.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.4	18.5	0.89x	10.7 to 24.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.3	17.9	0.85x	10.2 to 22.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	8.9	11.3	0.79x	5.2 to 14.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	9.2	13.9	0.66x	5.5 to 14.7	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 Geneva County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,287.3	9,842.6	+45%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.6	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	94.5	59.8	+58%	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	92.1	96.9	-5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.3	28.6	-43%	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.

Formaldehyde23.32 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.5 per million
Pahpom0.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit45
Industrial wastewater discharge31
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Public airport5
Heliport5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Large hazardous waste generator1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Ruskin Co, Geneva
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Certain glycol ethers, Dimethyl phthalate and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 290,942 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 36340RLBLNHWY27 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Ruskin Company / Reliable Products Division, Geneva
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $14,080.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025378589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Ruskin Company / Reliable Products Division, Geneva
Major air pollution source. Penalties $14,080.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025378589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Ruskin Company / Reliable Products Division, Geneva
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $14,080.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025378589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ruskin Company / Reliable Products Division, Geneva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,080.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025378589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Samson Lagoon, Samson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055974209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Geneva Wwsb Sewage Trmt Plt, Geneva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000558708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Chad Salvage Yard, Black
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043585992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Hartford Lagoon, Hartford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055975128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Jla International, Samson
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070157641 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Logan Fld, Samson
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1A4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Geneva Muni, Geneva
Public airport. O.
Record ID 33J (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/885206439 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Mmc Materials Inc., Hartford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059706643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Sysco Gulf Coast, Inc., Geneva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003025235 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bellwood Sand Plant, Chancellor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009000213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harrell Milling Co. Inc., Hartford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010103832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clayhatchee Pit, Daleville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012331930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rivenbark/Wood Borrow Pit, Hartford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017709871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Flat Creek Transportation, Kinston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017760476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mfg Construction & Water Products, Opp
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039562194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
F&F Sand Pit, Hartford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043741378 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Byrd Borrow Pit, Hartford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055227972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Slocomb Lagoon, Slocomb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055978508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bob'S Used Cars, Chancellor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056343087 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Geneva County

Alabama 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 Geneva County, and their findings.
Alabama vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Alabama health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Alabama 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.
Alabama 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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