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Appling County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Appling County is 162.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 180 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (58), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (55), Industrial wastewater discharge (21). 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: 31.7191, -82.3272.

How this county ranks in Georgia

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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 Appling County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	30.8	17.9	1.72xSignificant	20.9 to 44	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.8	11.3	1.31x	8.8 to 23.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.2	30.2	1.3x	29 to 52.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.7	23.8	1.21x	19.2 to 41.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.3	18.7	1.19x	14.6 to 32.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	162.8	143.2	1.14x	140.4 to 187.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.5	51.8	1.11x	44.8 to 73.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.4	13.9	1.11x	9.3 to 24.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	502.3	453.4	1.11xSignificant	461.4 to 546	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.8	18.5	0.75x	7.9 to 22.7	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 Appling County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,664.4	9,842.6	+49%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.5	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	86.4	59.8	+45%	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	91.2	96.9	-6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.9	28.6	-30%	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.

Formaldehyde20.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.13 per million
Pahpom0.62 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing58
NPDES wastewater discharge permit55
Industrial wastewater discharge21
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Small hazardous waste generator3
TRI reporting facility3
Major air pollution source2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Nuclear power plant1
Solar 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.

Interfor Us Inc Baxley Div, Baxley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 166,890 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31513RYNRW183GL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Appling County Pellets, Baxley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Acetaldehyde, Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 51,539 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3151WPPLNG248SW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Lawter Inc, Baxley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Maleic anhydride, Formaldehyde, Nonylphenol and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 33,053 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31513KZCHMUSHWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Lawter Inc, Baxley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007354996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Interfor U.S. Inc. - Baxley Sawmill, Baxley
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,413.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006364219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Appling County Pellets, Baxley
Major air pollution source. Penalties $20,984.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Appling County Pellets, Baxley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,984.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Edwin I Hatch, Baxley
Nuclear power plant.
Record ID 6051 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.8
Interfor U.S. Inc. - Baxley Sawmill, Baxley
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,413.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006364219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant - Ga Power, Baxley
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007482759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant - Ga Power, Baxley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007482759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mobile Concrete, Inc. - Baxley, Baxley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070032200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Usnr Baxtley, Baxley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071731984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Interfor U.S. Inc. - Baxley Sawmill, Baxley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,413.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006364219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Usnr Baxley, Baxley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 20 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3151WSNRBX17FRS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant - Ga Power, Baxley
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007482759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
The Scruggs Company - Surrency Plant, Surrency
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110013394745 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Baxley, City Of (Baxley Wpcp), Baxley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064597226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Lewis Bros Manufacturing Inc., Baxley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070022240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Lawter, Inc., Baxley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070010614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Usnr Baxley, Baxley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071905055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lawter Inc, Baxley
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007354996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lawter Inc, Baxley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007354996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Baxley, City Of (Baxley Wpcp), Baxley
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0038725: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Georgia Baptist Children'S Home (Georgia Baptist Children'S Home Wpcp), Baxley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006777309 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8

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 Appling County

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