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Barrow County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Barrow County is 170.8 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 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,279 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (822), Industrial wastewater discharge (303), Gas station (mapped facility) (40). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 34.0108, -83.7101.

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 Barrow County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	15	8.7	1.72xSignificant	11.6 to 19.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.2	6.6	1.39x	6.6 to 12.5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.9	4.4	1.34x	3.9 to 8.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.2	51.8	1.34xSignificant	61.5 to 77.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40	30.2	1.32xSignificant	34.3 to 46.5	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	16.8	13	1.29xSignificant	13.1 to 21.2	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8	6.2	1.29x	5.6 to 11.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23	18.7	1.23x	18.6 to 28.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.9	5.7	1.21x	4.6 to 10	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	170.8	143.2	1.19xSignificant	158.5 to 183.8	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	7.8	6.6	1.18x	5.4 to 11	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	531.7	453.4	1.17xSignificant	510.1 to 554	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.8	4.1	1.17x	2.9 to 7.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.9	3.4	1.15x	2.2 to 6.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.1	14.5	1.11x	12.4 to 20.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.5	17.9	1.09x	15.6 to 24.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.1	18.5	1.09x	15.9 to 25	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.8	23.8	1.04x	20.3 to 30	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.7	4.8	0.98x	2.7 to 7.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.7	11.3	0.95x	7.8 to 14.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.5	3.7	0.95x	2 to 5.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12	13.9	0.86x	8.9 to 15.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	3.1	4.6	0.67x	1.8 to 5.1	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 Barrow County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,299.2	9,842.6	-6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	47.2	59.8	-21%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.1	6.2	-17%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	86.5	96.9	-11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.9	28.6	-2%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde26.17 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde2.51 per million
Benzene1.22 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,279 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit822
Industrial wastewater discharge303
Gas station (mapped facility)40
Rail grade crossing40
Air permit holder (minor source)24
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Small hazardous waste generator10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility5
Large hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source3
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
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.

Solvay Usa Llc, Winder
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Epichlorohydrin, Maleic anhydride and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 48,603 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30680LKRLCINDUS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Stepan Co, Winder
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Dimethyl sulfate, Methanol, Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,555 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30680STPNCOLDHI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Stepan Company, Winder
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Harrison Poultry Inc, Bethlehem
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007355030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Harrison Poultry Inc., Bethlehem
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Peracetic acid. 178,484 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30620HRRSNSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Solvay Usa Inc, Winder
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Thrall Car Manufacturing Co., Winder
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012621939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Johns Manville, Winder
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 432 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30680MNVLLINDUS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Winder, City Of (Cedar Creek Wpcp), Winder
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064648724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Foley Products Co - Winder, Winder
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3068WFLYPR1291B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Johns Manville, Winder
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Stepan Company, Winder
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Oak Grove Sanitary Landfill, Winder
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030469758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Thrall Car Manufacturing Co., Winder
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012621939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Multi-Pack Solutions, Winder
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044969497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Auburn Quarry, Auburn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110049043132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sanimax Winder, Winder
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071407842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Baldwin Paving: Plant 4, Auburn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002374181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Oak Grove Sanitary Landfill, Winder
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030469758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Barrow County Board Of Commissioners (Barber Creek Wrf), Statham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,328.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056008350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Foley Products Company - Winder, Winder
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071434509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Solvay Usa Inc, Winder
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Thrall Car Manufacturing Co., Winder
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012621939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Barrow County Board Of Education (Bethlehem Elementary School Wpcp), Bethlehem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064626971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Baldwin Paving: Plant 4, Auburn
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002374181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

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 Barrow 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 Barrow 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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