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Bartow County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bartow County is 172.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,904 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (1,092), Industrial wastewater discharge (415), Gas station (mapped facility) (99). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 34.2369, -84.8388.

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 Bartow County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.4	3.4	1.59xSignificant	3.7 to 7.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	75	51.8	1.45xSignificant	68.4 to 82	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.2	30.2	1.4xSignificant	37.2 to 47.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.2	6.6	1.39xSignificant	7 to 11.9	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	3.5	2.7	1.3x	2.2 to 5.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.6	3.7	1.24x	3.2 to 6.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.8	8.7	1.24x	8.4 to 13.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.4	4.4	1.23x	3.7 to 7.7	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5	4.1	1.22x	3.4 to 7.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	172.5	143.2	1.2xSignificant	162.3 to 183.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.5	17.9	1.2xSignificant	18 to 25.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.5	4.6	1.2x	3.9 to 7.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7	6.2	1.13x	5 to 9.6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.3	6.6	1.11x	5.3 to 9.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	496	453.4	1.09xSignificant	478.5 to 514.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.2	4.8	1.08x	3.5 to 7.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.1	11.3	1.07x	9.5 to 15.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.4	18.5	1.05x	16 to 23.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.5	13.9	1.04x	11.7 to 17.9	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	17	16.4	1.04x	10.1 to 27	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.8	5.7	1.02x	4 to 8.1	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18.1	18.7	0.97x	14.8 to 21.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23	23.8	0.97x	19.2 to 27.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.4	14.5	0.92x	10.6 to 16.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.1	13	0.85x	8.5 to 14.2	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 Bartow County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,527	9,842.6	+7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.9	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	61.8	59.8	+3%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.2	6.2	-17%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	91	96.9	-6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	36.6	28.6	+28%	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.

Formaldehyde25.22 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde2.46 per million
Benzene1.16 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,904 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit1,092
Industrial wastewater discharge415
Gas station (mapped facility)99
Rail grade crossing93
Air permit holder (minor source)87
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)26
TRI reporting facility23
Small hazardous waste generator20
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
Large hazardous waste generator8
Landfill (mapped facility)7
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Major air pollution source4
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Airfield1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Coal power plant1
Hydroelectric 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.

Ga Power Company - Plant Bowen, Cartersville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.7
Chemical Products Corporation, Cartersville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $16,908.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070814031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.6
Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant, Cartersville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium And Barium Compounds, Vanadium compounds, Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,209,083 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30120BWNST317CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.5
Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill, Cartersville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 188,780 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30120TLNTCPEEPL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Chemical Products Corp, Cartersville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 114,477 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30120CHMCLTENNE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Zep Commercial & Sales/Amrep, Emerson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000587838 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc., Cartersville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Acrylic acid, Styrene, Phenol and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 77,225 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30120RSRCN8RIVE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Bowen, Cartersville
Coal power plant.
Record ID 703 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 8
Chemical Products Corporation, Cartersville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $16,908.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070814031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Morgan Truck Body Llc, Rydal
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006160091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Chemical Products Corporation, Cartersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,908.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070814031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Cartersvi Lle Brewery, Cartersville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Vmc Specialty Alloys Llc, Adairsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Manganese, Chromium, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,248 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3010WVMCSP8MART (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Gerdau Ameristeel - Cartersville Steel Mill, Cartersville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041343267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Anheuser-Busch Llc Cartersvi Lle Brewery, Cartersville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 71,980 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30120NHSRB100BU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Innovative Chemical Technologies, Inc., Cartersville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013399223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Ga Power Company - Plant Bowen, Cartersville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc, Cartersville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Zinc compounds, Methyl methacrylate, Acrylic acid and 4 more. Reports PFAS. 338 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30120CLRKC103WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc., Cartersville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007085215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Cetco, Cartersville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acrylic acid, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 8,932 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30120LVRBR218IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Ga Power Company - Plant Bowen, Cartersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Cartersville Waste Water Pollution Control Plant, Cartersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000508772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Zep Commercial & Sales/Amrep, Emerson
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000587838 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Res-Tek Inc., Cartersville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl methacrylate, Diisocyanates. 5,109 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3012WRSTKN11RIV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Zep Commercial, Emerson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Certain glycol ethers, Zinc compounds, Copper compounds and 2 more. 2,687 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30137NFRCR350JO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Bartow County Jail Expansion, Cartersville
EPA FRS registry ID
110072160746
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Bartow 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 Bartow 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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