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Berrien County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Berrien County is 171.1 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 111 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (54), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Gas station (mapped facility) (11). 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: 31.2508, -83.1933.

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 Berrien County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	49.6	30.2	1.64xSignificant	38.1 to 63.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73.9	51.8	1.43xSignificant	59.8 to 90.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24	17.9	1.34x	15.8 to 35.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.2	18.5	1.2x	14.2 to 33.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	171.1	143.2	1.19xSignificant	148.5 to 196.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	503.2	453.4	1.11xSignificant	462.7 to 546.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.7	18.7	0.95x	11 to 27.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22	23.8	0.92x	14 to 33.1	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 Berrien County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,035.3	9,842.6	+43%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.2	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	102.6	59.8	+72%	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	105.9	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	35.9	28.6	+25%	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.

Formaldehyde21.85 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.29 per million
Pahpom0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing54
NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Industrial wastewater discharge7
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
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.

Chaparral Boats Inc, Nashville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Cyanide compounds, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 1,931,561 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31639CHPRRINDUS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Chaparral Boats Inc, Nashville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.8
Chaparral Boats Inc, Nashville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Chaparral Boats Inc, Nashville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Chaparral Boats Inc, Nashville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Nashville, City Of (Nashville Wpcp), Nashville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044252233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Propex Fabrics Inc Nashville Mills, Nashville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007484953 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Southern Recycling Industries Inc, Ray City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042277390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Propex Fabrics Inc Nashville Mills, Nashville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007484953 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ray City (Ray City Wpcp), Ray City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Dupont Pine Products Llc, Alapaha
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064338532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Alapaha, Town Of (Alapaha Wpcp), Alapaha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Long Bridge Sand Mine, Nashville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071884994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Reames Concrete Co - Nashville, Nashville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016530 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Southern Eco Cover, Nashville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072134313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Berrien County, Nashville
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4J2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
The Highlands Phase I - Lot 10a, Buford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041410390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Concrete Enterprises, Llc, Nashville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070007943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hannah Solar - Willacoochee Solar Array (Atkinson County), Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070011295 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bh Electronics Inc., Nashville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Beaver Run Subdivision Phase 4, Ray City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070064876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nguyen Breeder Hen Houses, Nashville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070204387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dupont Pine Products Llc, Alapaha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071205970 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fy20 Cdbg Barney Parker Rd Street & Drainage Improvements, Nashville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071403144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Street & Drainage Improv. To Serve Bird Dog Lane, Nashville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071445795 (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 Berrien 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 Berrien 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.

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