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Brooks County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Brooks County is 128.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 130 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (62), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31), Gas station (mapped facility) (12). 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: 30.8581, -83.5455.

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 Brooks County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.3	51.8	1.28xSignificant	52.6 to 83.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.3	13.9	1.17x	9.9 to 26	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.9	18.7	1.06x	13.1 to 29.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	474.7	453.4	1.05x	434.5 to 518	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	128.5	143.2	0.9x	109.5 to 150.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	25.3	30.2	0.84x	17.4 to 36.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.6	23.8	0.78x	11.6 to 29.1	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 Brooks County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,487.6	9,842.6	+7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.9	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	74	59.8	+24%	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	96.4	96.9	-1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde22.33 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.35 per million
Pahpom0.88 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing62
NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Industrial wastewater discharge8
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Langboard Osb, Quitman
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Reports carcinogens. 26,553 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31643LNGBRHWY34 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Langboard Osb, Quitman, Quitman
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Langboard Osb, Quitman, Quitman
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Langboard Osb, Quitman, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Quitman, City Of (Quitman Wpcp), Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064639716 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Rayonier - Quitman, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070009484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Quitman Brooks County, Quitman
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4J5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Quality Dry Cleaners
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/12360057260 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Quitman-W. Forsyth St Far-Tank Well #1 Plant, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011329259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
H & H Paving, Llc, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064025996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Jackson'S Creek Lot 13, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012675934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Roger Cline Poultry Farm, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020140168 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Langboard Osb, Quitman, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054000576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
H&H Paving, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064428506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brookside Choice Properties (Fellowship Home At Brookside Wpcp), Valdosta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064609552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Woodbridge Lot -22, Brooks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070014156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quitman Solar, Llc, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070506534 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brooks County High Auditorium & Athletic Complex, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070695415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brooks County Ag Extension Office, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070868805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brooksco Dairy, Llc, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070874947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quitman Ii Solar, Llc, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070882969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Westbrook Dairy, Dixie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071065139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Southbrook Dairy, Llc, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071066947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quitman 69/25 Kv Substation, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071074002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North Brooks Elementary School Additions, Morven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071295179 (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 Brooks 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 Brooks 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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