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Bryan County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bryan County is 160.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 562 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (271), Industrial wastewater discharge (170), Rail grade crossing (44). 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: 31.9836, -81.4507.

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 Bryan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	37.3	23.8	1.57xSignificant	29.3 to 46.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9	6.2	1.45x	5.4 to 14	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.2	51.8	1.34xSignificant	58.1 to 81.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23	18.5	1.24x	16.9 to 30.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.3	30.2	1.2x	28.5 to 45.5	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.1	8.7	1.16x	6 to 15.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	525.3	453.4	1.16xSignificant	494.3 to 557.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.5	18.7	1.15x	15.3 to 29.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	160.8	143.2	1.12xSignificant	143.5 to 179.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.7	13.9	1.06x	10 to 21	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.9	17.9	1x	12.8 to 24.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.4	14.5	0.99x	9.6 to 20.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.1	11.3	0.98x	7.2 to 16.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	9.2	13	0.71x	5.7 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 Bryan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,532.1	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	52.3	59.8	-13%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.9	6.2	-22%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	82.4	96.9	-15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.1	28.6	-33%	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.

Formaldehyde20.64 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.92 per million
Benzene0.7 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit271
Industrial wastewater discharge170
Rail grade crossing44
Gas station (mapped facility)32
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
Small hazardous waste generator5
TRI reporting facility4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (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.

Caesarstone Technologies Usa, Richmond Hill
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Ethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 26,410 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3132WCSRST1CAES (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Orafol Americas Inc, Black Creek
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methanol, n-Hexane. 66,144 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3130WRCLSN11RAC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Oracal Usa Inc, Black Creek
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022575168 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, Llc, Ellabell
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071720724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America Llc, Ellabell
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Ethylene glycol. 280 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3130WHYNDM15GEN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Mclendon Ellabell Yard, Ellabell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070007932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Richmond Hill Concrete Plant, Richmond Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Keith Bath Borrow Pit, Ellabell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070031760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Terry Myers Borrow Pit, Ellabell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070554166 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Carson Sands Sand Pit, Pembroke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070673706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Richmond Hill (Plant 10), Richmond Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071284691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America Llc, Ellabell
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071369197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Srm Plant #315 Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071512220 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Srm Plant #319-Richmond Chandler Street, Richmond Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071515060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Daniel Defense Inc, Black Creek
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Chromium. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3130WDNLDF11WAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Hyundai Transys, Ellabell
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate, Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3130WHYNDT15PAL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Pembroke, City Of (Pembroke Wpcp), Pembroke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009139967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Richmond Hill, City Of (Sterling Creek Wrf), Richmond Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010039387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Caesarstone Technologies Usa, Inc., Richmond Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064383475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Water Utility Management, Llc (Waterford Landing Wpcp), Richmond Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064617972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Daniel Defense Inc, Black Creek
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Richmond Hill (Plant 10), Richmond Hill
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110071284691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America Llc, Ellabell
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071369197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America Llc, Ellabell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071369197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Lanyard Development, Inc. - Davis Borrow Pit, Ellabell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071814600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Bryan 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 Bryan 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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