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Bulloch County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bulloch County is 146 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 633 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (278), Industrial wastewater discharge (140), Air permit holder (minor source) (83). 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: 32.4031, -81.7285.

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 Bulloch County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	7.4	5.7	1.3x	4.8 to 10.9	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.3	4.1	1.29x	3.2 to 8.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.3	6.6	1.26x	5.6 to 11.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.7	4.6	1.24x	3.5 to 8.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.2	3.4	1.24x	2.4 to 6.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.2	17.9	1.18x	16.7 to 26.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.9	51.8	1.02x	45.9 to 60.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.8	14.5	1.02x	11 to 19.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146	143.2	1.02x	134 to 158.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.2	30.2	1x	24.9 to 36.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.8	4.8	1x	2.8 to 7.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.1	23.8	0.97x	18.4 to 28.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.4	8.7	0.97x	5.7 to 11.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	423	453.4	0.93x	402.2 to 444.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.9	13.9	0.86x	8.7 to 16	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.1	6.2	0.82x	3.1 to 7.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9	11.3	0.8x	6.3 to 12.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.6	18.5	0.79x	10.8 to 19.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.5	18.7	0.78x	11 to 18.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	4.6	6.6	0.7x	2.6 to 7.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9	13	0.69x	6.1 to 12.8	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 Bulloch County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,168.4	9,842.6	-7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.3	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	42.8	59.8	-28%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6	6.2	-4%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	59.3	96.9	-39%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	8.5	28.6	-70%	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.

Formaldehyde22.11 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.24 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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit278
Industrial wastewater discharge140
Air permit holder (minor source)83
Rail grade crossing69
Gas station (mapped facility)29
Small hazardous waste generator7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Heliport2
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Solar 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.

Great Dane Trailers, Statesboro
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045971034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Md Building Products Inc, Brooklet
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 283 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30415LXCRNLEEFI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Great Dane Trailers, Statesboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Chromium, Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 200 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3045WGRTDN177GA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Briggs & Stratton Llc, Statesboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead, Lead And Lead Compounds. Reports carcinogens. 10 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30458BRGGS7251Z (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Building Materials Manufacturing Llc, Statesboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 123 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3045WGFCRP52JIM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Claude Howard Lumber Company, Inc., Statesboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007084127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Sinkhole Sandpit, Nevils
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070015439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Brooklet - Denmark Pit, Brooklet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070032857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Allied Metal Recycling Llc, Statesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070033709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sinkhole Sand Pit #2, Statesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071527605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Claude Howard Lumber Co Inc, Statesboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 78 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30458CLDHW600PA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
R. B. Baker Construction A Division Of Reeves Construction Co. - Statesboro, Statesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070010197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Briggs & Stratton Corp, Statesboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Building Materials Manufacturing Llc, Statesboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045954703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
United Parcel Service - Statesboro, Statesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005278733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Slater Hagan Pit, Brooklet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071783200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Color Technologies, Inc., Brooklet
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071948326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Claude Howard Lumber Company, Inc., Statesboro
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007084127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
W. M. Sheppard Lumber Co. Inc., Brooklet
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022411175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Statesboro Wpcp, Statesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006644541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Brodie Meter Co Llc, Statesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000604524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Claude Howard Lumber Company, Inc., Statesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007084127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Great Dane Trailers, Statesboro
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045971034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Bulloch County Board Of Commissioners (Gateway Pond House Mine), Statesboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070527008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Ecoplastic America Corporation, Register
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072054665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Bulloch 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 Bulloch 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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