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Calhoun County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Calhoun County is 188.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 76 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (57), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12), Industrial wastewater discharge (3). 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: 31.5372, -84.6326.

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 Calhoun County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	188.4	143.2	1.32xSignificant	145.8 to 240.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.7	51.8	1.21x	37.9 to 98.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	519.5	453.4	1.15x	446.1 to 602.6	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 Calhoun County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,947.6	9,842.6	+21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	60.5	96.9	-38%	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.

Formaldehyde23.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.57 per million
Pahpom0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing57
NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Industrial wastewater discharge3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)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.

Leary, City Of (Leary Wpcp), Leary
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006659437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Morgan, City Of (Morgan Wpcp), Morgan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064648332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Edison, City Of (Edison Wpcp), Edison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $440.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pataula Charter Academy, Edison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070011083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Edison, City Of (Edison Wpcp), Edison
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0037427: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
City Of Morgan, Morgan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037092892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sitten Farms, Calhoun
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070073916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dawson Primary - Greenhouse Road Tl & Cordray'S Mill Mod., Morgan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070926619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Water System Improvements Phase 3 City Of Edison, Edison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071070495 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Edison Family Dollar Tree, Edison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071237477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Unverferth Manufacturing, Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071846739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lam Ho'S Broiler Farm, Edison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071903887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Edison Cdbg 03p-X-019-2-2844, Edison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072176056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Re Jennings Avenue, Arlington
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635599R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Arles Street, Arlington
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635600H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cedar Street, Arlington
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635603D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Pioneer Road, Arlington
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635604K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Morgan Road Northeast, Arlington
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635605S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Arlington
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635606Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Harpe Road, Arlington
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635607F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Arlington
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635608M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Arlington
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635609U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
New Hope Church Road, Edison
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635611V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Sanders Road, Edison
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635612C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Edison
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635613J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

Correctional facilities

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

Morgan State Prison
EPA FRS registry ID
110063347846
Water system
GA0370007
Health-based violations
0 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
3
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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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