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Camden County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Camden County is 154.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 879 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (508), Industrial wastewater discharge (227), Rail grade crossing (50). 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: 30.9377, -81.6528.

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 Camden County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.1	51.8	1.53xSignificant	69.6 to 89.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.2	4.8	1.5x	4.3 to 11.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.1	23.8	1.26xSignificant	23.9 to 37.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.9	14.5	1.23x	13.3 to 23.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.7	17.9	1.21x	16.7 to 27.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.2	18.7	1.19x	17.1 to 28.5	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.8	4.1	1.17x	2.7 to 8	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.6	5.7	1.16x	3.9 to 10.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	521.1	453.4	1.15xSignificant	494.9 to 548.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.5	13.9	1.12x	11.1 to 21	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.3	18.5	1.1x	15.3 to 26.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	154.1	143.2	1.08x	139.9 to 169.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.3	30.2	1.04x	25.4 to 38.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	13.2	13	1.02x	9.1 to 18.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.4	11.3	1.01x	7.8 to 16	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.1	6.6	0.92x	3.7 to 9.7	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.9	6.6	0.89x	3.5 to 9.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.4	6.2	0.87x	3.1 to 8.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.6	8.7	0.76x	4 to 10.2	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 Camden County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,626.1	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.5	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	59.3	59.8	-1%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.3	6.2	-14%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	67.7	96.9	-30%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	25	28.6	-13%	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.

Formaldehyde18.69 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.7 per million
Benzene0.63 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit508
Industrial wastewater discharge227
Rail grade crossing50
Gas station (mapped facility)49
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Small hazardous waste generator4
Public airport3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Oil-fired power plant1
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.

Us Navy Kings Bay, Kings Bay
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000528215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.3
U.S. Navy Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), n-Butyl alcohol, n-Hexane, Naphthalene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 449,054 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31547SNVYK1063U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Aglogic Chemical Llc - Camden Plant, Woodbine
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Dichloromethane, Aldicarb. Reports carcinogens. 16,507 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3156WGLGCC251CM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Aglogic Chemical, Llc - Camden Plant, Woodbine
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067078879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Synergy Recycling Llc, Saint Marys
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Ethylene glycol, Lead compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 435 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3155WSYNRG15IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Us Navy Kings Bay, Kings Bay
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000528215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Us Navy Kings Bay, Kings Bay
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000528215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Us Navy Kings Bay, Kings Bay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000528215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Camden County Solid Waste Department, Woodbine
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012689046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Synergy Recycling, Llc, Saint Marys
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071325884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Camden County Solid Waste Department, Woodbine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012689046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Affinity Chemical Woodbine Llc, Woodbine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040492482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Georgia Pacific - St Marys Extrusion Operations, Saint Marys
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057772450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Blackjack Asphalt, Inc., Woodbine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070007150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Argos - Kingsland Ready Mix Plant, Kingsland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village At Kings Bay Borrow Pit, St Mary'S
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070030186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tony Bazemore Borrow Pit, Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070030469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rowell Contracting Inc - Winding Road Borrow Pit, Kingsland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070030740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sugarmill Blvd Borrow Pit, St Mary'S
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070030978 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Old Post Road Borrow Pit, White Oak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070839605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Kingsland Wastewater Treatment Plant, Kingsland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005709723 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Saint Marys, City Of (Point Peter Wpcp), Saint Marys
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064612806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Kings Bay
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 54239 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Camden County Solid Waste Department, Woodbine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012689046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Affinity Chemical Woodbine Llc, Woodbine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110040492482 (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 Camden 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 Camden 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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