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Carroll County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Carroll County is 173.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,237 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (668), Industrial wastewater discharge (302), Gas station (mapped facility) (75). 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: 33.6225, -85.1182.

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 Carroll County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	72.6	51.8	1.4xSignificant	66.3 to 79.4	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	3.7	2.7	1.37x	2.3 to 5.5	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8.9	6.6	1.35xSignificant	6.7 to 11.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.5	30.2	1.34xSignificant	35.8 to 45.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.7	6.6	1.32x	6.6 to 11.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	19	14.5	1.31xSignificant	15.7 to 22.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.5	23.8	1.28xSignificant	26.3 to 35.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	173.8	143.2	1.21xSignificant	163.7 to 184.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.1	3.4	1.21x	2.7 to 6.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.8	5.7	1.19x	4.9 to 9.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10	8.7	1.15x	7.8 to 12.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	512.1	453.4	1.13xSignificant	494.8 to 530	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	10.1 to 15.8	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.5	4.1	1.1x	2.9 to 6.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5	4.6	1.09x	3.4 to 7	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4	3.7	1.08x	2.6 to 5.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.7	18.7	1.05x	16.4 to 23.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.6	4.4	1.05x	3.1 to 6.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.3	13.9	1.03x	11.5 to 17.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.2	6.2	1x	4.4 to 8.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.5	18.5	1x	15.2 to 22.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.6	17.9	0.98x	14.6 to 21.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.6	13	0.89x	9 to 14.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.2	4.8	0.88x	2.7 to 6.1	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	14.3	16.4	0.87x	8.3 to 22.8	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 Carroll County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,392.4	9,842.6	+16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	53.8	59.8	-10%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.5	6.2	+5%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	94	96.9	-3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	36.1	28.6	+26%	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.

Formaldehyde24.51 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde2.35 per million
Benzene0.92 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,237 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit668
Industrial wastewater discharge302
Gas station (mapped facility)75
Rail grade crossing64
Air permit holder (minor source)41
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)20
Small hazardous waste generator13
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)12
Public airport11
TRI reporting facility10
Major air pollution source6
Large hazardous waste generator4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Heliport2
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant, Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium And Barium Compounds, Vanadium compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 979,788 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30170WNSLYGEORG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Decostar Industries Inc, Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Certain glycol ethers and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 411,448 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30117DCSTR1DECM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Southwire Co, Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 42,981 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30119CPPRDCENTR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Struktol Co. Of America, Villa Rica
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Printpack Inc., Villa Rica
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ozone. 111,264 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3018WPRNTP285AN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Royal Metal Products, Inc., Temple
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070269891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Decostar Industries, Carrollton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015714388 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Printpack Incorporated, Villa Rica
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041967841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Struktol Co Of America Llc, Villa Rica
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Maleic anhydride, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 155 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3018WSTRKT15IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Gold Kist Carrollton Processing Plant, Carrollton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009357766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Pilgrim'S Pride Carrollton Processing Plant, Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid. 6,212 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30117GLDKSKINGS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Southwire Company, Carrollton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356329 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Villa Rica, City Of (West Wpcp), Villa Rica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $47,854.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064625044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Sony Music Entertainment Incorporated, Carrollton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Quaker Houghton Pa Inc, Carrollton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Finishing Dynamics Llc, Villa Rica
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $40,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042011836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Southwire Co North Campus, Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Copper, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Antimony compounds and 2 more. 230 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30117CBSRC5152C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Quaker Houghton Pa ,Inc, Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Acrylic acid, Sodium nitrite, Diisocyanates and 1 more. 209 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30117FHGHT421GA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Maplehurst Bakeries Incorporated, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000512339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dietech Industries, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058036334 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Intex, A Bollag Intl Co, Villa Rica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059429765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mary Ann Industries, Villa Rica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061683085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Vulcan Construction Materials, Llc - Villa Rica Quarry, Villa Rica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070009787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Struktol Co. Of America, Villa Rica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Slm Recycling, Inc., Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070024951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Carroll 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 Carroll 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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