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Clinch County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clinch County is 146.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 87 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (39), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24), Industrial wastewater discharge (8). 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: 30.9029, -82.7312.

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 Clinch County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47.9	30.2	1.59x	29.3 to 74.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.7	51.8	1.54xSignificant	55.1 to 112.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	505.5	453.4	1.11x	437.7 to 581.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146.5	143.2	1.02x	111.8 to 189.4	2020-2024

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 Clinch County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,490.6	9,842.6	+47%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.8	75.3	-7%	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	93.3	96.9	-4%	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.

Formaldehyde19.12 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.93 per million
Pahpom0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing39
NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Industrial wastewater discharge8
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Major air pollution source2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Commercial airport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Bway Packaging, Homerville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007484356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
Bway Corp, Homerville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 40,688 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31634BRCKWHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Bway Packaging, Homerville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007484356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Bway Packaging, Homerville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007484356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Bway Packaging, Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007484356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Bway Corporation - Homerville, Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Homerville, City Of (Homerville Wpcp), Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Conner Holdings, Llc, Homerville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070692841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lee Container Corporation, Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Scruggs Concrete-Homerville, Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071865013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
G. C. Lee Site, Du Pont
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001305365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Conner Holdings, Llc, Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070692841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Homerville, Homerville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HOE (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Homerville, City Of (Industrial Park Wpcp), Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006777522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clinch County Inert Landfill, Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063665573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ohio Mulch - Overflow Wood Yard (Clinch County), Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070013122 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
B-Way Building Addition (Clinch County), Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070018829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Suwannee Creek Blueberries, Llc (Clinch County), Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025955 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tupelo Road Improvements (Clinch County), Fargo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070027690 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0013822, Clinch County, Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070941470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Homerville Airport, Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071223504 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clinch County K-12 Facility, Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071237044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tift County Board Of Commissioners, Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071408909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0015620, Clinch County, Echols
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clinch County 2022-2023 Lmig, Homerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071848395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Clinch 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 Clinch 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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