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Cook County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cook County is 146.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 204 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (89), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (44), Gas station (mapped facility) (26). 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: 31.189, -83.4291.

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 Cook County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Stomach	New cases	14.6	6.6	2.21xSignificant	8.2 to 24.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.4	17.9	1.47x	17.4 to 38.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19	14.5	1.31x	11.7 to 29.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.3	30.2	1.2x	25.8 to 50	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60	51.8	1.16x	46.3 to 76.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	506.7	453.4	1.12xSignificant	464 to 552.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146.7	143.2	1.02x	124.5 to 171.9	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.1	23.8	0.93x	13.7 to 33.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.7	18.7	0.89x	9.8 to 26.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.1	18.5	0.82x	8.7 to 24.7	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 Cook County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,070.5	9,842.6	+33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.8	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	73.9	59.8	+24%	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	98.4	96.9	+2%	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.

Formaldehyde22.57 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.37 per million
Pahpom0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing89
NPDES wastewater discharge permit44
Gas station (mapped facility)26
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Industrial wastewater discharge13
Small hazardous waste generator4
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Basf Corp, Sparks
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propiconazole, Naphthalene, Chlorothalonil. Reports carcinogens. 332 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31647MCRFLROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Basf Agricultural Solutions Us Llc, Sparks
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007486354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
The Scruggs Company Plt 7, Lenox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010421383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
J-M Eagle, Adel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024249071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Aluminum Finishing, Llc - Plant #1, Adel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064141174 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Messer Llc - Adel, Adel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070883461 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sparks, City Of (Sparks Wpcp), Sparks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Micro Chem Co Llc, Adel
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Thiram, Bromoxynil octanoate, Propanil, Carboxin and 4 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3162WMCRCH258AI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Basf Agricultural Solutions Us Llc, Sparks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070007514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
The Scruggs Company Plt 7, Lenox
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010421383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sanderson Farms Inc, Adel
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030816847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Micro Chem Company, Llc, Adel
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046433686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Aluminum Finishing, Llc - Plant #1, Adel
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110064141174 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Renewable Biomass Group, Adel
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070916492 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cook County Mj Taylor Road Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Adel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071727211 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sierrapine - Adel Div, Adel
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000360895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Adel Wpcp, Adel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006623742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Lenox, City Of (Lenox Wpcp), Lenox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009139976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Economy Inn Wpcp, Sparks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020043380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Sierrapine - Adel Div, Adel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000360895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Basf Agricultural Solutions Us Llc, Sparks
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007486354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Trulieve Adel, Adel
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071531722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sanderson Farms Llc, Adel
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Selenium compounds, Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 31620SNDRS41IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Adel, City Of (Adel Wpcp), Adel
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0024911: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Reames Concrete Company (Sparks), Sparks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055580205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Cook 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 Cook 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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