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Crawford County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Crawford County is 180.9 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 57 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27), Industrial wastewater discharge (11), Rail grade crossing (11). 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: 32.6935, -83.961.

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 Crawford County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53.4	30.2	1.77xSignificant	38.8 to 72.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.4	51.8	1.51xSignificant	61.3 to 99.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.3	17.9	1.36x	14.6 to 38.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	180.9	143.2	1.26xSignificant	152.4 to 213.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.4	18.7	1.2x	13.1 to 36.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.3	23.8	1.11x	14.9 to 43	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	490.2	453.4	1.08x	442.1 to 542.6	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 Crawford County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,687.9	9,842.6	+39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.7	75.3	-5%	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	112.7	96.9	+16%	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.

Formaldehyde24.51 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.44 per million
Pahpom0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Industrial wastewater discharge11
Rail grade crossing11
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Public airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
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.

Gns Technologies, Roberta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020517403 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Gns Technologies, Roberta
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020517403 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Gns Technologies, Roberta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020517403 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Olin Epoxy, Roberta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070517510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Roberta, City Of (Roberta Wpcp), Roberta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064242984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Blue Cube Operations Llc, Roberta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nonylphenol, 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol.
TRI facility ID 31078PLYCR125GN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Arriscraft International Llc (Epd-Wcd), Fort Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040492703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Atlanta Sand & Supply Co. (Roberta Sand Mine), Roberta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010042346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jackson Road Improvements, Roberta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bryant Pyles Development, Robert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070014944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crawford County- Cell No.1 And Pond, Na
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smith Chapel Road Phase 2 (Epd-Wcd), Na
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070018541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Leighton Cooley Development (Epd-Wcd), Knoxville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Flint Professional Group Medical Office And Personal Care (Epd-Wcd), Roberta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070024245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Justin Spillers Development- Crawford Co. (Epd-Wcd), Knoxville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Poultry House Additions- Mariafarms, Llc, Fort Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Atlanta Sand And Supply - Roberta Mine, Roberta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070046144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cooley Farms Llc Development (Epd-Wcd), Knoxville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070074228 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Industrial Park Expansion, Roberta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070114858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Helen Dao Development, Fort Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070392304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crawford County Cdbg 18, Roberta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070602199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crawford County High School, Roberta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070793502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crawford County - Convenience Center Construction, Roberta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070938521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Abbington Galleria Mall, Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070947740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dorsett 230/115 Kv Substation, Byron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071076815 (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 Crawford 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 Crawford 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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