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Crisp County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Crisp County is 183.8 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 280 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (112), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (62), Gas station (mapped facility) (28). 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: 31.9178, -83.766.

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 Crisp County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	11.5	6.6	1.74x	6.6 to 19.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.6	30.2	1.51xSignificant	35.3 to 58.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.1	17.9	1.29x	15 to 34.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	183.8	143.2	1.28xSignificant	161.4 to 208.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66	51.8	1.27xSignificant	53.3 to 81.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.5	18.5	1.11x	13.1 to 30.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	497.8	453.4	1.1xSignificant	459.4 to 538.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.4	11.3	1.1x	7.2 to 20.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.2	14.5	1.05x	8.6 to 24.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.1	13.9	0.94x	7.6 to 21.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.8	23.8	0.87x	13.9 to 30.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.5	18.7	0.83x	9.3 to 24.4	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 Crisp County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,330.9	9,842.6	+66%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.1	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	64	59.8	+7%	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	99.4	96.9	+3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	26	28.6	-9%	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.

Formaldehyde24.13 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.44 per million
Pahpom0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing112
NPDES wastewater discharge permit62
Gas station (mapped facility)28
Air permit holder (minor source)26
Industrial wastewater discharge10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
TRI reporting facility8
Brownfield property7
Small hazardous waste generator5
Major air pollution source3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1

Highest-severity records

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

Norbord Georgia, Cordele
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $7,984.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000740921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.7
West Fraser Ewp Cordele, Cordele
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 536,629 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31015MSNTC924HI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Helena Chemical Company, Cordele Facility, Cordele
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Goldens' Foundry & Machine Co, Cordele
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Copper, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,960 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31015WSCST402GE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Helena Industries Inc, Cordele
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propiconazole, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Cyfluthrin, Bifenthrin and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,066 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31015HLNCHFENNR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Drexel Chemical Gw Warehouse Facility, Cordele
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024523443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Norbord Georgia, Cordele
Major air pollution source. Penalties $7,984.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000740921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Drexel Chemical Co, Cordele
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007483892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Aquatic Co, Cordele
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Norbord Georgia, Cordele
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,984.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000740921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Drexel Chemical Gw Warehouse Facility, Cordele
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Naphthalene, Trifluralin, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 402 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3101WDRXLC31EAS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Drexel Chemical Co, Cordele
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Copper And Copper Compounds, Captan, Diazinon and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 307 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31015DRXLCHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing Inc., Cordele
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 133 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3101WBGTXT52MID (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Aquatic Co, Cordele
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Cordele, City Of (Gum Creek Wpcp), Cordele
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006625205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Drexel Chemical Co, Cordele
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007483892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Stella-Jones Corp, Cordele
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds, Arsenic compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 9 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3101WSTLLJ35PAT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Helena Chemical Company, Cordele Facility, Cordele
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing Inc, Cordele
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Stella-Jones Corporation, Cordele
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055577638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Best Block - Cordele Ga Block Plant, Cordele
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3101WBSTBL2285H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Continental Grain Company Incorporated, Cordele
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001128627 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ebaa Iron Inc, Cordele
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002102064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wescast Casting Cordele Llc, Cordele
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007390803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Drexel Chemical Gw Warehouse Facility, Cordele
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024523443 (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 Crisp 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 Crisp 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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