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Dade County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dade 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 126 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (41), Rail grade crossing (37), Industrial wastewater discharge (15). 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: 34.8063, -85.5115.

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 Dade County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.2	30.2	1.46xSignificant	33.1 to 58.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.5	51.8	1.38xSignificant	57.2 to 88.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.7	17.9	1.38x	15.7 to 37.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	180.9	143.2	1.26xSignificant	156.5 to 208.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.3	13.9	1.17x	9.6 to 26.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	468.5	453.4	1.03x	427.8 to 512.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.5	18.7	0.83x	9 to 25.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.8	23.8	0.79x	11.1 to 30.1	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 Dade County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,895.5	9,842.6	+21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73	75.3	-3%	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	75.5	96.9	-22%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	35.1	28.6	+23%	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.

Formaldehyde23.05 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde2.15 per million
Pahpom0.92 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit41
Rail grade crossing37
Industrial wastewater discharge15
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Small hazardous waste generator4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Public airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
TRI reporting facility2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Landfill (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.

Medsource Trenton Llc (Dba Lake Region Medical), Trenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Nitric acid. 240,346 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3075WCCLLN1324N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Accellent, Trenton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012241412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Teleflex Medical Oem Llc., Trenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Copper. 12,814 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30752HDSNNUSHWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Vanguard National Trailer, Inc., Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067565717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bull Moose Tube Co, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070007532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bull Moose Tube Co, Trenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 20 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30752BLLMS300IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4
Teleflex Medical Oem Llc, Trenton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005667527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Vanguard National Trailer, Inc., Trenton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110067565717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Accellent, Trenton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012241412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Teleflex Medical Oem Llc, Trenton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005667527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Accellent, Trenton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012241412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Accellent, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012241412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Cartwright Industries, Inc, (D.B.A. D&B Custom Powder Coating & Hydrographics, I, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059801460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Trenton Wpcp, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039845889 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
The Dump
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1354948099 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Bull Moose Tube Co, Trenton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002102000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bull Moose Tube Co, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002102000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Teleflex Medical Oem Llc, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005667527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
C&S Plating & Machine, Trenton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006176057 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dade Health & Rehab Ctr, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020554087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Covenant College Tennis Facility And Improvements, Lookout Mountain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040060938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fox Hall-Lot -50, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041501112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lake Region Medical Inc, Trenton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060233607 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fred'S Dollar Store At Trenton, Ga, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016937 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gdot Pi#0011682 Dade County, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025265 (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 Dade 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 Dade 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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