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Early County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Early County is 192.1 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 172 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (95), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29), 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: 31.2955, -84.8656.

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 Early County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	52.5	30.2	1.74xSignificant	36.8 to 73.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	192.1	143.2	1.34xSignificant	161.1 to 227.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.9	51.8	1.27x	48.5 to 88.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	475.1	453.4	1.05x	424.2 to 530.8	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 Early County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,355.9	9,842.6	+66%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.7	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	102.6	96.9	+6%	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.

Formaldehyde23.53 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.6 per million
Pahpom0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing95
NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
Industrial wastewater discharge15
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Major air pollution source3
Brownfield property3
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Solar power plant2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Biomass 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.

Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs Llc, Cedar Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,151,129 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31732GRTSTHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.8
Republic Conduit Inc. (Pka Maverick C&P Inc.), Cedar Springs
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,685.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Georgia-Pacific Llc - Cedar Springs Facility, Cedar Springs
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,583.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056956664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Republic Conduit Inc, Cedar Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Xylene (mixed isomers), Zinc compounds, Certain glycol ethers and 3 more. 1,798,580 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31732GRGTBSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Georgia - Pacific Cedar Springs Llc, Cedar Springs
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072233116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Georgia - Pacific Cedar Springs Llc, Cedar Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072233116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Republic Conduit Inc. (Pka Maverick C&P Inc.), Cedar Springs
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,685.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Arlington, City Of (Arlington Wpcp), Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010041061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Republic Conduit Inc. (Pka Maverick C&P Inc.), Cedar Springs
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,685.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Republic Conduit Inc. (Pka Maverick C&P Inc.), Cedar Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,685.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
City Of Blakely, Blakely
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006623813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Georgia-Pacific Llc - Cedar Springs Facility, Cedar Springs
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,583.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056956664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Chemtrade Solutions - Cedar Springs Facility, Cedar Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070013103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Oxford Construction Co. - Asphalt Plant No 4, Blakely
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070013565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Oxford Construction Co.- Goff Borrow Pit, Blakely
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071886625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
White Oak Quarry, Blakely
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071885680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Early County Building, Blakely
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979819 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vacant Lot, Arlington
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987514 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wimberly Property, Blakely
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072252536 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Georgia Pacific Cedar Springs Llc (Aw), Cedar Springs
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0001201: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs, Cedar Springs
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 54101 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.6
Arlington Limestone Quarry, Blakely
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Early County, Blakely
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BIJ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Golden Peanut, Llc Specialty Products Plant, Blakely
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070015958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Hpi Products Inc. Georgia Fac Ility, Damascus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000870120 (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 Early 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 Early 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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