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Elbert County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Elbert County is 198.5 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 273 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (113), Rail grade crossing (82), Industrial wastewater discharge (44). 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: 34.1225, -82.8593.

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 Elbert County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	86.5	51.8	1.67xSignificant	72 to 103.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48.9	30.2	1.62xSignificant	38.4 to 61.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.2	17.9	1.46x	17.5 to 37.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	198.5	143.2	1.39xSignificant	175.7 to 223.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.3	18.5	1.21x	14.8 to 32.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.6	13.9	1.19x	10.6 to 25.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.2	18.7	1.19x	15 to 32	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	505.5	453.4	1.11xSignificant	467 to 546.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.3	14.5	1.06x	8.6 to 25.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.6	11.3	1.03x	7 to 18.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.4	23.8	0.65x	9.2 to 24.5	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 Elbert County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,106.5	9,842.6	+43%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.1	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	82.4	96.9	-15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.2	28.6	-5%	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.

Formaldehyde23.82 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.39 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit113
Rail grade crossing82
Industrial wastewater discharge44
Air permit holder (minor source)24
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Pumped storage plant1
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.

Pilgrim'S Pride Corporation, Elberton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005970734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Pilgrim'S Pride Elberton Processing Plant, Elberton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 39,060 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30635PLGRM1129L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Pilgrim'S Pride Corporation, Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005970734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pilgrim'S Pride Corporation, Elberton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110005970734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Baston Monuments, Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071176298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bowman, City Of (Bowman Wpcp), Bowman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010041757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Elberton, City Of (Falling Creek Wpcp), Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Elberton, City Of (Fortson Creek Wpcp), Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006777924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Nancy Hart Center For Nursing And Healing, Llc (Nancy Hart Nursing Center Wpcp), Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020841981 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Elbert County-Patz Fld, Elberton
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID EBA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010042499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Srm Materials, Llc - Elberton Quarry, Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072223844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Dickson Elberton Mills Inc, Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001421195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Honeywell International Inc, Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005669357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carlisle Coatings And Qaterproofing, Inc., Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005714762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us Army Corp Of Engineers (Thurmond Lake), Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006777540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Broad River Stone, Llc, Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030744620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
B & L Enterprises-Elberton Quarry, Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033177434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Elberton, City Of (Elberton Wtp), Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055172931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heardmont Health Care (Heardmont Health Care Wpcp), Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067578810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Charles Robinett Poultry Farm, Dewy Rose
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070009747 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lions Gate Clearing & Grubbing Only, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070014743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nick Nguyen Poultry Houses, Bowman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070023376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amanda R Williams, Elberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070023401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Charles Lenkerd Poultry Houses, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070024043 (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 Elbert 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 Elbert 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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