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Emanuel County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Emanuel County is 205.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 3.4 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 205 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (66), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (65), Industrial wastewater discharge (37). 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: 32.5662, -82.3078.

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 Emanuel County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	13.8	4.1	3.37xSignificant	8.2 to 21.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.7	30.2	1.71xSignificant	40.6 to 65.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	27.9	18.7	1.49xSignificant	19.7 to 38.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	205.3	143.2	1.43xSignificant	182.1 to 230.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.6	51.8	1.32xSignificant	55.6 to 83.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.7	14.5	1.08x	9.2 to 25	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.7	17.9	1.04x	12.1 to 27.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	465.6	453.4	1.03x	429.4 to 504.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.4	13.9	0.89x	7.3 to 20	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.1	23.8	0.89x	13.5 to 31.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.5	18.5	0.68x	7 to 20.7	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 Emanuel County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,932.8	9,842.6	+42%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.1	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	76.2	59.8	+28%	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	82.9	96.9	-15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.7	28.6	-49%	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.

Formaldehyde22.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.3 per million
Benzene0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing66
NPDES wastewater discharge permit65
Industrial wastewater discharge37
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Major air pollution source3
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Solar 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.

Interfor Us Inc Swainsboro Div, Swainsboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 25,700 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3040WNTRFR8796H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Faircloth Forest Products, Swainsboro
Major air pollution source. Penalties $12,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070132724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Faircloth Forest Products, Swainsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070132724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Ljr Forest Products, Swainsboro
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055610717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Crider Poultry, Stillmore
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000723361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Ljr Forest Products, Swainsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055610717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Crider Inc. - Stillmore, Stillmore
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 2,500 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30464CRDRSPLANT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Interfor U.S. Inc. - Swainsboro Sawmill, Swainsboro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061569413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Southern Metals Recycling Inc., Swainsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061790833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Swainsboro Concrete Plant 55, Swainsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Interfor U.S. Inc. - Swainsboro Sawmill, Swainsboro
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061569413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Swainsboro, City Of (Yam Grandy Creek Wpcp), Swainsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040434688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Former Mill Site, Adrian
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975790 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
209 West Main Street, Adrian
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114763 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Swainsboro Wpcp, Swainsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006644596 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Crider Poultry, Stillmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000723361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Oak Park Asphalt Plant Mga, Twin City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071903663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Crider Poultry, Stillmore
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000723361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
East Georgia Rgnl, Swainsboro
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID SBO (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Swainsboro, Swainsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Interfor - Swainsboro Lumber Operations, Swainsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070018490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Advanced Metal Components Inc, Swainsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005282933 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Husqvarna Outdoor Products, Swainsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005707903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
David Emanuel Academy Administrative Building, Stillmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041219598 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nordson Corp - Swainsboro Assembly Facility, Swainsboro
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056314466 (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 Emanuel 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 Emanuel 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.

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