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Evans County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Evans County is 194.8 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 91 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27), Industrial wastewater discharge (17). 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: 32.1632, -81.8888.

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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 Evans County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases29.517.91.65x17.6 to 46.82019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths46.330.21.53xSignificant31.2 to 66.62020-2024
All cancerDeaths194.8143.21.36xSignificant161.8 to 232.92020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases65.851.81.27x47.7 to 892019-2023
All cancerNew cases455.7453.41.01x404.3 to 5122019-2023

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 Evans County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death14,702.69,842.6+49%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy70.775.3-6%years
Child mortality107.859.8+80%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths89.996.9-7%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde21.6 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.19 per million
  • Pahpom0.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing33
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
  • Industrial wastewater discharge17
  • Air permit holder (minor source)5
  • Gas station (mapped facility)3
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Claxton Poultry Farms, Claxton

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid, Ammonia, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 2,015,062 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 30417CLXTNPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.8

  2. South Atlantic Galvanizing, Claxton

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens. 21,782 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 30417GRGGLHWY28 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.8

  3. Southern Atlantic Galvanizing, Claxton

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000587972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.9

  4. Claxton Poultry Farms, Claxton

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000587963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.9

  5. Valmont - Newmark, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007501266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  6. Southern Atlantic Galvanizing, Claxton

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000587972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  7. Claxton Poultry Riverside Farm, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064583428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  8. Claxton Wpcp, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013523375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  9. Southern Atlantic Galvanizing, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000587972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  10. Southern Atlantic Galvanizing, Claxton

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000587972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  11. Evans County Little Bull Creek C&D Landfill, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072193117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  12. Claxton-Evans County, Claxton

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID CWV (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  13. Claxton Poultry Farms, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000587963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Hagan, City Of (Hagan Wpcp), Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064636666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Brent Durrence Chicken Houses, Unknown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070006793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Evans Concrete, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070007170 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Claxton - Evans County Airport Parralel Taxi-Way Project, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070015254 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Lewis Chicken House - Evans County, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070015701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Rager Chicken House - Evans County, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070016335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Bacon Chicken House - Evans County, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070016599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Claxton Poultry Farms, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070021183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Burger King - Claxton, Ga, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070251157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Todd Chicken House - Evans County, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070258433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. New Claxton High School, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070617732 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Tractor Supply Company Store Claxton, Claxton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070877421 (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 Evans 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 Evans 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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