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Fayette County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fayette County is 127.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 1,417 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (834), Industrial wastewater discharge (429), Air permit holder (minor source) (48). 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: 33.4037, -84.5001.

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 Fayette County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.1	23.8	1.31xSignificant	27.2 to 35.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.2	5.7	1.09x	4.6 to 8.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.6	3.4	1.06x	2.4 to 5.2	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	16.9	16.4	1.03x	9.8 to 27.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.8	14.5	1.02x	12.2 to 17.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.5	11.3	1.02x	9.4 to 14.1	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.7	6.6	1.02x	5 to 8.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.7	13.9	0.99x	11.3 to 16.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	444.1	453.4	0.98x	429.4 to 459.2	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.3	4.4	0.98x	3 to 6	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4	4.1	0.98x	2.8 to 5.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18.1	18.7	0.97x	15.4 to 21.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.5	17.9	0.92x	13.8 to 19.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.9	6.6	0.89x	4.4 to 7.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	127.4	143.2	0.89x	119.8 to 135.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.5	6.2	0.89x	3.8 to 7.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.4	18.5	0.89x	13.7 to 19.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.9	13	0.84x	8.4 to 14	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4	4.8	0.83x	2.8 to 5.6	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	2.2	2.7	0.81x	1.2 to 3.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.9	8.7	0.79x	5.3 to 9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	22.1	30.2	0.73x	19.1 to 25.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	3.3	4.6	0.72x	2.2 to 4.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	2.6	3.7	0.7x	1.6 to 4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	36	51.8	0.69x	32 to 40.3	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 Fayette County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,478.3	9,842.6	-34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.5	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	42.5	59.8	-29%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.3	6.2	-15%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	60	96.9	-38%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	12.8	28.6	-55%	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.

Formaldehyde25.6 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde2.43 per million
Benzene1.04 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,417 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit834
Industrial wastewater discharge429
Air permit holder (minor source)48
Rail grade crossing30
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Small hazardous waste generator14
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
TRI reporting facility9
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
Public airport6
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Scrapyard (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.

Peachtree City Water & Sewerage Authority (Larry B. Turner Wrf), Peachtree City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,372.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039874035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Certainteed Corporation, Peachtree City
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001759730 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Gs Ii, Peachtree City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 142 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30269GSRFN200SI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Everlube Products, Peachtree City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 11,563 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30269M0000100CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Rockaway Wastewater Treatment Plant, Peachtree City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035853911 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Fayetteville, City Of (Whitewater Creek Wpcp), Fayetteville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $23,349.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064597388 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Everlube Products, Peachtree City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000357355 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Yes Four Seasons, Llc (Four Seasons Mobile Home Community Wpcp), Fayetteville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,591.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010041203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Amcor Tobacco Packaging Americas, Inc., Peachtree City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013525168 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Certainteed Corporation, Peachtree City
Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001759730 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg Llc - Peachtree City Plan, Peachtree City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead, Lead And Lead Compounds. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3026WFRBRN42DIV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Hm Southeast Concrete Llc - Tyrone Plant, Tyrone
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead, Lead And Lead Compounds. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3029WFRBRN1PEGG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Pavestone - Tyrone Ga Plant, Tyrone
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3029WPVSTN169PE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Universal Environmental Services, Llc, Peachtree City
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $5,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006836184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Universal Environmental Services, Llc, Peachtree City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006836184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Argos Peachtree City Ready Mix Concrete, Peachtree City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3026WPCHTR49DIV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Georgia Masonry Supply Tyrone, Tyrone
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 30290GRGMS1CLVE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Clayton International, Inc., Peachtree City
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001759721 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Clayton International, Inc., Peachtree City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001759721 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Certainteed Corporation, Peachtree City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001759730 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Yes Communities Exp2 Wfc, Llc (Marnelle Mobile Home Estates Wpcp), Fayetteville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,320.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006777808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Peachtree City Concrete Plant, Peachtree City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070008654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Graves Auto Salvage, Fayetteville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lkq Crystal River, Inc., Fayetteville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Peachtree City Maintenance Facility, Peachtree City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070021200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Fayette 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 Fayette 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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