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Franklin County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Franklin County is 187.7 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 353 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (180), Industrial wastewater discharge (65), Rail grade crossing (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: 34.3818, -83.2434.

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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 Franklin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47.2	30.2	1.56xSignificant	37.7 to 58.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73.9	51.8	1.43xSignificant	61.5 to 88.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.3	14.5	1.33x	12.2 to 29	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	187.7	143.2	1.31xSignificant	166.8 to 210.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.2	17.9	1.3x	15.7 to 33.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	16.8	13	1.29x	10 to 26.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	479	453.4	1.06x	444.3 to 515.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13	13.9	0.94x	8 to 20.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.5	23.8	0.82x	13.2 to 28.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.6	18.5	0.74x	8.7 to 20.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	12	18.7	0.64x	7.3 to 18.9	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 Franklin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,333.1	9,842.6	+25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.1	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	67.7	59.8	+13%	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	115.5	96.9	+19%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	28	28.6	-2%	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.

Formaldehyde24.61 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.49 per million
Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit180
Industrial wastewater discharge65
Rail grade crossing48
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
TRI reporting facility4
Public airport3
Brownfield property2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Biomass power plant1
Solar power plant1
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.

Carry-On Trailer Corp, Lavonia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Manganese, Chromium and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 57,059 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30553CRRYN101JO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Fanello Industries, Lavonia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 546 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3055WFNLLN4EMAI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Carnesville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040492589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Carry-On Trailor Corporation, Lavonia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012576541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Grp Franklin Renewable Energy Facility, Carnesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040492589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Fanello Industries, Lavonia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071284864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Fanello Industries, Lavonia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Nickel, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 9 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30553FNLLN5EMAI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Lavonia, City Of (Lavonia Wpcp), Lavonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020731715 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Shark Glass Recycling Se Llc, Lavonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043575761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Kautex Textron, Lavonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Weaver Automotive Dba Road Tested Parts Inc., Carnesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070029782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wright Metal Products Crates, Llc, Lavonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070286187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Weaver Parts, Carnesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071237003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Scrap Out Recycling, Llc, Royston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071280094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fanello Industries, Lavonia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031019065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Atlanta Rod & Manufacturing, Inc., Lavonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070064716 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Morgan Concrete Co. - Lavonia, Lavonia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017714026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Shark Glass Recycling Se Llc, Lavonia
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043575761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Franklin County Wpcp, Carnesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070029853 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Franklin Springs, City Of (Franklin Springs Wpcp), Royston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010038388 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Carry-On Trailor Corporation, Lavonia
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012576541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Lance Used Auto Parts, Canon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019651 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Morgan Concrete Co. - Lavonia, Lavonia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
TRI facility ID 3055WMRGNC31SHU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Former Ty Cobb Medical Center, Royston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981715 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Silo Lane, Lavonia
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982713 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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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