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Glascock County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Glascock County is 165.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 29 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (12), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (9), Industrial wastewater discharge (5). 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: 33.2236, -82.6235.

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 Glascock County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	165.2	143.2	1.15x	111.8 to 237.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	491.3	453.4	1.08x	392.4 to 609.1	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 Glascock County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,755.9	9,842.6	+19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.8	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	182.3	96.9	+88%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde22.74 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.28 per million
Benzene0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing12
NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Industrial wastewater discharge5
Major air pollution source1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Small 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.

Thiele Kaolin Company, Reedy Creek, Wrens
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002009969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Bluegrass Treated Wood Llc, Mitchell
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046433631 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Bluegrass Treated Wood Llc, Mitchell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046433631 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Gibson, City Of (Gibson Wpcp), Gibson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010041579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Williford 724.68 Kw Dcsolar Photovoltaic System, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Borrow Pit Gdot Project Number: Eds00-0441-00(040), Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070018089 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hobbs Solar Project, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070031415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Glascock County Bethel Acres Rd., Gibson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071240248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fd-Combo Gibson, Ga, Gibson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071404030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi 0019869 Glascock County, Bridge On Barford Rd (Cr 62) Over Joes Creek, Edge Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071958766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Branch Goshen 230kv Tl P79457, Gibson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072148513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rabun Circle, Gibson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732936V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Warrenton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732938J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Batsonville Road, Gibson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732942Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Heath Road, Gibson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732915C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Steep Hollow Road, Gibson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732926P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
David Road, Gibson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732927W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private Road, Gibson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732929K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Hobbs Road, Gibson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732930E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private Road, Gibson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732931L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private Road, Gibson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732932T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Rabun Circle, Gibson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732933A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Rabun Stone Road, Gibson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732935N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Fuel Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/11339184065 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Kamin Llc (Mcintyre Pits), Mc Intyre
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0046621:140 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1

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 Glascock 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 Glascock 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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