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Gordon County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gordon County is 182.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 781 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (408), Industrial wastewater discharge (166), Rail grade crossing (63). 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: 34.4916, -84.872.

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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 Gordon County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	12.4	6.6	1.88xSignificant	9.1 to 16.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48.3	30.2	1.6xSignificant	41.4 to 56.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.7	3.7	1.54x	3.5 to 9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	13.1	8.7	1.51xSignificant	9.6 to 17.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	75.9	51.8	1.47xSignificant	67.1 to 85.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8	5.7	1.4x	5.1 to 11.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6	4.4	1.36x	3.7 to 9.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	182.2	143.2	1.27xSignificant	168.2 to 197.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.9	14.5	1.23x	13.6 to 23.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.6	6.2	1.23x	4.9 to 11.4	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.9	4.1	1.2x	2.8 to 8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.5	4.8	1.15x	3.3 to 8.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.4	18.7	1.14x	16.7 to 27.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.2	4.6	1.13x	3.1 to 8.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.7	13.9	1.13x	11.8 to 20.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.1	13	1.08x	10.1 to 19.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.3	17.9	1.08x	14.9 to 24.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	488.1	453.4	1.08xSignificant	464.8 to 512.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.6	6.6	1x	4.1 to 10.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.6	11.3	0.94x	7.5 to 14.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.1	18.5	0.82x	11.2 to 20	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.3	23.8	0.73x	12.9 to 22.6	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 Gordon County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,132.1	9,842.6	+13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.1	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	67.7	59.8	+13%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.1	6.2	+15%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	79.6	96.9	-18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.3	28.6	-32%	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.

Formaldehyde24.74 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.48 per million
Benzene1.03 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit408
Industrial wastewater discharge166
Rail grade crossing63
Gas station (mapped facility)47
Air permit holder (minor source)45
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)18
TRI reporting facility14
Small hazardous waste generator7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Wastewater plant (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.

Lx Hausys America Inc, Adairsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 50,814 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30103LGCHM31LGD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Polyventive 140 Executive Drive, Calhoun
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chloroacetic acid, 1-Bromopropane, Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 26,633 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3070WPSGFN14EXE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Henkel Us Operations Corp, Calhoun
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Zinc compounds, Hydrogen fluoride, Nickel compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,533 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30701HNKLS923MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Royal Rubber & Mfg Co, Calhoun
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Pine Hall Brick Co Inc, Fairmount
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020516896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Solem Industries, Fairmount
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005715672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Pine Hall Brick Co Inc, Fairmount
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride. 16,300 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30139PNHLL1FAIR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Polyventive, Llc, Calhoun
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070515373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Solem Industries, Fairmount
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005715672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Henkel Corp, Calhoun
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358899 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Apache Mills Plant 1, Calhoun
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Zinc compounds, Diisocyanates, Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP). 1,530 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30701PCHML417SR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Mannington Commercial, Calhoun
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 1,055 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30701WLLCC1844H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Lx Hausys America, Inc., Adairsville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022814775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Calhoun Plastics & Chemicals, Calhoun
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Antimony compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Zinc compounds and 1 more. 750 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30701CLHNP1139N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Mannington Commercial, Calhoun
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000745338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Pine Hall Brick Co Plant #7, Fairmount
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride. 465 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3013WPNHLL318IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Lx Hausys America, Inc., Adairsville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022814775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Lx Hausys America, Inc., Adairsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022814775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Kerry Ingredients, Calhoun
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045445862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
North American Container, Adairsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007250143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mohawk Industries Inc-Floor Mat Print Plant, Calhoun
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042000474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tandus Fiber Extrusion Facility, Calhoun
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057406917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Berry Global Inc. - Calhoun, Calhoun
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070009325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Color Master Facility, Calhoun
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070011242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Concrete Ready Mix - Calhoun, Calhoun
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070013242 (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 Gordon 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 Gordon 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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