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Grady County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Grady County is 161.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 110 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (37), Rail grade crossing (21), Gas station (mapped facility) (18). 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: 30.877, -84.2289.

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 Grady County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	9	4.8	1.88xSignificant	5.1 to 15.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	9.7	5.7	1.7x	5.6 to 15.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	10.3	6.2	1.66x	5.8 to 17.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9	6.6	1.36x	5.2 to 15	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.5	14.5	1.28x	12.2 to 26.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.2	11.3	1.26x	9.4 to 21	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.3	13.9	1.17x	11 to 23.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.6	17.9	1.15x	14 to 29.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	161.7	143.2	1.13x	143 to 182.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	465.3	453.4	1.03x	432.5 to 500	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.5	8.7	0.98x	4.8 to 14.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	50.4	51.8	0.97x	40.3 to 62.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.6	18.5	0.95x	11.9 to 25.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	23.5	30.2	0.78x	17.1 to 31.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	13.7	18.7	0.73x	9 to 20.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.4	23.8	0.73x	11.5 to 25.5	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 Grady County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,368.1	9,842.6	+15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.2	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	51.7	59.8	-14%	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	94.6	96.9	-2%	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.

Formaldehyde23.77 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.52 per million
Pahpom1.01 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Rail grade crossing21
Gas station (mapped facility)18
Brownfield property9
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Industrial wastewater discharge7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Seminole Marine Inc., Cairo
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000492958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.1
Seminole Marine Inc., Cairo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 207,165 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31728THTRR2525T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Koyo Bearings Usa Llc - Cairo Plant, Cairo
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002102377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Seminole Marine Inc., Cairo
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000492958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Seminole Marine Inc., Cairo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000492958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Jtekt Bearings Na Llc-Cairo Plant, Cairo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ammonia. 1,065 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31728TRRNG2525T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
City Of Cairo, Cairo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064623144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Seminole Marine Inc., Cairo
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000492958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Koyo Bearings Usa Llc - Cairo Plant, Cairo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002102377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fulghum Fibers, Inc. - Cairo, Cairo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070018423 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Argos - Cairo Ready Mix Plant, Cairo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Westrock Cairo Chip Mill, Cairo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070688206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Koyo Bearings Usa Llc - Cairo Plant, Cairo
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002102377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Harvey Commercial Site, Cairo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040403471 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Cairo Manufacturing, Cairo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040403480 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Eight Acres, Cairo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043454794 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Davis Park Outparcel, Cairo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043455695 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wastewater Plant Outparcel, Cairo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043692297 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Higdon Furniture Site, Cairo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044763217 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hunter Property, Cairo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046369121 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jenkins Properties - Airport Rd, Cairo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969738 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hucks Property - Airport Road, Cairo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969739 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cairo, City Of (Cairo Wpcp), Cairo
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit GA0025771: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Reams-Cairo, Cairo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071527104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cairo-Grady County, Cairo
Public airport. O.
Record ID 70J (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2

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 Grady 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 Grady 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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