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Greene County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greene County is 129.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 906 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (583), Industrial wastewater discharge (271), Rail grade crossing (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: 33.5587, -83.1538.

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 Greene County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.7	18.5	1.06x	13.1 to 29.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.8	17.9	1.05x	12.1 to 28.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	474.7	453.4	1.05x	439.6 to 512.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.5	13.9	1.04x	9.1 to 22.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.5	23.8	0.99x	16 to 33.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	50	51.8	0.97x	39.8 to 62.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	129.1	143.2	0.9x	112.4 to 148.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	12	14.5	0.83x	7.1 to 19.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.9	18.7	0.8x	9.7 to 22.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	23.9	30.2	0.79x	17.4 to 33.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	8.6	11.3	0.76x	4.9 to 15.1	2020-2024

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 Greene County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,079.4	9,842.6	+13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.1	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	112.9	59.8	+89%	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	91	96.9	-6%	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.

Formaldehyde23.91 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.34 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit583
Industrial wastewater discharge271
Rail grade crossing18
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Brownfield property3
Major air pollution source2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
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.

Novelis Corp-Greensboro, Greensboro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Aluminum (fume or dust), Copper, Lead and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 255,097 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30642LCNNGWILLO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Novelis Corp - Greensboro Facility, Greensboro
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Novelis Corp - Greensboro Facility, Greensboro
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Novelis Corp - Greensboro Facility, Greensboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Westlake Pipe And Fittings Corporation, Greensboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020162615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Baker Division Of Sonoco, Greensboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070024323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Vulcan Construction Materials, Llc - Siloam Quarry, Greensboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070026214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lincoln Lumber Georgia Llc, Union Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070298245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Nibco Inc - Greensboro Div, Greensboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043189126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Carey Station Transfer Station, Greensboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071662383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Novelis Corp - Greensboro Facility, Greensboro
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Westlake Pipe And Fittings Corporation, Greensboro
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020162615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nibco Inc - Greensboro Div, Greensboro
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043189126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Georgia Bathware, Union Point
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005691769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Mary Leila Mill, Greensboro
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040223237 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Train Depot, Greensboro
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040478051 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Propsed Pedestrian Park Property, Greensboro
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040478060 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Georgia Bathware, Union Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005691769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Oconee Concrete Co., Greensboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070694720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Oconee Sand & Gravel Inert Landfill, Greensboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072200906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Greene County Rgnl, Greensboro
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID CPP (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1287029939 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Greensboro, City Of (Greensboro Wtp), Greensboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011331380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Union Point Bin, Union Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019997 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Greensboro, City Of (Greensboro Wtp), Greensboro
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GAG640024: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.7

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 Greene 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 Greene 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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