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Haralson County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Haralson County is 191.4 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 292 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (114), Rail grade crossing (67), Industrial wastewater discharge (36). 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: 33.777, -85.206.

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 Haralson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.4	30.2	1.7xSignificant	41.8 to 62.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.6	17.9	1.54xSignificant	20.3 to 36.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	75.3	51.8	1.45xSignificant	63.6 to 88.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.5	6.6	1.44x	5.8 to 15	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	25	18.5	1.35x	18.4 to 33.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	191.4	143.2	1.34xSignificant	171.8 to 212.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.6	8.7	1.33x	7.4 to 17.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.7	18.7	1.27x	17.1 to 32.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.9	23.8	1.26x	22.2 to 39.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	516.9	453.4	1.14xSignificant	484.1 to 551.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.8	13.9	1.14x	10.7 to 22.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15	14.5	1.03x	9.9 to 22	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.3	11.3	1x	7.1 to 17.3	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	10.2	13	0.78x	5.8 to 16.8	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 Haralson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,726.6	9,842.6	+29%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.2	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	77.8	59.8	+30%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.1	6.2	+30%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	116.7	96.9	+20%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	34.7	28.6	+21%	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.

Formaldehyde23.68 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde2.26 per million
Benzene0.85 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit114
Rail grade crossing67
Industrial wastewater discharge36
Gas station (mapped facility)35
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Small hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Preferred Compounding Corporation, Tallapoosa
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057243772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Honda Development & Manufacturing Of America Transmission, Tallapoosa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 91 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30176HNDPR55HND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Tallapoosa, City Of (Tallapoosa Wpcp), Tallapoosa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064606412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Honda Development And Manufacturing Of America Llc - Transmission Plant Georgia, Tallapoosa
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024558343 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Foley Products Co - Waco, Bremen
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3011WFLYPR1999H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Venus Thread, Inc., Tallapoosa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011327812 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Diamond Crystal Bremen, Llc, Bremen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024555694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Preferred Compounding Corporation, Tallapoosa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057243772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
B & D Recycling, Bremen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070015582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Royal Vindicator Mine, Tallapoosa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070098032 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pilgrim'S Pride Corporation (Waco), Waco
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000604515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Preferred Compounding Corporation, Tallapoosa
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110057243772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Foley Products Company - Waco, Bremen
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071434511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hl-A Co. Inc. (Honda Lock-America, Inc.), Bremen
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001360483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Foley Products Co. - Waco Plant, Bremen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071410419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Plantation Bremen Facility, Bremen
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005667368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dyma Brands, Bremen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071408699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hl-A Co. Inc. (Honda Lock-America, Inc.), Bremen
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001360483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Hl-A Co. Inc. (Honda Lock-America, Inc.), Bremen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001360483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Plantation Bremen Facility, Bremen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005667368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Hexpol - Tallapoosa, Tallapoosa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Thiram, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Antimony compounds, Lead compounds and 2 more.
TRI facility ID 30176SSCTDSTOFF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Pilgrim'S Pride Feed Mill, Bremen
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 30182GLDKSWACOS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Epic Bremen Terminal, Bremen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007483696 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Epic Bremen Terminal, Bremen
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007483696 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Barco Llc, Tallapoosa
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072172748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3

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 Haralson 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 Haralson 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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