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Jasper County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jasper County is 158 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 243 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (92), Rail grade crossing (65), Industrial wastewater discharge (57). 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: 33.331, -83.6917.

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 Jasper County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	41	23.8	1.72xSignificant	28.8 to 57	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.5	51.8	1.34xSignificant	54.1 to 88.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.6	13.9	1.19x	9.7 to 27.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	526.5	453.4	1.16xSignificant	480.9 to 575.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158	143.2	1.1x	134.2 to 185.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.2	17.9	1.02x	10.6 to 29.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.5	30.2	1.01x	20.8 to 43.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	17.7	18.7	0.95x	10.1 to 29.1	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 Jasper County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,123.1	9,842.6	+13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.8	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	72.7	59.8	+22%	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	90.6	96.9	-7%	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.

Formaldehyde24.6 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.43 per million
Benzene0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit92
Rail grade crossing65
Industrial wastewater discharge57
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Landfill (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Llc, Monticello
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005665743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Llc, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005665743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Llc, Monticello
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005665743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Dexter Axle Co Plant 21, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001760265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fowler Flemister Concrete, Inc., Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018924244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, Shady Dale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Profile Products, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071204997 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jasper County / Monticello Landfill, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013947293 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Dexter Axle Co Plant 21, Monticello
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001760265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, Shady Dale
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038262956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Profile Products, Monticello
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110071204997 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Monticello, City Of (Pearson Creek Wpcp), Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006778228 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, Shady Dale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds.
TRI facility ID 3108WLDCST24814 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Monticello, City Of (Monticello Wtp), Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011330844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Monticello, City Of (White Oak Creek Wpcp), Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064288284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1005441319 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Jasper County Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/442948346 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Jasper County Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/664870054 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/712563734 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
The Feldspar Corporation, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007086429 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jasper County Landfill Sr-212 Cell 5 Construction, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013499348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fowler Flemister Concrete, Inc. - Monticello, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022937759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Georgia-Pacific Corp. Monticello Stud Mill, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041084108 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Llc (Monticello Plywood), Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063631208 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lot 104 Country Roads, Phase 2, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070009161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Jasper 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 Jasper 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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