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Lamar County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lamar County is 176.4 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 197 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (79), Rail grade crossing (47), Industrial wastewater discharge (25). 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: 33.0707, -84.1453.

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 Lamar County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	28.5	18.7	1.52xSignificant	19.5 to 40.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45	30.2	1.49xSignificant	33.6 to 59.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	70.7	51.8	1.36xSignificant	56.4 to 87.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31	23.8	1.3x	21.1 to 44.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.9	13.9	1.29x	11 to 27.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	176.4	143.2	1.23xSignificant	153 to 202.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	541.6	453.4	1.19xSignificant	499.2 to 586.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.9	11.3	1.14x	7.3 to 21.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.5	17.9	1.09x	12.1 to 30	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.7	18.5	0.9x	10 to 26.5	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 Lamar County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,813	9,842.6	+30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.9	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	54.9	59.8	-8%	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	81.3	96.9	-16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.2	28.6	-15%	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.

Formaldehyde24.61 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde2.38 per million
Benzene0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit79
Rail grade crossing47
Industrial wastewater discharge25
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Small hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Hazardous waste transporter2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Biomass power plant1
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.

Continental Tire The Americas Llc/Aldora Plant, Barnesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Methanol, Formaldehyde, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 242,774 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30204GNRLT1GENE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Continental Tire The Americas Llc, Barnesville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Milner Milling Company, Barnesville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001425379 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Langdale Forest Products Co. Barnesville, Barnesville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $34,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001422728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Langdale Forest Products Co. Barnesville, Barnesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $34,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001422728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Milner Milling Company, Barnesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001425379 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Piedmont Green Power Llc, Barnesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037592469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rivera Parts Supplier, Inc. - Barnesville, Barnesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070032103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mckenzie Tank Lines, Milner, Milner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070046058 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Johnson Auto Salvage, Griffin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071220236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Walker Concrete Company, Barnesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018929855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Milner Milling Company, Barnesville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001425379 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Barnesville, City Of (James A. King Wwtf), Barnesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064610675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Walker Concrete Company, Barnesville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018929855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Piedmont Green Power, Llc, Barnesville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072214770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ranew'S Truck And Equipment - Main Facility, Milner
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006160938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Ranew'S Truck And Equipment - Main Facility, Milner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006160938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Grain Craft - Barnesville, Barnesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine.
TRI facility ID 3020WMLNRM347IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Continental Tire The Americas Llc, Barnesville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Continental Tire The Americas Llc, Barnesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Ranew'S Truck And Equipment - Main Facility, Milner
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110006160938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Lamar County Landfill, Barnesville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071901608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Barnesville, City Of (James A. King Wwtf), Barnesville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0021041: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Piedmont Green Power, Barnesville
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 57909 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.6
Continental Tire The Americas Llc, Barnesville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356837 (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 Lamar 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 Lamar 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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