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Lanier County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lanier County is 158.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 389 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (362), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18), Rail grade crossing (6). 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: 31.0132, -83.0752.

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 Lanier County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.5	51.8	1.53xSignificant	59 to 105.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.8	30.2	1.48x	29.5 to 65.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	515.1	453.4	1.14xSignificant	457.1 to 578.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158.6	143.2	1.11x	127.6 to 195.1	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 Lanier County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,926.4	9,842.6	+1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.6	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	65.9	96.9	-32%	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.

Formaldehyde21.37 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.23 per million
Pahpom0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge362
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Rail grade crossing6
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Lakeland, City Of (Lakeland Wpcp), Lakeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006778219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Foxpen Road Surface Mine, Lakeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071513187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Stockton Pit, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Recreational Park, Lakeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070626940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lanier County Elementary School Facility Expansion, Lakeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071220315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Circle K - Lakeland, Gulf Breeze
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071954978 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sr 135 Ball Fields, Lakeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072075959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Water System Improvements, Lakeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072179826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lanier County Elementary School Access Rd, Lakeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072184448 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Elementary School For Lanier County Boe, Lakeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072194209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cow Creek Mine, Stockton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072198370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lake Alapaha/North Bay Subdivision Lot # 1, Naylor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072249357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grove Pointe, Hahira
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID x39f6b89f8272b8d61c8d9d84333c15e0 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
84w Storage, Valdosta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID x3e2b5de26d3d774b24a2da53317961f7 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lift Station & Sewer Mains For Goodyear And Knights-Academy-Rd Lift Stations, Valdosta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID x77eb6cf4cf12811e3ea10d64a774348d (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Colbie Place, Valdosta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID x9bc74178c36d00974b39571fb79d3024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Defender Storage, Valdosta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID xc4e6bd68fac437bc1c32a338682c9d06 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The North Acres, Valdosta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID xca87cdf0c247d338f851ee180806b537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smith Dairy Road, Ray City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 732427Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Connell Cabinets & Mi, Lakeland
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001426038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Sarasola Boats, Lakeland
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007089809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
All Star Road, Stockton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637443Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Withers Road, Stockton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637445M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Us Hwy 129, Stockton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637446U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Brown Road, Stockton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637447B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1

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 Lanier 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 Lanier 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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