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Laurens County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Laurens County is 163.7 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 426 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (168), Rail grade crossing (97), Industrial wastewater discharge (76). 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: 32.4307, -82.9222.

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 Laurens County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.9	30.2	1.49xSignificant	38 to 52.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.7	6.6	1.32x	5.8 to 12.6	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8.6	6.6	1.3x	5.6 to 12.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.7	13.9	1.27x	13.5 to 22.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.8	51.8	1.25xSignificant	56.3 to 74.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	163.7	143.2	1.14xSignificant	150.1 to 178.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.5	11.3	1.11x	9 to 17	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.6	8.7	1.1x	6.6 to 13.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.8	23.8	1.08x	20.2 to 32.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.4	17.9	1.08x	14.7 to 25.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6	5.7	1.05x	3.6 to 9.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14	14.5	0.97x	9.8 to 19.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	437.6	453.4	0.97x	414.3 to 461.9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.6	6.2	0.9x	3.1 to 9.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.7	13	0.75x	6.4 to 14.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.5	18.5	0.68x	8.9 to 17.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	12.5	18.7	0.67x	8.9 to 17	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 Laurens County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,998.5	9,842.6	+52%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.8	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	78.8	59.8	+32%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	10.8	6.2	+73%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	98.5	96.9	+2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.9	28.6	-17%	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.

Formaldehyde23.57 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.48 per million
Pahpom0.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit168
Rail grade crossing97
Industrial wastewater discharge76
Air permit holder (minor source)26
Gas station (mapped facility)21
TRI reporting facility7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
Small hazardous waste generator6
Major air pollution source4
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Public airport3
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
Solar power plant1
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.

West Fraser Dudley Sawmill, Dudley
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $9,120.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015680743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Sp Newsprint Co Llc, Dublin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.8
Westrock Southeast Llc, Dublin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Methanol, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,367,830 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31040STHSTSHADD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.8
Green Power Solutions Of Georgia, Dublin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Lead compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 284,992 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3102WGRNPW79PAP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Rentz Cabinet Corp, Rentz
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007499260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
West Fraser Dudley Sawmill, Dudley
Major air pollution source. Penalties $9,120.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015680743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Ykk Ap America Inc, Dublin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070738442 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Ykk Ap America Inc, Dublin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ammonia and 3 more. 307,763 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31021YKKPM100FI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Steelfab Of Dublin Georgia Inc, Dublin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Nickel, Chromium and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,268 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31021STLFB902AS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
West Fraser Dudley Sawmill, Dudley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,120.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015680743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Darling Ingredients Inc., East Dublin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen sulfide. 144,664 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3102WGRFFN58HIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
West Fraser - Dudley Lumber Mill, Dudley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 129,776 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31022GLMNB3770U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Rentz Cabinet Corp, Rentz
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 61,563 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31075RNTZC2041C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Sp Newsprint Co Llc, Dublin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Green Power Solutions Of Georgia, Llc, Dublin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064025102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Sp Newsprint Co Llc, Dublin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Darling Ingredients Inc., East Dublin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028676591 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Sp Newsprint Co Llc, Dublin
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Dudley Wpcp, Dudley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009056467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Saint-Gobain Adfors America, Inc, Dublin
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067247143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Steelfab In Dublin Georgia Inc, Dublin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021349557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Sp Newsprint Co Llc, Dublin
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Saint-Gobain Adfors America, Inc, Dublin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067247143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Metal Recycling Of East Dublin, Llc, East Dublin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070014931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Apav Ballenger - Laurens County Concrete Batch Plant, Dublin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070021717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Laurens 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 Laurens 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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