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Long County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Long County is 182.7 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 106 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (59), Industrial wastewater discharge (38), Rail grade crossing (5). 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: 31.7774, -81.797.

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 Long County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	88.1	51.8	1.7xSignificant	66.1 to 114.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48	30.2	1.59xSignificant	32.6 to 67.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.5	17.9	1.37x	14.8 to 38.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	182.7	143.2	1.28xSignificant	151 to 218.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	442.3	453.4	0.98x	394.1 to 494.6	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 Long County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,346.3	9,842.6	+5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.7	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	49.5	59.8	-17%	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	58.4	96.9	-40%	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.

Formaldehyde20.74 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.1 per million
Pahpom0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit59
Industrial wastewater discharge38
Rail grade crossing5
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Brownfield property1
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.

U.S. Marine Corps Mcas Beaufort Townsend Bombing Range, Townsend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 3,056 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31331SMRNCHWY57 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Cemex - Union Sand Mine, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Thomas Concrete - Hinesville, Hinesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070021721 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Long County Ms4, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070051494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Southern Metals Recycling Dba Your Part, Hinesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071782609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ludowici, City Of (Ludowici Wpcp), Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010038477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Han-Har Metal Finishing Company, Ludowici
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015335145 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Woodsedge Subdivision, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071814482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Srm Plant #316-Hinesville, Hinesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071866242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Belfair Place (Long County), Ludiwici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070008921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smith Chicken House - Long County, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070011081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Long County Middle/Walker Elementary School, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070011745 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Trapnell Estates (Long), Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070011963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Craig Burkhalter Development (Long County), Glennville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070013768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Simmons Place Subdivision, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rye Patch Subdivision, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070022097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Specific Development Plan For Way Station Subdivision (Long County), Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070022931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Long County Bus Stop (Long County), Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070046239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Johnston Station Subdivision Part 1, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070357419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Huntington Subdivision, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070371541 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brookhaven Subdivision, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070518655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Palmer Place Phs1, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070530078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Deloach Smith Lda, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070892144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Morgan Tract Subdivision, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070918420 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Paxton Hill Phase 1, Ludowici
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070947150 (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 Long 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 Long 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.

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