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Lumpkin County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lumpkin County is 169.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 2.3 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 298 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (174), Industrial wastewater discharge (86), Gas station (mapped facility) (16). 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: 34.5808, -84.0269.

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 Lumpkin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	9.6	4.1	2.34xSignificant	5.8 to 15.1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	43.1	23.8	1.81xSignificant	34.1 to 54	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	22.5	13	1.73xSignificant	15.7 to 31.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.5	51.8	1.5xSignificant	66.1 to 90.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	13	8.7	1.49x	8.6 to 19.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.4	30.2	1.44xSignificant	35 to 53.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18	14.5	1.24x	12.5 to 25.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	169.3	143.2	1.18xSignificant	151.8 to 188.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.9	18.7	1.17x	16 to 29.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	528.8	453.4	1.17xSignificant	496.9 to 562.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.2	6.2	1.16x	4 to 12.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.5	17.9	1.15x	14.4 to 28.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.1	6.6	1.08x	4 to 12	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.1	11.3	1.07x	7.8 to 18.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14	13.9	1.01x	9.5 to 20.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.1	18.5	0.76x	9.6 to 20.3	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 Lumpkin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,956	9,842.6	+1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.3	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	63.6	59.8	+6%	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	98.3	96.9	+1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	31	28.6	+8%	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.

Formaldehyde20.34 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.83 per million
Acetaldehyde1.88 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit174
Industrial wastewater discharge86
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property2
Heliport2
Public airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
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.

Vulcan Construction Materials, Llc - Dahlonega Quarry, Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070022196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Koyo Bearings Usa Llc, Dahlonega
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358363 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dahlonega, City Of (Dahlonega Wpcp), Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006659419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Former Transfer Station, Dahlonega
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072154738 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Dahlonega Auto Shop, Dahlonega
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072154739 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Napa Store-Atl546, Dahlonega
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072088726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Jtekt Bearings N.A. Llc - Dahlonega Ga., Dahlonega
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Chromium.
TRI facility ID 30533THTRR300TO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Srm Plant #306-Dahlonega, Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072200677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Camp Frank D Merrill, Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006901932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Dawsonville Waste & Recycling (Dwar), Dawsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063656431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Dahlonega Elementary (Demolition Site), Dahlonega
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,815.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071072984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Lumpkin County-Wimpys, Dahlonega
Public airport. O.
Record ID 9A0 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Dry Cleaners
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/178405041 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lumpkin Co. - 400 Water System-Jessical Trail Well Plant, Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070073893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Vulcan Materials Co., Llc (Dahlonega Quarry), Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002439166 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haggai Realty Llc (Oak Grove Mobile Home Park Wpcp), Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Home Depot Store #6980, Dahlonega
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031377908 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Koyo Bearings Usa Llc, Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061572926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
R-Ranch In The Mountains Rv-6, Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064574937 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lumpkin County Wsa (Red Oak Flats Wrf), Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064618748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Etowah Ridge Apartments (Duplexes), Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070006109 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jewel Mason Overlook Phase Iii, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070006847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
University Of North Georgia - Softball And Baseball Fields Renovation, Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070007390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ung South Deck, Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070009063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Thomas Concrete Dahlonega Plant #600, Dahlonega
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012069 (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 Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin 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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