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Marion County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Marion County is 151.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 51 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (22), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18), Industrial wastewater discharge (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: 32.3431, -84.5244.

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 Marion County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	33.6	18.7	1.8xSignificant	19.2 to 55.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.3	51.8	1.38x	51.6 to 97.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.1	30.2	1.33x	25.9 to 61.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	151.9	143.2	1.06x	121.5 to 188.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	464.8	453.4	1.03x	407.1 to 529.2	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 Marion County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,487.9	9,842.6	+27%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.4	75.3	-3%	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	104.7	96.9	+8%	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.

Formaldehyde23.66 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde2.28 per million
Pahpom0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing22
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Industrial wastewater discharge5
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1

Highest-severity records

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

Buena Vista Wpcp, Buena Vista
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,920.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009139663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
R&R Ready Mix & Septic Tank Service, Box Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070026074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Baby'S Dream Furniture Incorporated, Buena Vista
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000859312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Baby'S Dream Furniture Incorporated, Buena Vista
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000859312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
656 Ga Hwy 30 Wpcp, Buena Vista
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009139636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Marion County, Buena Vista
Public airport. O.
Record ID 82A (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Eagle Foods- (Epd-Wcd), Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070011739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Box Springs Property (Epd-Wcd), Box Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070021161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Family Dollar- Buena Vista Ga (Epd-Wcd), Buena Vista
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070073757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lake Windsong Lot # 33, Tyrone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070077974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Covia Solutions, Llc (Junction City Facility), Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070249793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marion County Airport-82a Terminal Apron And Fuel Farm Project, Buena Vista
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070819117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
J.P. Hudson Road Paving, Box Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070892440 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harris County Water Works Building, Cataula
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071279477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Big T Tire, Columbus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071310526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
3379 Buena Vista Road, Columbus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071448104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Woodbury Subdivision, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071448136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#371121, Marion County - State Funded, Buena Vista
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071671790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Big Tazewell Substation, Buena Vista
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072142871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Highway 26 Commercial Development (Epd-Wcd), Buena Vista
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072179333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Invictus Energy, Inc., Seale
Hazardous waste transporter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007406583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Oakcrest Lumber Inc, Buena Vista
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020579818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Chestlehurst Rd, Senoia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 718829W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Collum Road, Ellaville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 733944R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Pvt Farm, Ellaville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 733945X (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 Marion 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 Marion 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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