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McDuffie County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in McDuffie County is 164.1 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 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 190 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (84), Industrial wastewater discharge (44), Rail grade crossing (21). 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: 33.4851, -82.4952.

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 McDuffie County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	34.3	23.8	1.44xSignificant	25 to 46.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	18.6	13	1.43x	10.9 to 29.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.5	30.2	1.37xSignificant	31.8 to 53.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	530.7	453.4	1.17xSignificant	491.9 to 571.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	164.1	143.2	1.15xSignificant	143.7 to 186.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.6	14.5	1.08x	9.3 to 24.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.3	51.8	1.07x	43.7 to 69.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.7	17.9	1.04x	12.1 to 27.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.7	18.7	1x	12.3 to 27.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.3	18.5	0.94x	11 to 26	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.8	13.9	0.78x	6.4 to 17.6	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 McDuffie County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,503.1	9,842.6	+37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.9	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	107.5	59.8	+80%	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	103.4	96.9	+7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	35.7	28.6	+25%	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.

Formaldehyde23.84 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.37 per million
Benzene0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit84
Industrial wastewater discharge44
Rail grade crossing21
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Small hazardous waste generator3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
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.

Hp Pelzer (Automotive Sys ) Inc, Thomson
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Hp Pelzer (Automotive Sys ) Inc, Thomson
Major air pollution source. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Hp Pelzer (Automotive Sys ) Inc, Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc., Thomson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Arsenic compounds, Copper compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens. 23 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30824HVRTRWIRER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Augusta Coating & Manufacturing Llc, Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059088026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Advance Auto Parts Dc #16, Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Southeastern Primary Minerals, Llc, Dearing
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070046039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gct, Llc, Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070706440 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Milsco Manufacturing Co, Thomson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012242331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Thomson-Mcduffie Government Services Center, Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013135071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Standard Iron & Wire Works, Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071657668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Milsco Manufacturing Co, Thomson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 21 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30824MLSCM194SU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4
Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc, Thomson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Advance Auto Parts Distribution Ctr #16, Thomson
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022824531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Thomson Plastics Inc 2006 Capital Improvements Project, Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016740393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Thomson, Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039845772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
C'Board Usa, Inc., Thomson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038744721 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hp Pelzer (Automotive Systems) Inc., Thomson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 30824NTDTC1884W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Thomson, City Of (Big Creek Wtp), Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067376823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Thomson - Usry Pond Wtp, Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056397723 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Timber Products ? Thomson, Ga., Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071240375 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
City Of Thomson (Mattox Creek Wpcp), Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066923761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Mcduffie County Solid Waste Facility, Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070390673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Thomson/Mcduffie County, Thomson
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HQU (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Georgia Iron Works Inc, Thomson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359380 (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 McDuffie 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 McDuffie 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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