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McIntosh County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in McIntosh County is 164.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 93 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (48), Industrial wastewater discharge (24), Gas station (mapped facility) (14). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 31.4954, -81.4205.

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 McIntosh 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	35.8	23.8	1.5x	23.6 to 53.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.5	51.8	1.44xSignificant	59.4 to 93.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.8	30.2	1.32x	28.7 to 55.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.5	11.3	1.28x	7.9 to 26.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.2	17.9	1.24x	12.7 to 37.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16x	8.8 to 28.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	164.9	143.2	1.15x	139.8 to 194.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	471.6	453.4	1.04x	426.6 to 520.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.9	18.7	0.85x	8.7 to 28.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.1	18.5	0.82x	8.8 to 26.6	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 McIntosh County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,809.2	9,842.6	+40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.3	75.3	-1%	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	120.8	96.9	+25%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.3	28.6	-5%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde17.91 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.59 per million
Benzene0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit48
Industrial wastewater discharge24
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Public airport4
Air permit holder (minor source)2
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Smith & Sons Seafood, Darien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056136603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Townsend Bombing Range, Townsend
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021348905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Mobile Concrete, Inc. - Darien Plant, Darrien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070015347 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mcintosh County (Mcintosh County Wpcp), Townsend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mcintosh County - King Road Mswlf, Townsend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070024322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Tolomato Site, Darien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071878365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Oak Bluff Rv Park, Darien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071905847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Darien, City Of (Darien Wpcp), Darien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Phillips Seafood, Townsend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006777513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Jack'S Bluff Road, Eulonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070014114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Salvador Salazar Residence (Mcintosh County), Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070014297 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dollar General-Darien (Mcintosh County), Darien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dollar General - Shellman Bluff, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070017885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kellsie Circle Subdivision (Kellsie Street Subdivision), Darien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019598 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hwy 57 Smith Clearing (Mcintosh County), Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coastal Highway Industrial Park, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070028137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
King Swamp Road Improvements (Mcintosh County), Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070103547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hay House, Darien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070388302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greene Zone Well & Tank, Riceboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070391642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oaks On The River, Darien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070391906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcintosh County C&D Landfill, Townsend
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070600763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcintosh Cdbg, Darien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070817774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ido Warehouse - Building 3a, Darien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071220605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Johnson Park Subdivision, Darien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071222350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcintoshg County Recreation Sports Complex, Darien
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071236510 (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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh 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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