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Newton County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Newton County is 166 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,936 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (1,215), Industrial wastewater discharge (518), Gas station (mapped facility) (53). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 33.557, -83.8412.

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 Newton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.7	3.4	1.68xSignificant	3.9 to 8	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6	4.1	1.46x	4 to 8.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9	6.6	1.36xSignificant	6.7 to 11.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.7	17.9	1.27xSignificant	19.1 to 26.9	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	3.3	2.7	1.22x	2 to 5.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.8	4.8	1.21x	3.9 to 8.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.5	8.7	1.21x	8.1 to 13.5	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.7	6.6	1.17x	5.6 to 10.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.1	11.3	1.16x	10.3 to 16.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	166	143.2	1.16xSignificant	155.6 to 176.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.5	18.7	1.15x	17.8 to 25.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	514.5	453.4	1.13xSignificant	496.4 to 533.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.6	51.8	1.11x	51.7 to 64	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.6	14.5	1.08x	12.5 to 19.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.7	4.4	1.07x	3.1 to 6.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25	23.8	1.05x	21.1 to 29.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.4	13.9	1.04x	11.5 to 17.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31	30.2	1.03x	26.7 to 35.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.7	18.5	1.01x	15.3 to 22.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.3	13	0.95x	9.6 to 15.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.1	4.6	0.89x	2.7 to 6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	4.7	5.7	0.82x	3 to 6.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3	3.7	0.81x	1.9 to 4.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	4.3	6.2	0.69x	2.8 to 6.3	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 Newton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,380.5	9,842.6	+5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	63.4	59.8	+6%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.2	6.2	+31%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	79.8	96.9	-18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.2	28.6	-29%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde26.41 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.59 per million
Benzene1.2 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,936 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit1,215
Industrial wastewater discharge518
Gas station (mapped facility)53
Air permit holder (minor source)51
Rail grade crossing22
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
Small hazardous waste generator14
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)14
TRI reporting facility13
Hazardous waste transporter6
Large hazardous waste generator4
Major air pollution source3
Public airport3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)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.

Ascend Elements Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Plant, Covington
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $38,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071248552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
H.B. Fuller Co, Covington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Vinyl acetate, Styrene, Butyl acrylate, Methyl methacrylate and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 24,683 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30209HBFLL12110 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Becton Dickinson & Co Covington Operations, Covington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene oxide. Reports carcinogens. 7,414 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30209CRBRD8195N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Beaver Manufacturing Co Inc, Mansfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007249398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Contract Packaging Inc., Covington
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $5,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000355669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Komatsu Forklift Usa, Covington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000833091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Srg Global Automotive Llc, Covington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001971046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Lafarge Oxford Concrete Plant, Oxford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022522652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Ascend Elements Inc, Covington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper And Copper Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,110 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3001WSCNDL9176I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Contract Packaging Inc, Covington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorothalonil, Bifenthrin, Ethylene glycol, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 454 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30014CNTRC13100 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Bard Cr, Covington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009356464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Ascend Elements Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Plant, Covington
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $38,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071248552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
H B Fuller Co, Covington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000859508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Beaver Manufacturing Co Inc, Mansfield
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007249398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing, Inc., Covington
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $36,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057909045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
General Mills Operations, Inc., Covington
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002009978 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Newton County Landfill, Covington
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013937071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing Inc, Covington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Zinc (fume or dust), Phenol, Aluminum (fume or dust) and 1 more. 916 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30014NSSHN14381 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Tread Technologies Co, Covington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 866 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30014TRDTC12170 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Fibervisions Incorporated, Covington
Major air pollution source. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002316681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
General Mills Operations, Inc., Covington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002009978 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Tread Technologies, Covington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005720906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Fibervisions Incorporated, Covington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002316681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Ascend Elements Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Plant, Covington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $38,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071248552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Oxford Concrete Plant, Oxford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30054LFRGX575MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6

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 Newton 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 Newton 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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