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Paulding County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Paulding County is 147.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 2,659 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (1,824), Industrial wastewater discharge (707), 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: 33.9287, -84.8869.

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 Paulding County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	21.8	16.4	1.33x	15.5 to 29.9	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.4	4.1	1.32x	3.7 to 7.5	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.6	2	1.3x	1.6 to 3.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.7	4.4	1.3x	4.2 to 7.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.9	51.8	1.29xSignificant	61.2 to 73	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.3	17.9	1.13x	17.3 to 23.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.1	30.2	1.13x	30.1 to 38.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7	6.2	1.13x	5.4 to 9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.1	18.7	1.13x	17.9 to 24.6	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	3	2.7	1.11x	1.9 to 4.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	493	453.4	1.09xSignificant	477.8 to 508.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15	13.9	1.08x	12.4 to 18	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	147.6	143.2	1.03x	138.9 to 156.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.7	5.7	1x	4 to 7.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.6	6.6	1x	5 to 8.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.4	18.5	0.99x	15.5 to 21.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.6	8.7	0.99x	6.7 to 10.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.9	14.5	0.96x	11.4 to 16.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.5	3.7	0.95x	2.4 to 5	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	4.3	4.6	0.93x	3.1 to 6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.9	13	0.92x	9.7 to 14.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.8	3.4	0.82x	1.7 to 4.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	9.3	11.3	0.82x	7.3 to 11.6	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.2	6.6	0.79x	3.7 to 7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3.7	4.8	0.77x	2.4 to 5.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.8	23.8	0.71x	14 to 19.9	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 Paulding County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,727.8	9,842.6	-21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.9	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	51.9	59.8	-13%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.7	6.2	+8%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	70.1	96.9	-28%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.4	28.6	-4%	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.

Formaldehyde25.49 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde2.43 per million
Benzene1.17 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

2,659 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit1,824
Industrial wastewater discharge707
Gas station (mapped facility)53
Air permit holder (minor source)22
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Rail grade crossing9
Small hazardous waste generator7
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
TRI reporting facility4
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Heliport2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1

Highest-severity records

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

North American Kitchen Solutions, Inc., Dallas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071374205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Dallas, City Of (Pumpkinvine Creek Wpcp), Dallas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,688.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010133694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Dallas Concrete Plant, Dallas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498019 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Paulding Co Brd Of Com-Pumpkinvine Wrf, Dallas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,943.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064584034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Paulding County Board Of Commissioners (Coppermine Road Wrf), Hiram
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064626285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Armacell Llc, Dallas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Antimony compounds. 956 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30132RMSTR351SI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Argos Dallas Concrete Plant, Dallas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3013WDLLSC455SJ (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Wayne Davis Concrete - Hiram, Hiram
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030744531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wayne Davis Concrete - Dallas New, Dallas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030744540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dallas Concrete Plant, Dallas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498019 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Metromont Prestressed Concrete Co., Inc., Hiram
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059375448 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Dallas Ms4, Dallas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070045994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
North American Kitchen Solutions, Inc., Dallas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071374205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wayne Davis Concrete - Hiram, Hiram
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110030744531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Wayne Davis Concrete - Dallas New, Dallas
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110030744540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ready Mix Usa, Llc, Dallas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Thomas Concrete Of Georgia - Hiram #1100, Hiram
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
North American Kitchen Solutions Inc., Dallas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3013WNRTHM515IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.6
Thomas Concrete - Hiram, Hiram
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
TRI facility ID 3014WTHMSC1133R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.1
Apac Mid-South Inc. - Mulberry Quarry, N/A
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010039564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Ready Mix Usa Llc - Dallas Plant, Dallas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds.
TRI facility ID 3013WRDYMX7SEAB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Paulding County Board Of Commissioners (Coppermine Road Wrf), Hiram
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0038865: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Paulding County Water System (Upper Sweetwater Wrf), Villa Rica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037260120 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wind River Environmental, Llc, Hiram
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042379976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Paulding County Airport, Dallas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070009985 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Paulding 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 Paulding 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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