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Peach County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Peach County is 180.4 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 392 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (172), Industrial wastewater discharge (100), Rail grade crossing (53). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. 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: 32.5651, -83.8326.

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 Peach County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	New cases	22.6	13.9	1.63xSignificant	16 to 31.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.3	30.2	1.5xSignificant	35.7 to 56.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.1	23.8	1.35xSignificant	23.9 to 42.5	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	8.9	6.6	1.35x	5.1 to 14.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.8	11.3	1.31x	9.6 to 21.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23	17.9	1.28x	16 to 32	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	180.4	143.2	1.26xSignificant	160.6 to 202.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.9	51.8	1.14x	48.1 to 71.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	498.2	453.4	1.1xSignificant	464.2 to 534.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.4	14.5	0.99x	8.9 to 22.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.9	18.7	0.9x	11.2 to 24.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.1	13	0.85x	6.3 to 18.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.7	18.5	0.79x	9.3 to 22.2	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 Peach County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,589.1	9,842.6	+38%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.4	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	79.4	59.8	+33%	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	101.6	96.9	+5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	28.3	28.6	-1%	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.

Formaldehyde25.13 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.5 per million
Pahpom0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit172
Industrial wastewater discharge100
Rail grade crossing53
Gas station (mapped facility)30
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Small hazardous waste generator5
Public airport4
Brownfield property4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Woolfolk Chemical Works, Inc., Fort Valley
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 42.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID GAD003269578 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Blue Bird Corporation, Fort Valley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058136262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Blue Bird Body Co, Fort Valley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Hexane, Methanol, Ethylene glycol. 39,941 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31030BLBRDNORTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Blue Bird Corporation, Fort Valley
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058136262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Blue Bird Corporation, Fort Valley
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058136262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Blue Bird Corporation, Fort Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058136262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Byron Ready Mix, Byron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 31008LFRGB294HW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Pyrotechnic Specialties Inc, Byron
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000700046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Atlanta Sand & Supply Co. (Hudson Sand Mine), Byron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Byron Ready Mix, Byron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070021308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Blue Bird South, Fort Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070022384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Veolia Es Solid Waste, Byron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070046045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Briggs Brothers Enterprises Corporation, Fort Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071408426 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lafarge Byron Concrete Plant, Byron
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022447789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Former Austin Theater, Fort Valley
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039532431 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vacant Lot, 197 E. Church, Fort Valley
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039532468 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vacant Lot, 199 E. Church, Fort Valley
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039532486 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fort Valley Medical Center, Fort Valley
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971932 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fort Valley Utility Commission (Lanter Wrf), Fort Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006625955 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pratt (Warner Robins Corrugating), Llc, Byron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071767614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pyrotechnic Specialties Inc, Byron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds.
TRI facility ID 31008CMRCSJUNIP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Fort Valley Utility Commission (Lanter Wrf), Fort Valley
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0031046: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
B&B Asphalt, Llc, Byron
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007356093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Oconee Concrete Co., Byron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070046050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Sandler Nonwoven Corporation, Perry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070568758 (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.

New Dunbar Road Regional Stormwater Detention Facility, Byron
EPA FRS registry ID
110070706445
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report
Additions And Renovations To Peach County Jail (Epd-Wcd), Fort Valley
EPA FRS registry ID
110072193337
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Peach 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 Peach 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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