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Rockdale County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Rockdale County is 145.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 1,481 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (951), Industrial wastewater discharge (379), Air permit holder (minor source) (42). 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: 33.656, -84.012.

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 Rockdale County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Stomach	New cases	9.6	6.6	1.45xSignificant	7.1 to 12.8	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	3.4	2.7	1.26x	1.9 to 5.6	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.9	4.1	1.2x	3.2 to 7.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.8	3.4	1.12x	2.3 to 6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7	6.6	1.06x	4.9 to 9.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.7	17.9	1.04x	15.1 to 22.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	466	453.4	1.03x	447.7 to 485	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	145.7	143.2	1.02x	135.5 to 156.5	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.7	8.7	1x	6.4 to 11.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.5	18.7	0.99x	14.9 to 22.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.4	13.9	0.96x	10.5 to 17	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.6	18.5	0.95x	14.1 to 21.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.1	4.4	0.93x	2.5 to 6.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.5	11.3	0.93x	8 to 13.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.3	4.8	0.9x	2.7 to 6.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.9	30.2	0.89x	22.7 to 31.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.5	6.2	0.89x	3.6 to 8.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.5	14.5	0.86x	9.5 to 16	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	3.9	4.6	0.85x	2.4 to 6	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	2.9	3.7	0.78x	1.7 to 4.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	40.4	51.8	0.78x	35.2 to 46.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.6	13	0.74x	7 to 13	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	4.2	5.7	0.74x	2.6 to 6.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.1	23.8	0.72x	13.7 to 21.2	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 Rockdale County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,531.5	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.7	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	64.9	59.8	+9%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.8	6.2	+25%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	79.3	96.9	-18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.1	28.6	-26%	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.

Formaldehyde27.12 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde2.62 per million
Benzene1.31 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 242 days: 229 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 36, peak 90.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,481 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit951
Industrial wastewater discharge379
Air permit holder (minor source)42
Gas station (mapped facility)35
Rail grade crossing16
Small hazardous waste generator14
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
TRI reporting facility10
Major air pollution source5
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
EPA air quality monitor1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Hydroelectric plant1
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.

Bio-Lab Incorporated, Conyers
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007087213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Pratt Paper (Ga) Llc, Conyers
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $19,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007356725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.4
Biolab Inc, Conyers
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine, Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds and 3 more. 5,444,146 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30207BLBNC1735D (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Liochem Inc, Conyers
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 57,024 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30208LCHMN2145E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Pratt Paper (Ga) Llc, Conyers
Major air pollution source. Penalties $19,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007356725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Bostik Inc, Conyers
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000499835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Bio-Lab Incorporated, Conyers
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007087213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Liochem Inc, Conyers
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $62,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Hill Phoenix, Conyers
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064026619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Pratt Paper (Ga) Llc, Conyers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $19,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007356725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Pratt Industries, Conyers
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020750999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Pratt Industries Mill Div Conyers, Conyers
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds. 21,236 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30013VSYPP1800A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Hill Phoenix Inc, Conyers
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 195 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3001WHLLPH216GE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Pratt Industries, Conyers
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020750999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Great Southern Wood Preserving Incorporated, Conyers
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000356864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Pratt Industries, Conyers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020750999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Abc Compounding Co Inc, Conyers
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070119876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Bio-Lab Incorporated, Conyers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007087213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Abc Compounding Co. Inc., Conyers
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta[g]-2-benzopyran, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Copper compounds and 2 more. 1,611 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3001WBCCMP21DEE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Sca Packing North America, Inc, Conyers
Major air pollution source. Penalties $26,558.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017406760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Bio-Lab Incorporated, Conyers
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007087213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Pratt Paper (Ga), Llc - Wastewater Pretreatment System, Conyers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $48,679.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064622993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Bostik Inc, Conyers
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Diisocyanates. 229 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30207BSTKN1500P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Sca Packing North America, Inc, Conyers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $26,558.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017406760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Bostik Inc, Conyers
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000499835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Rockdale 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 Rockdale 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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