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Schley County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Schley County is 160.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 62 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Industrial wastewater discharge (6). 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: 32.2932, -84.3163.

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 Schley County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	49.1	30.2	1.63x	28 to 82.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	81.1	51.8	1.57xSignificant	53.4 to 120.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	160.5	143.2	1.12x	118.6 to 213.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	461.6	453.4	1.02x	387.4 to 547.1	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 Schley County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,470.7	9,842.6	+17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.4	75.3	+0%	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	105.4	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde23.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.3 per million
Pahpom0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing33
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Industrial wastewater discharge6
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2

Highest-severity records

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

Tci Inc, Ellaville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001128798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Tci Inc., Ellaville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Zinc (fume or dust), Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds and 3 more. 888 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31806THRML610AI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Promod Manufacturing, Ellaville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3180WSNBLT63NBR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Tci Inc, Ellaville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001128798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Flir - Ellaville, Ellaville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042183516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
King'S Custom Builders, Inc., Ellaville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059259421 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Promod Manufacturing, Ellaville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071428613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Tci Inc, Ellaville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001128798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ellaville, City Of (Ellaville Wpcp), Ellaville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $914.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010038360 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ellaville, Ellaville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013128515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cooper Lighting - Ellaville Facility, Ellaville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064136867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Inert Waste Landfill Site (Epd-Wcd) Schley Co., Ellaville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070011695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Family Dollar, Ellaville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071220771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ellaville, City Of, Ellaville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071407918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Promod Manufacturing, Ellaville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071428613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Arbor Hill Entrance, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071527428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0015601, Schley County - Bridge Replacement, Ellaville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071670197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Collett Farms, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071867305 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Probox Manufacturing, Ellaville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071917918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mullite Co. Of America - Justice Mining Area, Andersonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072202401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chad'S Paint & Body, Ellaville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043433479 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Private, Americus
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 733913S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Private, Americus
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 733914Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Unknown, Ellaville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 733915F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Lacrosse Road, Ellaville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 733916M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1

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 Schley 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 Schley 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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