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Screven County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Screven County is 190.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 128 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (58), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29), Industrial wastewater discharge (13). One correctional facility operates in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 32.767, -81.6248.

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 Screven County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	Deaths	15.6	11.3	1.38x	8.9 to 26	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	190.6	143.2	1.33xSignificant	164.8 to 220	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.3	17.9	1.3x	14.5 to 36	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.7	51.8	1.25x	50.2 to 82.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.9	30.2	1.19x	25.8 to 49.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.7	18.5	1.12x	12.2 to 33.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	456.5	453.4	1.01x	414 to 502.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16	18.7	0.86x	9 to 26.9	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 Screven County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,034.8	9,842.6	+53%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.9	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	110.8	59.8	+85%	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	111.4	96.9	+15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	26.1	28.6	-9%	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.

Formaldehyde22.19 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.28 per million
Benzene0.62 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing58
NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
Industrial wastewater discharge13
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

King America Finishing Inc, Sylvania
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 2,079,486 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30424KNGFNGEORG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Fulghum Fibres, Inc., Oliver Mill, Sylvania
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044800784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Fulghum Fibres, Inc., Oliver Mill, Sylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044800784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Jtekt Bearings Na Llc - Sylvania Ga., Sylvania
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ammonia, Chromium, Manganese. 1,275 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30467TRRNGBOX16 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Trane Technologies Co Llc Sylvania Plant (Fka Ingersoll) Hsi 10016, Sylvania
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042041475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Sylvania Wpcp, Sylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006644621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Milliken & Company Longleaf, Dover
Major air pollution source. Penalties $40,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000499880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Milliken & Company Longleaf, Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $40,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000499880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Milliken & Company Longleaf, Dover
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $40,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000499880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
N.W.Fries (Sylvania Debone), Sylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070555406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Trane Technologies Co Llc Sylvania Plant (Fka Ingersoll) Hsi 10016, Sylvania
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042041475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Trane Technologies Co Llc Sylvania Plant (Fka Ingersoll) Hsi 10016, Sylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042041475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Milliken & Company Longleaf, Dover
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $40,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000499880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Newington, Town Of (Newington Wpcp), Newington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010038413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Plantation Airpark, Sylvania
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID JYL (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Basf Corp Sylvania Plant, Sylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001423996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Georgia Department Of Natural Resources (Georgia Visitor Center Sylvania), Sylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006777826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Trane Technologies Co Llc Sylvania Plant (Fka Ingersoll) Hsi 10016, Sylvania
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042041475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hiltonia, Town Of (Hiltonia Wpcp), Hiltonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064583231 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eds/545(50)01, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070009227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sylvania Ready Mix, Sylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012253 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sylvania Further Processing Plant, Sylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070374056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Robinson Williams Roadway Construction, Sylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070626438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Commercial Sale Lot - Counts, Sylvania
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070668015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0016653, Screven County, Hilltonia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070924665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Screven Co. Prison-Well #1 Plant, Sylvania
EPA FRS registry ID
110013128864
Water system
GA2510049
Health-based violations
1 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
16
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Screven 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 Screven 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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