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Seminole County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Seminole County is 156.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 151 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (104), Rail grade crossing (22), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (10). 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: 30.8929, -84.8509.

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 Seminole County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	156.4	143.2	1.09x	128.3 to 189.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.3	51.8	1.07x	39.8 to 76.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32	30.2	1.06x	20.9 to 48.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	371.5	453.4	0.82x	324.6 to 424.1	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 Seminole County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,376.9	9,842.6	+36%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.7	75.3	-3%	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	116.9	96.9	+21%	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.

Formaldehyde23.58 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.58 per million
Pahpom0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge104
Rail grade crossing22
NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Donalsonville, City Of (H. M. Shingler Wpcp), Donalsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009139850 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Old Farmers Market, Donalsonville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974589 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Donalsonville Muni, Donalsonville
Public airport. O.
Record ID 17J (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Leon's Cleaners, Donalsonville
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/560216150 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Seminole State Park Campground, Donalsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013423893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spring Creek Road Borrow Pit, Donalsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070046056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Westbrooke Subdivision Section 1, Donalsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071784310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Seminole County K-12 School, Donalsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071881591 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcfadden Rv Park, Donalsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071929522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcfadden Nature Center, Donalsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071942919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grading Drainage Base/Pavement Improv Galilee Rd Etal, Donalsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072084742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lyle Brackin Broiler Farm, Brinson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072189847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Donaldsonville R/M Plant, Donalsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072199696 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private Road, Donalsonville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637652G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Friendship Avenue, Donalsonville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637653N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Stern Avenue, Donalsonville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637654V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Dowling Avenue, Donalsonville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637655C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Henderson Avenue, Donalsonville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637656J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Tennille Avenue, Donalsonville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637657R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Wiley Avenue, Donalsonville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637658X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Broome Avenue, Donalsonville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637660Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Fertilizer Road, Donalsonville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637661F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Ash Crossing Road, Brinson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637677C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Private Road, Brinson
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637678J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Enterprise Church Road, Iron City
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 637680K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1

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 Seminole 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 Seminole 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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