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Talbot County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Talbot County is 165.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 93 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (40), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (30), Industrial wastewater discharge (9). 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: 32.7045, -84.519.

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 Talbot County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.5	30.2	1.31x	23.4 to 65.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63.5	51.8	1.23x	42.8 to 93.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	527.3	453.4	1.16xSignificant	457.1 to 606.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	165.2	143.2	1.15x	128.5 to 211.3	2020-2024

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 Talbot County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,334.2	9,842.6	+35%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.4	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	99.7	96.9	+3%	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.

Formaldehyde23.96 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde2.29 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

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

Rail grade crossing40
NPDES wastewater discharge permit30
Industrial wastewater discharge9
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Public airport3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Gas 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.

Aacr, Inc., Box Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070009704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Junction City Mining Company, Talbotton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064349646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Brown Brothers Sand, Junction City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070502821 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
City Of Talbotton (Talbotton Wpcp), Talbotton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010038707 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Talbot County Energy, Box Springs
Gas power plant.
Record ID 7916 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.6
Talbot Energy Facility, Box Springs
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012174565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Junction City Mining Company, Talbotton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110064349646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tri-City Housing Authority (Tri City Housing Authority Wpcp), Woodland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012322753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Talbot Energy Facility, Box Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012174565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Luck-Alexander Quarry, Talbotton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071655198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Junction City Mining, Llc (Heath Quarry), Junction City
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GAG300017: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Talbot Energy Facility, Box Springs
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012174565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Luck-Alexander Quarry, Talbotton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110071655198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Junction City Mining, Llc (Heath Quarry), Junction City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010039537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (Junction City Quarry), Junction City
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GAG300035: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.9
Manchester, City Of (Rush Creek Reservoir Wtp), Woodland
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GAG640144: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Manchester, City Of (Rush Creek Reservoir Wtp), Woodland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067373121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Martin Marietta Junction City Quarry, Junction City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006161688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Asphalt Plant Relocation (Epd-Wcd), Junction City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070007244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Salem Baptist Church (Epd-Wcd), Talbot
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070013907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brown Brothers Sand Company- Construction Of Plant No. 3 (Epd-Wcd), Junction City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070015011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Old Alabama Road Solar Site Ii (Epd-Wcd), Woodland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070027531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Woodland Solar Farm (Epd-Wcd), Woodland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070073748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Talbot County Cdbg-Welcome Church Loop (Epd-Wcd), Talbotton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070098154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (Junction City Quarry), Junction City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070211592 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Talbot 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 Talbot 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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