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Tattnall County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tattnall County is 171.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 584 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (471), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (68), Gas station (mapped facility) (16). 3 correctional facilities operate 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: 32.0537, -82.0532.

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 Tattnall County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.4	30.2	1.37xSignificant	31.5 to 53.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.9	11.3	1.23x	8.4 to 21.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.1	23.8	1.22x	20.8 to 39.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	171.2	143.2	1.2xSignificant	150.3 to 194.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.2	51.8	1.16x	48.2 to 74.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.3	13.9	0.96x	7.9 to 21.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	404.7	453.4	0.89x	372 to 439.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.9	17.9	0.78x	8.5 to 21.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.3	18.7	0.76x	8.7 to 22.2	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 Tattnall County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,557.3	9,842.6	+17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.5	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	72.9	59.8	+22%	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	76.3	96.9	-21%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	13.8	28.6	-52%	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.

Formaldehyde21.25 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.15 per million
Pahpom0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge471
NPDES wastewater discharge permit68
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Rail grade crossing13
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Correctional facility (prison or jail)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
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.

Glennville (City Of) Wpcp, Glennville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039690466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Rogers State Prison-Electrical Storage Well Plant, Reidsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013127302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rayonier Performance Fibers Llc - Collins Fiber Facility, Reidsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Reidsville Wwtp, Reidsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039876827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Rogers State Prison, Reidsville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110064447193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Duramatic Products, Glennville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037594172 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Georgia Department Of Corrections (Rogers State Prison Wpcp), Reidsville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0022900: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Collins Wpcp, Collins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010041766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Duramatic Products, Glennville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110037594172 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Fries Farms, Llc (Tattnall Hatchery), Glennville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070152724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Swinton Smith Fld At Reidsville Muni, Reidsville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RVJ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
McCord's Cleaners
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/585094674 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Glennville Hatchery, Glennville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056133786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fulton Mill Solar Farm (Tattnall County), Reidsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070006125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dooly County Gin, Llc, Na
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070010290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ben Hilliard Development (Tattnall County), Glennville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Durrence Chicken House (Tattnall County), Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070013740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Whitehead Chicken House (Tattnall County), Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070014809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
2012 Glennville Cdbg - Sanitary Sewer System Improvements, Glennville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070014969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gray Rogers Development (Tattnall County), Claxton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070015140 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
O'Neal Chicken House Tattnall County, Collins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kicklighter Chicken House - Tattnall County, Glennville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070018754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marcus Floyd Development (Tattnall County), Collins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019379 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bland Chicken House - Tattnall County, Reidsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070021538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Frank Bradley Jr. Development, Reidsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070021836 (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.

Rogers State Prison-Electrical Storage Well Plant, Reidsville
EPA FRS registry ID
110013127302
Water system
GA2670005
Health-based violations
1 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
53
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
Yes, 2 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Georgia State Prison, Reidsville
EPA FRS registry ID
110064338970
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Rogers State Prison, Reidsville
EPA FRS registry ID
110064447193
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Tattnall 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 Tattnall 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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