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Taylor County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Taylor County is 170.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 110 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (44), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (36), Industrial wastewater discharge (7). 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: 32.5601, -84.2448.

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 Taylor County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.9	30.2	1.55xSignificant	30.9 to 69.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	170.3	143.2	1.19x	137.3 to 209.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.8	51.8	1.15x	41.8 to 84.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	386.3	453.4	0.85x	335.9 to 443	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 Taylor County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,728.1	9,842.6	+19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.4	75.3	-2%	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	70.6	96.9	-27%	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.

Formaldehyde24.13 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.39 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

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

Rail grade crossing44
NPDES wastewater discharge permit36
Industrial wastewater discharge7
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Solar power plant5
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1

Highest-severity records

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

Wall Pit, Mauk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070022599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mf & H Textiles Inc, Butler
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007496879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Taylor County Lfgte Power Station, Mauk
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007357118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Reynolds, City Of (Reynolds Wpcp), Reynolds
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006659339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Veolia Es Taylor County Landfill, Mauk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071963577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Taylor County Lfgte Power Station, Mauk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007357118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Howard Sand, Mauk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071782593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Butler Sand, Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071785974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mf&H Textiles Inc, Butler
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Antimony compounds, Chromium, Ammonia.
TRI facility ID 31006MFHTXHWY96 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Taylor, Mauk
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 56870 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Butler Muni, Butler
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6A1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Taylor County Landfill, Mauk
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/952433005 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Mf & H Textiles Inc, Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007496879 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Taylor County Board Of Commissionners (Plant Laurel Wpcp), Reynolds
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009139379 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Basf Corporation, Reynolds
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042425863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
M.F. & H. Textiles, Inc., Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056989399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
American Colloid Company, Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062740967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Butler, City Of (Butler Wpcp), Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064618150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hannah Solar-Butler Airport Solar Array, Na
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070008885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Foley Material Co - Taylor Mine, Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070024921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ccr Disposal Area: Cells A & B And Stockpile, Mauk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070074399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Butler Airport Crack Seal & Remarking; Taxiway & South Apron Rehab, Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070228005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
White Pine Energy Storage, Butler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070397415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wi Taylor County Disposal, Llc, Mauk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070506075 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Water & Sanitary Sewer Improvements, Reynolds
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070673890 (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 Taylor 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 Taylor 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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