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Telfair County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Telfair County is 157.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 371 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (275), Rail grade crossing (52), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. 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: 31.9644, -82.9138.

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 Telfair County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
PancreasNew cases19.313.91.39x10.9 to 32.52019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths38.630.21.28x26.6 to 55.12020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases2217.91.23x12.9 to 35.82019-2023
All cancerDeaths157.8143.21.1x131 to 188.92020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases56.851.81.1x41.8 to 76.12019-2023
All cancerNew cases394.5453.40.87x351.9 to 441.32019-2023

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 Telfair County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death13,517.49,842.6+37%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy72.775.3-3%years
Child mortality150.659.8+152%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths66.496.9-32%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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 Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.28 per million
  • Pahpom0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge275
  • Rail grade crossing52
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
  • Air permit holder (minor source)6
  • Gas station (mapped facility)4
  • Brownfield property2
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Solar power plant1
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)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.

  1. Telfair Forest Products Llc, Lumber City

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $15,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064318340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  2. Telfair Forest Products Llc, Lumber City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064318340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  3. Guidoni Usa Inc., Mcrae

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $29,904.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071407769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  4. Husqvarna Outdoor Products, Inc, Mc Rae

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069431662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  5. Lumber City, City Of (Lumber City Wpcp), Lumber City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010038404 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  6. Amercord, Inc., Lumber City

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038694696 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  7. Service Station On 341, Mc Rae

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972146 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  8. Griffin Grading & Concrete Llc, Mcrae-Helena

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072162755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  9. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/545907487 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  10. Mcrae-Helena, City Of (Mcrae-Helena Wpcp), Helena

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010038869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Husqvarna Outdoor Products, Mc Rae Helena

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056526255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Telfair State Prison, Helena

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064626383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Mcrae-Helena, City Of (Mcrae-Helena Wpcp), Mcrae

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064642338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Erosion, Sediment & Pollution Control- Borrow Area, James C. Cranford Property, Na

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070008209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Kinsale, Na

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070018317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Mcrae Concrete Plant, Mcrae

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070019355 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Terrell Road (Epd-Wcd), Na

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070019925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Lost Island Water-Park, Sandy Beach Park, Lake Tobesofkee, Macon-Bibb Co., Macon-Bibb Consolidated

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070073858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Security State Bank, Mcrae

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070866720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. North Mcrae Substation, Mcrae

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071221300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Jack'S Family Restaurant - Mcrae, Ga, Mcrae-Helena

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071364097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Pi 0019554 Telfair, Bridge On Friendship Church Rd (Cr 59) Over Alligator Creek, Jacksonville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071960097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Chirag Patel C-Store, Mccrae

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072083731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. 2007 Cdbg Water System And Storm Drainage Improvements, Lumber City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072178180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Mcrae Correctional Facility Expansion, Mcrae

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072187654 (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.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Telfair 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 Telfair 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.

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