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Tift County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tift County is 171.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 317 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (115), Rail grade crossing (69), Gas station (mapped facility) (42). 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: 31.4602, -83.5179.

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 Tift County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	9.5	5.7	1.67xSignificant	6 to 14.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	10.1	6.6	1.53x	6.3 to 15.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.6	4.4	1.5x	3.7 to 11	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.1	6.2	1.47x	5.5 to 14.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.6	4.8	1.38x	3.8 to 10.9	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.3	23.8	1.23x	22.6 to 37.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.7	14.5	1.22x	12.6 to 24.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	171.5	143.2	1.2xSignificant	155.3 to 189	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.4	30.2	1.17x	28.5 to 43.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.1	51.8	1.16x	50.9 to 70.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	486	453.4	1.07xSignificant	457.9 to 515.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.1	17.9	1.07x	13.8 to 25.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.1	13	1.01x	8.6 to 19	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.7	18.7	0.89x	12 to 22.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.5	11.3	0.84x	6 to 14.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	11.6	13.9	0.83x	7.7 to 17	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.6	18.5	0.68x	8.4 to 18.2	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 Tift County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,127	9,842.6	+33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	86.2	59.8	+44%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.2	6.2	+0%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	84.1	96.9	-13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.3	28.6	-15%	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.

Formaldehyde23.07 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.35 per million
Pahpom0.88 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit115
Rail grade crossing69
Gas station (mapped facility)42
Air permit holder (minor source)31
Industrial wastewater discharge24
Small hazardous waste generator7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
TRI reporting facility6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Marzone Inc./Chevron Chemical Co., Tifton
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 30.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID GAD991275686 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Bold Formulators, Llc - Tifton, Tifton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000361251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.1
Mebrom Llc, Tifton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Bromomethane, Chloropicrin, 1,3-Dichloropropylene. Reports carcinogens. 8,425 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31794HNDRXGOLDE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Makhteshim Agan Of N.A. Inc. Dba Adama Tifton Plan, Tifton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Ethylene glycol, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,180 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31794BLDCRMAGNO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Makhteshim Agan Of N.A. Inc Dba Adama Vernon Wareh, Tifton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diuron, Metribuzin, Oxyfluorfen, Bifenthrin and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 320 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3179WDMVRN83VER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Mebrom Llc (Tifton), Tifton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Bromomethane, Chloropicrin. 21,567 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3179WMBRML9WGLD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Mebrom, Llc (Tifton), Tifton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071286026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Tifton Regional Wastewater Complex, Tifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,440.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000514621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Exlabesa Extrusion Tifton Inc., Tifton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese, Nickel, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 11 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31793TFTNLSOUTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Tforce Freight - Albany (Nee), Tifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $860,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040376036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Tifton Aluminum Co Inc, Tifton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000361242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Adama Vernon Warehouse, Tifton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071818932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Tifton Aluminum Co Inc, Tifton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000361242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bold Formulators, Llc - Tifton, Tifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000361251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Heatcraft Refrigeration Products, Inc., Tifton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000361288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Transcontinental Tifton, Tifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009355465 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Scruggs Concrete Co, Tifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tifton Tift County Landfill - Ust, Tifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070022817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jack'S Auto Parts, Tifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070046113 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Vernon Drive Plant, Tifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070825165 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tifton Aluminum Co Inc, Tifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000361242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bold Formulators, Llc - Tifton, Tifton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000361251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Georgia Department Of Agriculture, Tifton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007497342 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Transcontinental Tifton, Tifton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110009355465 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Alliance Carpet Cushion - Tifton Ga, Tifton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020517421 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Tift 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 Tift 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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