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Treutlen County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Treutlen County is 219.7 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 2.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 50 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (19), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 32.4031, -82.5474.

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 Treutlen County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	74.6	30.2	2.47xSignificant	51.4 to 105.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	219.7	143.2	1.53xSignificant	176.5 to 271	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.6	51.8	1.32x	46.3 to 99.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	485	453.4	1.07x	417.1 to 561.2	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 Treutlen County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,605.4	9,842.6	+48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.3	75.3	-7%	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	81.3	96.9	-16%	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.

Formaldehyde22.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.32 per million
Pahpom0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing19
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Industrial wastewater discharge2

Highest-severity records

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

Lanzatech Freedom Pines Biorefinery Llc, Soperton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041668246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lanzatech Freedom Pines Biorefinery Llc, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041668246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lanzatech Freedom Pines Biorefinery Llc, Soperton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110041668246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Soperton, City Of (Soperton Wpcp), Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064242966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Treutlen County, Soperton
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4J8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Treutlen County Brd Of Edu, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043724814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Soperton Bin, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020119 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Evergreen Solar, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070627658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Modutek International Llc, Soperton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071139078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0018218, Treutlen County - Er, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071203623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Agl Lanzajet Treutlen County, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071335730 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Treutlen County Athletic Complex, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071348369 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Treutlen County Industrial Park P79444, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071364561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Treutlen Us 221/Sr 56 Industrial Park Access Road, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071896874 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Soperton 115/25kv Substation, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071921308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Am-Pm Convenience Stores Inc - Treutlen County, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072156960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ridgecrest Phase 11, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072162763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Treutlen C-Store State Route 15, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072224335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Treutlen County Health And Rehabilitation, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072224817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Soperton, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072254076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Golden Key Recycling Facility, Soperton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072257107 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brickmill Rd, Soperton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 641020F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Montgomery Xing, Tarrytown
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 641002H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
South Park Xing R, Tarrytown
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 641004W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Middle Xing Rd, Soperton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 641006K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

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 Treutlen 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 Treutlen 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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