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Walton County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Walton County is 162.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,138 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (669), Industrial wastewater discharge (289), Gas station (mapped facility) (41). One correctional facility operates in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 33.7622, -83.7467.

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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 Walton County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
EsophagusDeaths5.83.71.57xSignificant4.1 to 8.12020-2024
EsophagusNew cases6.74.61.46xSignificant4.8 to 9.12019-2023
StomachNew cases8.46.61.27x6.2 to 11.22019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases29.523.81.24xSignificant25.2 to 34.42019-2023
PancreasDeaths1411.31.24x11.2 to 17.32020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases20.817.91.16x17.3 to 24.92019-2023
All cancerDeaths162.4143.21.13xSignificant152.5 to 172.82020-2024
BladderNew cases21.218.71.13x17.7 to 25.32019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths6.45.71.12x4.6 to 8.82020-2024
PancreasNew cases15.513.91.12x12.6 to 192019-2023
All cancerNew cases501.5453.41.11xSignificant483.6 to 519.92019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases57.251.81.1x51.4 to 63.52019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths7.26.61.09x5.3 to 9.62020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths3.73.41.09x2.3 to 5.62020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths32.830.21.09x28.6 to 37.52020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases19.618.51.06x16.2 to 23.52019-2023
BladderDeaths4.14.11x2.7 to 6.12020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases1414.50.97x11.1 to 17.52019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths4.54.80.94x2.9 to 6.52020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths3.94.40.89x2.5 to 5.92020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases56.20.81x3.3 to 7.32019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases6.78.70.77x4.9 to 9.12019-2023
ThyroidNew cases9.1130.7x6.7 to 12.12019-2023

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 Walton County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death9,790.69,842.6-1%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy74.775.3-1%years
Child mortality60.659.8+1%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality7.36.2+18%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths8496.9-13%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths23.328.6-18%deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde26.19 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.52 per million
  • Benzene1.19 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,138 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit669
  • Industrial wastewater discharge289
  • Gas station (mapped facility)41
  • Rail grade crossing38
  • Air permit holder (minor source)32
  • Public airport8
  • TRI reporting facility8
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
  • Major air pollution source6
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
  • Brownfield property5
  • Small hazardous waste generator5
  • Heliport5
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter4
  • Solar power plant4
  • Landfill (mapped facility)3
  • Gas power plant3
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)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. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Social Circle

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Lead And Lead Compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 24,078 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 30279LTMRBONEUL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.9

  2. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Social Circle

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017219678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.4

  3. Unsia Of Georgia Corporation, Monroe

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001426387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.3

  4. Hitachi Astemo Americas - Georgia Factory, Monroe

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, Ethylbenzene, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper And Copper Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 689 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3065WHTCHT1UNIS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

  5. Elite Storage Solutions, Llc, Monroe

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070347345 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  6. Nucor Warehouse Systems - Monroe, Monroe

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 127 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3065WNCRWR1118W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.1

  7. Loganville, City Of (Big Flat Creek Wpcp), Loganville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,575.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064604021 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  8. Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Social Circle

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 4,078 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3002WBXTRH55BAX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.8

  9. Isonova Technologies Llc - Social Circle, Social Circle

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000357408 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.7

  10. Isonova Technologies Llc - Social Circle, Social Circle

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 1,130 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 30279MRCND1022E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.3

  11. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Social Circle

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017219678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  12. Baxter Healthcare-Ga, Social Circle

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064460514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.2

  13. Tomco Equipment Company, Loganville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000499844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  14. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Social Circle

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017219678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  15. Good Hope Concrete Plant, Good Hope

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070007028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  16. Greenleaf Auto Recyclers, Llc, Monroe

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070008111 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  17. Big Flat Creek Wrf, Loganville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070021625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  18. Monroe Recycling, Llc, Monroe

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070046082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  19. Mpc Generating Llc, Monroe

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 30655MPCGN28CHE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  20. Tomco Equipment Company, Loganville

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000499844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  21. Superior Industries - Fesco Systems Division, Loganville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070014884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  22. Millwork & Panel- Social Circle, Social Circle

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000357382 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  23. Standridge Color Corp, Social Circle

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000357417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  24. Mpc Generating Llc, Monroe

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005718367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  25. Thomas Concrete Of Georgia, Inc., Monroe

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018854836 (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.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Walton 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 Walton 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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