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Warren County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Warren County is 183.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 156 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (56), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (52), Industrial wastewater discharge (27). 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: 33.4327, -82.7018.

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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 Warren County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusNew cases77.751.81.5xSignificant54 to 1112019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths41.630.21.38x25.3 to 67.82020-2024
All cancerDeaths183.2143.21.28xSignificant145.1 to 230.32020-2024
All cancerNew cases501453.41.1x431.3 to 580.12019-2023

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 Warren County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death14,605.79,842.6+48%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy71.175.3-5%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths149.296.9+54%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.

  • Formaldehyde23.07 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.31 per million
  • Benzene0.69 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing56
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit52
  • Industrial wastewater discharge27
  • Air permit holder (minor source)10
  • Gas station (mapped facility)3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • 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. Asama Coldwater Manufacturing Georgia, Warrenton

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110058296883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 9.3

  2. Georgia Pacific Wood Products Llc Warrenton Ga, Warrenton

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 307,100 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 30828GRGPC779TH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.7

  3. Acm Georgia, Warrenton

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Lead, Chromium and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 91,219 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 30828WHLND1117T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.3

  4. Asama Coldwater Manufacturing Georgia, Warrenton

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110058296883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  5. Georgia Pacific Wood Products Llc Warrenton Ga, Warrenton

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070158549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.2

  6. Asama Coldwater Manufacturing Georgia, Warrenton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110058296883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  7. Asama Coldwater Manufacturing Georgia, Warrenton

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110058296883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  8. Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Llc (Warrenton), Warrenton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069592195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  9. Universal Scrap & Recycling Llc Of Warrenton, Warrenton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070018372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  10. Jebco, Warrenton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070018962 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  11. Midsouth Aggregrates (Warren County Quarry), Camak

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070022209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  12. Reeves Construction Co. - Camak, Warrenton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070049626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  13. Warrenton (City Of) Wtp, Warrenton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011330871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  14. Reeves Construction Co. - Camak, Warrenton

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070049626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  15. Georgia-Pacific Wood Products Llc - Warrenton Lumber Facility, Warrenton

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071722952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  16. Warrenton, City Of (Warrenton Wpcp), Warrenton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064411907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. Warrenton, City Of (Warrenton Wpcp), Warrenton

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit GA0050233: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.7

  18. Martin Marietta Aggregates - Warrenton Quarry, Warrenton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009357962 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  19. Martin Marietta Aggregates - Warrenton Quarry, Warrenton

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009357962 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  20. Pittman Construction Company, Sparta

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044303492 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  21. Midsouth Aggregrates (Warren County Quarry), Camak

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064766613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  22. Camak Asphalt Plant, Warrenton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072072709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  23. Wastewater Plant

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

    Record ID way/1014643960 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  24. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (Camak Quarry), Thomson

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070012254 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  25. Trw Automotive - Warrenton Casting Center, Warrenton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000359433 (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 Warren 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 Warren 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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