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Webster County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Webster County is 122.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 21 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (7), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (7), Gas station (mapped facility) (2). 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: 32.0722, -84.5381.

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 Webster County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	442.9	453.4	0.98x	342.2 to 566.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	122.1	143.2	0.85x	78 to 189.2	2020-2024

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 Webster County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,714.5	9,842.6	+60%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76	75.3	+1%	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	103.9	96.9	+7%	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.

Formaldehyde23.68 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.33 per million
Pahpom0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing7
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Industrial wastewater discharge2
Major air pollution source1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Tolleson Lumber, Preston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007356459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.1
Interfor Us Inc, Preston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead, Mercury. Reports carcinogens. 201,537 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3182WNTRFR378TL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Tolleson Lumber, Preston
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007356459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Tolleson Lumber, Preston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007356459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Erth Products Composting Facility, Plains
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070134464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mixing Building Addition, Erth Products, Llc, Plains
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071069583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Union City - Yates 115 Kv Shugart Farms, N/A
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071502402 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Long Branch Tap, Preston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072131773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Webster County Board Of Education, Preston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072177712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mark Kennedy Shop, Preston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072186198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Earth Products, Plains
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635472C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Bottsford Road, Preston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635474R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Private - Farm, Preston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635475X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Private-Farm, Preston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635476E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Private - Farm, Preston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635477L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Tolleson Road, Preston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635478T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Wood Rd, Preston
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 635479A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Chevron
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/14050116301 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Gas N' Go
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1234480682 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Union City - Yates 115 Kv Shugart Farms, N/A
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GAR24926D: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1
Long Branch Tap, Preston
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GAR254467: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1

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 Webster 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 Webster 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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