GA / county FIPS 13311 / county research

White County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in White County is 170.8 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 404 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (239), Industrial wastewater discharge (131), Air permit holder (minor source) (14). 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: 34.6527, -83.767.

How this county ranks in Georgia

View on the heat map Scan an address in this county

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 White County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	45.9	23.8	1.93xSignificant	36.6 to 57.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	23.5	13	1.81xSignificant	16.6 to 32.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	9.1	5.7	1.6x	5.4 to 14.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46	30.2	1.52xSignificant	37.7 to 56	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.3	6.2	1.5x	5.1 to 15.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.1	51.8	1.31xSignificant	57.9 to 80	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14	11.3	1.24x	9.5 to 20.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8	6.6	1.21x	5 to 12.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	170.8	143.2	1.19xSignificant	153.6 to 189.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	539.7	453.4	1.19xSignificant	507.1 to 574	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.6	18.7	1.16x	15.8 to 29.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.2	18.5	1.15x	15 to 29.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.6	14.5	1.14x	10.9 to 24.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.4	13.9	1.11x	10.7 to 21.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.5	17.9	0.98x	11.9 to 25	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.1	8.7	0.82x	4.2 to 11.9	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 White County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,237.3	9,842.6	+14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.4	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	60.2	59.8	+1%	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	96.6	96.9	-0%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.8	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.

Formaldehyde20.35 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
Acetaldehyde1.89 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit239
Industrial wastewater discharge131
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
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.

Freudenberg-Nok General Ptnr, Cleveland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 64,130 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 30528FRDNBONENO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Freudenberg-Nok General Ptnr, Cleveland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Cleveland, City Of (Cleveland Wpcp), Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006777586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Long Mountain Quarry, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010039083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Recovered Materials Co., Llc, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071403321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mountain Lakes Water & Sewer Authority, Inc. (Mountain Lake Resort Wpcp), Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010039136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Long Mountain Quarry, Cleveland
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010039083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Recovered Materials Co., Llc, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069994288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Urj Camp Coleman Wpcp, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017760298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Srm Plant #305-Cleveland, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071904611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cleveland Doughnuts, Cleveland
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975709 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
White County Mouldings, Cleveland
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $7,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071312950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
White County Transfer Station - Dept Of Public Works, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071785872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Mountain Lakes Water & Sewer Authority, Inc. (Mountain Lake Resort Wpcp), Cleveland
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit GA0046400: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Dry Cleaner
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/10026997578 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Long Mountain Quarry, Cleveland
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0046302: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Freudenberg-Nok General Ptnr, Cleveland
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Freudenberg-Nok General Ptnr, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000358336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Marcus Jewish Community Center (Camp Barney Medintz Wpcp), Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006795833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pittman Park Lot 4, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020161634 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Truett Mcconnell College- Dining Hall Addition, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025997777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Helen, City Of (Helen Wpcp), Helen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039865394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Deerfield Green Units 408,406,404,402,400,398,396,394, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041397477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
River Sand Inc, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043724798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Irwin Lumber Company, Inc., Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064338907 (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 White 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 White 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.

Scan an address in White County View on the heat map All Georgia counties