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Wilkinson County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wilkinson County is 191.6 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 170 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (69), Industrial wastewater discharge (52), Rail grade crossing (24). 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: 32.796, -83.1533.

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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 Wilkinson County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths55.130.21.82xSignificant38.8 to 772020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases74.651.81.44xSignificant55.4 to 99.42019-2023
All cancerDeaths191.6143.21.34xSignificant157.7 to 231.42020-2024
All cancerNew cases522.4453.41.15xSignificant464.2 to 586.42019-2023

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 Wilkinson County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death15,270.39,842.6+55%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy69.975.3-7%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 deaths121.996.9+26%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.

  • Formaldehyde24.24 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.4 per million
  • Benzene0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit69
  • Industrial wastewater discharge52
  • Rail grade crossing24
  • Air permit holder (minor source)7
  • Major air pollution source5
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter4
  • Gas station (mapped facility)2
  • Small hazardous waste generator2
  • Brownfield property1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Solar power plant1
  • 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.

  1. Carbo Ceramics Inc. - Toomsboro Plant, Toomsboro

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018852972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 9.6

  2. Carbo Ceramics Inc. - Toomsboro Facility, Toomsboro

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 1,518,258 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 3109WCRBCR188DE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.7

  3. Kamin Llc - Edgar, Mcintyre

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005670577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  4. Kamin Llc - Edgar, Mcintyre

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005670577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  5. Carbo Ceramics Inc. - Mcintyre Plant, Mcintyre

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001426617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  6. Kamin Llc - Edgar, Mcintyre

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $3,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005670577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  7. Carbo Ceramics Inc. - Toomsboro Plant, Toomsboro

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018852972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  8. Active Minerals International - Main Plant, Gordon

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046592175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  9. Carbo Ceramics Inc. - Mcintyre Plant, Mcintyre

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001426617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  10. Carbo Ceramics Inc. - Toomsboro Plant, Toomsboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018852972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  11. Active Minerals International - Main Plant, Gordon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046592175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  12. Basf Corporation - Gordon Plant, Gordon

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $12,039.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056960454 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  13. Carbo Ceramics Inc. - Mcintyre Plant, Mcintyre

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001426617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  14. Carbo Ceramics Inc. - Toomsboro Plant, Toomsboro

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018852972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  15. Basf Corporation - Gordon Plant, Gordon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,039.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056960454 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  16. Basf Corporation - Gordon Plant, Gordon

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $12,039.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056960454 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  17. Active Minerals International, Llc - William Burgess Mine, Treadwell

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070023295 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  18. Kamin Llc - Midga, Mc Intyre

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070864187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  19. Old Hickory Clay Co - Mcintyre Plant, Mcintyre

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001424263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  20. Carbo Ceramic Inc-Scrubber Project, Mcintyre

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110063374619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  21. Gordon, City Of (Gordon Wpcp), Gordon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010041640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  22. Old Hickory Clay Co - Mcintyre Plant, Mcintyre

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001424263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  23. Ami Green East Mine, Mcintyre

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070021142 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  24. Active Minerals International, Llc - Howell Mine, Mcintyre

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070026416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  25. Active Minerals International, Llc (Wilkinson County Mine Pits), Gordon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070370190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson 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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