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Worth County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Worth County is 164.6 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 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 101 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35), Rail grade crossing (28), Industrial wastewater discharge (15). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 31.5844, -83.833.

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 Worth County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Liver & bile ductNew cases16.58.71.9xSignificant10.5 to 25.32019-2023
ThyroidNew cases18.2131.4x11.1 to 28.32019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths41.430.21.37xSignificant31.8 to 53.32020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases23.217.91.3x15.8 to 33.22019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases30.523.81.28x21.4 to 42.32019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases66.251.81.28xSignificant54 to 80.82019-2023
BladderNew cases22.118.71.18x15.1 to 31.62019-2023
All cancerDeaths164.6143.21.15xSignificant144.3 to 187.32020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases20.118.51.09x13.1 to 29.92019-2023
All cancerNew cases489.7453.41.08x452.8 to 529.22019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases15.314.51.06x9.2 to 24.42019-2023
PancreasDeaths10.711.30.95x6 to 18.12020-2024
PancreasNew cases12.113.90.87x6.9 to 202019-2023

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 Worth County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death12,752.59,842.6+30%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy72.975.3-3%years
Child mortality56.759.8-5%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths108.496.9+12%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths26.328.6-8%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.

  • Formaldehyde23.58 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.36 per million
  • Pahpom0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
  • Rail grade crossing28
  • Industrial wastewater discharge15
  • Air permit holder (minor source)11
  • Gas station (mapped facility)5
  • Public airport1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Hydroelectric plant1
  • Gas power plant1

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. Futrill Auto Parts, Poulan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070009521 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  2. Automotive Core Supply Of Ga, Llc, Sylvester

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070011706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  3. Carter'S Auto Salvage, Doerun

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070046037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  4. Crisp Plant, Warwick

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 753 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 3

  5. Crisp Plant, Warwick

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002439148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  6. Sylvester, Sylvester

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID SYV (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  7. Landfill

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

    Record ID way/1515717888 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  8. Utilities Inc, (Worthy Manor Subdivision Wpcp), Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009139832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  9. Olam Edible Nuts, Sylvester

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070015226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  10. Crisp Plant, Warwick

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002439148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Sylvester, City Of (Sylvester Wpcp), Sylvester

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039840553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Oak Park, Unknown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041456518 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Advanced Disposal Services - Worth County Transfer Station, Sylvester

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110061657309 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Jla International, Sylvester

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064008522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Street & Drainage Improvements To Serve Green Valley Road, Hilltop Rd & Oak Driv, Sylvester

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070831446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Fnst Water Line Upgrade, Cleveland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070839960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Clearing, Grubbing, And Stumping Plan, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071064983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Massey Airport Road 115/25 Kv Substation C80046, Sylvester

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071080688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Automotive Core Supply, Poulan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071143864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Pi#0000475, Dougherty County - Stp00-0000-00475, Albany

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071202820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Le21221 Oxford-Daniel S. Underwood Pit, Sylvester

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071206045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Old Dominion Freight Line, Sylvester

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071253661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Georgia State Patrol Post 40, Sylvester

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071375197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Pi#0000519, Worth County - Stp00-0000-00(519), Bridgeboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071447852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Zaxby'S, Sylvester

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071506122 (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.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Worth 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 Worth 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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