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Georgetown County, South Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Georgetown County is 160.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 346 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (181), Rail grade crossing (52), Gas station (mapped facility) (30). One correctional facility operates in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 33.4487, -79.3465.

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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 Georgetown County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
EsophagusDeaths5.63.71.51x3.7 to 8.52020-2024
StomachDeaths3.82.71.41x2.2 to 6.22020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases86.21.29x5 to 122019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths5.64.41.27x3.4 to 8.92020-2024
BladderDeaths54.11.22x3.4 to 7.52020-2024
EsophagusNew cases5.64.61.22x3.8 to 8.22019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases28.523.81.2x23.6 to 34.22019-2023
All cancerDeaths160.2143.21.12xSignificant149.2 to 171.92020-2024
Liver & bile ductDeaths76.61.06x4.9 to 102020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths3230.21.06x27.6 to 37.22020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases18.517.91.03x14.5 to 23.52019-2023
PancreasDeaths11.611.31.03x8.9 to 15.22020-2024
All cancerNew cases460.5453.41.02x440.5 to 481.22019-2023
PancreasNew cases14.113.91.01x11 to 17.92019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases8.58.70.98x6.1 to 11.72019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths5.55.70.96x3.6 to 8.32020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths4.54.80.94x2.9 to 72020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases48.251.80.93x42.8 to 54.32019-2023
ThyroidNew cases12130.92x8.4 to 16.72019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases16.518.50.89x13 to 20.92019-2023
BladderNew cases16.518.70.88x13.4 to 20.32019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases11.714.50.81x8.5 to 15.92019-2023
StomachNew cases4.86.60.73x3.1 to 7.42019-2023

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 Georgetown County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death13,427.89,842.6+36%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy73.575.3-2%years
Child mortality51.459.8-14%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality5.86.2-6%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths127.896.9+32%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths57.328.6+100%deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde17.96 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.6 per million
  • Benzene0.7 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit181
  • Rail grade crossing52
  • Gas station (mapped facility)30
  • Air permit holder (minor source)23
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)11
  • Major air pollution source8
  • TRI reporting facility8
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
  • Brownfield property5
  • Small hazardous waste generator5
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter3
  • Large hazardous waste generator3
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
  • Commercial airport2
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
  • Biomass power plant2
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Coal 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. 3v Inc., Georgetown

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,462,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070827538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. International Paper Georgetown Mill, Georgetown

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Zinc compounds, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 12,980,993 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29442NTRNTKAMIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 10

  3. Winyah Generating Station, Georgetown

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Copper And Copper Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,581,680 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29440WNYHG661ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9.4

  4. 3v Sigma Usa, Georgetown

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Dichloromethane, Vinyl acetate, Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,311,304 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29440VCHMCPENNY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9.4

  5. International Steel Group, Georgetown

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $12,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002231497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8

  6. Georgetown Mill, Georgetown

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070828183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.7

  7. Santee Cooper Winyah Generating Station, Georgetown

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $99,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000353457 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.7

  8. International Steel Group, Georgetown

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $12,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002231497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  9. 3v Inc., Georgetown

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,462,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070827538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.3

  10. Winyah, Georgetown

    Coal power plant.

    Record ID 6249 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 7.1

  11. International Steel Group, Georgetown

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $12,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002231497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  12. International Steel Group, Georgetown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,600.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002231497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  13. 3v Inc., Georgetown

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,462,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070827538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.8

  14. 3v Inc., Georgetown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,462,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070827538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.8

  15. Trebol Usa Llc, Andrews

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 15,911 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 29510MTCHMROSEM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.2

  16. Pawleys Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pawleys Island

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000574030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  17. The Hm Sefa Group Llc Winyah Star Facility, Georgetown

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy), Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 52 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 2944WSFWNY661ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.8

  18. S&W Georgetown Plant, Georgetown

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 2944WSWGRG114RI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  19. Santee Cooper Winyah Generating Station, Georgetown

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $99,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000353457 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  20. Trebol Usa Llc, Andrews

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002233333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  21. Georgetown County School District Pleasant Hill Elementary, Hemingway

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013763150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  22. Gcw&Sd Debordieu Colony Wwtp Alternative Discharge, Georgetown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039409182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  23. Liberty Steel Georgetown Inc., Georgetown

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 29442GRGTWSOUTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  24. Interfor Georgetown Division, Georgetown

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006692855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.4

  25. City Of Georgetown Sewage Treatment Facility, Georgetown

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006623154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

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 Georgetown County

  • South Carolina 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 Georgetown County, and their findings.

  • South Carolina vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • South Carolina health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • South Carolina 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.

  • South Carolina 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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