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Benton County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Benton 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 Liver & bile duct deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 102 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (69), Air permit holder (minor source) (11), Rail grade crossing (5). 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: 36.0868, -88.083.

How this county ranks in Tennessee

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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 Benton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	14	6.6	2.12xSignificant	7.9 to 23.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	16.8	8.7	1.93xSignificant	9.6 to 27.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	52.8	30.2	1.75xSignificant	40.8 to 67.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.5	51.8	1.52xSignificant	64.2 to 95.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	191.6	143.2	1.34xSignificant	167.6 to 218.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.5	18.7	1.26x	15.9 to 34.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.3	11.3	1.18x	7.7 to 22.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	483.4	453.4	1.07x	443.5 to 526.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.1	23.8	1.05x	16 to 37.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.4	13.9	1.04x	8.4 to 23.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.6	18.5	1.01x	11.2 to 29.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.3	17.9	0.91x	9.9 to 26.1	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 Benton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,780.7	9,842.6	+50%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.5	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	93.3	59.8	+56%	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	155.6	96.9	+60%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	39.6	28.6	+38%	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.

Formaldehyde22.43 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.38 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit69
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Rail grade crossing5
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Public airport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass 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.

Magpro, Llc, Camden
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $71,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027234687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Magpro Llc, Camden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 2,970 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38320CMDNC501OV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Big Sandy Stp, Big Sandy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006690768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
West Camden Sanitary Landfill, Camden
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021346685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lakeshore United Methodist Assembly, Eva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006690376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Covia Holdings Corporation B-2 Mine/Reservoir/Classifier, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006802237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
West Camden Sanitary Landfill, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021346685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Magpro, Llc, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $71,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027234687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mid-Way Materials, Inc., Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006663271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
West Camden Sanitary Landfill, Camden
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021346685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Magpro, Llc, Camden
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $71,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027234687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Iperionx Critical Minerals Llc, Camden
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $9,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007189210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
West Camden, Camden
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 57409 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Camden Hcr Lagoon And Spray Irrigation, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009786758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Holladay North, Holladay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009786231 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Camden - Memphis Stone Pit, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056160014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
O'Neal Melton & Sons Mine, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069415822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Benton County, Camden
Public airport. O.
Record ID 0M4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
West Camden Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1208849020 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1361863719 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1373378285 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
H & H Oil Llc, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006121758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Camden - Carroll Site, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006802184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Camden Water Dept, Camden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009789185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Highway 191 Auto Salvage, Holladay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024587204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Benton County

Tennessee 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 Benton County, and their findings.
Tennessee vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Tennessee health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Tennessee 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.
Tennessee 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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