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Bradley County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bradley County is 167.9 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 406 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (182), Gas station (mapped facility) (57), Rail grade crossing (45). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 35.1724, -84.8527.

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 Bradley County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	3.1	2	1.55x	1.9 to 4.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.5	30.2	1.51xSignificant	40.7 to 50.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.9	3.7	1.32x	3.4 to 7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.5	3.4	1.32x	3.1 to 6.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6	4.6	1.3x	4.3 to 8.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.7	4.4	1.3x	4 to 7.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63.5	51.8	1.23xSignificant	57.8 to 69.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.5	17.9	1.2xSignificant	18 to 25.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167.9	143.2	1.17xSignificant	158.4 to 177.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	4.5 to 8.7	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	18.2	16.4	1.11x	10.8 to 28.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12	11.3	1.06x	9.6 to 14.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5	4.8	1.04x	3.4 to 7	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	2.8	2.7	1.04x	1.7 to 4.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.2	18.7	1.03x	16.1 to 22.8	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.2	4.1	1.02x	2.8 to 6.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14	13.9	1.01x	11.3 to 17.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.3	14.5	0.99x	11.5 to 17.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.8	18.5	0.96x	14.6 to 21.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.3	6.6	0.95x	4.6 to 8.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	428.2	453.4	0.94x	412.5 to 444.4	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.2	6.6	0.94x	4.4 to 8.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.8	6.2	0.94x	4 to 8.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.2	23.8	0.81x	15.9 to 23	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.1	13	0.78x	7.6 to 13.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.6	8.7	0.76x	4.8 to 8.8	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 Bradley County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,765.5	9,842.6	+9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	40.3	59.8	-33%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	3.7	6.2	-41%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	91.4	96.9	-6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	39.4	28.6	+38%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde25.64 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.71 per million
Benzene1.17 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit182
Gas station (mapped facility)57
Rail grade crossing45
Air permit holder (minor source)37
TRI reporting facility15
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)15
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Small hazardous waste generator12
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)6
Landfill (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source4
Large hazardous waste generator4
Brownfield property3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)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.

Eaton Corp, Cleveland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Nickel, Chromium, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 93,000 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37312TNCRP3990O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Duracell, Cleveland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Toluene, Copper, Zinc (fume or dust) and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 87,272 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37311DRCLLMOUSE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Ascent Chemicals, Cleveland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Chloroacetic acid, Methanol, Maleic anhydride and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 63,871 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37311MNFCT4325O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Mueller Co-Cleveland, Cleveland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone, Copper, Zinc compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 37,969 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37311MLLRC62IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Olin Chlor-Alkali, Charleston Plant, Charleston
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Innovative Water Care Llc A Solenis Co, Charleston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine. 582,240 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37310RCHCH1200L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Innovative Water Care, Llc Dba Solenis, Charleston
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002335820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations, Cleveland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Copper, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,061 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3732WWHRLP2525B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Cormetech Inc, Cleveland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Manganese, Vanadium compounds. 59,629 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37312CRMTC3300O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Duracell Manufacturing, Inc., Cleveland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371222 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Olin Chlor-Alkali, Charleston Plant, Charleston
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Lambcon, Cleveland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Benzene, Toluene, Nickel, Chromium and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 130 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3732WLMBCN34DUR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Wacker Polysilicon N.A., Charleston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine. 10,584 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3731WWCKRP553WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Eaton Corp., Cleveland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371295 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Manufacturer'S Chemical L P, Cleveland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009492361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing, Cleveland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 5,166 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3731WPLRTC31IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Mueller Co. - Cleveland, Cleveland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005006527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Olin Chlor-Alkali, Charleston Plant, Charleston
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Olin Chlor-Alkali, Charleston Plant, Charleston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Wacker Polysilicon North America Llc, Charleston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067049349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing, Llc, Cleveland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000531817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Olin Corp Charleston Plant, Charleston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 967 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37310LNCRPLOWER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Olin Chlor-Alkali, Charleston Plant, Charleston
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Cannon Automotive Solutions, Mc Donald
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 7 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3735WCNNNT121IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Schering-Plough Healthcare Prods, Cleveland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000589916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1

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 Bradley 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 Bradley 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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