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Campbell County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Campbell County is 197.8 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 2.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 282 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (128), Rail grade crossing (70), Gas station (mapped facility) (25). 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: 36.3848, -84.1331.

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 Campbell County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	69.3	30.2	2.29xSignificant	60.3 to 79.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	105.6	51.8	2.04xSignificant	94.3 to 118.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	7.8	4.6	1.7xSignificant	4.8 to 12.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.1	3.4	1.5x	2.9 to 8.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	197.8	143.2	1.38xSignificant	181.7 to 215.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.5	4.8	1.35x	3.6 to 10.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.4	17.9	1.31x	17.8 to 30.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.8	6.2	1.26x	4.4 to 12.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.2	6.6	1.24x	5.2 to 12.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.1	11.3	1.16x	9.1 to 18.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15.9	13.9	1.14x	11.5 to 21.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	492.8	453.4	1.09xSignificant	466.5 to 520.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.7	18.5	1.01x	13.8 to 25	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.2	5.7	0.91x	2.9 to 8.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.7	8.7	0.89x	4.7 to 12.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.2	23.8	0.81x	14.1 to 25.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.8	13	0.75x	6.2 to 14.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.8	14.5	0.74x	6.9 to 16.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	13.9	18.7	0.74x	9.9 to 19.2	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 Campbell County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	18,369	9,842.6	+87%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	68.6	75.3	-9%	years
Child mortality	64.8	59.8	+8%	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	142.6	96.9	+47%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	74.8	28.6	+161%	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.

Formaldehyde19.58 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.84 per million
Acetaldehyde1.91 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit128
Rail grade crossing70
Gas station (mapped facility)25
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Brownfield property18
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Small hazardous waste generator3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Gold Creek Foods Llc, Gc15, Caryville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 898 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37714PWLLVELKIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Premium Coal Companynational Coal Llc Mine 7, Pioneer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,130.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015597406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Blue Ridge Paper Products Dba Evergreen Packaging, Pioneer
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 37847NTRNT71HWA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
La Follette Utilities Board, Lafollette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027859306 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Green Pilgrim, Llcpreviously: Triple H Coal, Llc Previously: Tiacme Llcrex, Pioneer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,420.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014428422 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Green Pilgrim, Llc - Mine #12formerly: 0955615 Us Inc., Pioneer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $33,170.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017888099 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Campos Foods Llc, Caryville
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $89,908.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007190949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wynn Habersham School, Duff
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009788024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hinkle Contracting Company, Llc - Jellico Stone Quarry, Jellico
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064620600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ivydell Trailhead, La Follette
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970735 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Main Street S Vacant Land, Jellico
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970736 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wayne'S Gulf, La Follette
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971167 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jeff'S Gas And Tobacco, Caryville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971168 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1202 Mcghee Lane, Jacksboro
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971169 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
40.1 Acre Mine Scarred Land, Clairfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974956 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1880 Highway 116, Caryville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975040 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Demory Road Tire Dump, La Follette
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977001 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 012 139.00, Jellico
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979033 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 092 033.00, Jacksboro
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979035 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
180 Mt. Paran Road, Jacksboro
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979036 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
139 Wier Wood Drive, Jacksboro
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979038 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1070 Creekmore Housley, Jellico
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979984 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
16.8 Acre Parcel, Jellico
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980971 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 012 106.00, Jellico
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980972 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 012 134.00, Jellico
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980973 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Campbell 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 Campbell 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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