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Carroll County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Carroll County is 203 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 216 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (107), Rail grade crossing (66), Air permit holder (minor source) (14). 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: 35.9721, -88.4556.

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 Carroll County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.4	30.2	1.67xSignificant	41.2 to 61.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	29.2	17.9	1.63xSignificant	21.2 to 39.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.7	6.6	1.62xSignificant	6.8 to 16.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.7	51.8	1.52xSignificant	67 to 92.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	8.5	5.7	1.49x	5 to 13.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12.9	8.7	1.48x	8.5 to 19.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	203	143.2	1.42xSignificant	183.5 to 224.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14	11.3	1.24x	9 to 21	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23	18.7	1.23x	16.7 to 31.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	483.4	453.4	1.07x	451.6 to 517	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.6	18.5	1.06x	13.6 to 27.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.1	13	0.93x	7 to 19.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.7	13.9	0.91x	8 to 19.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	11.2	14.5	0.77x	7.1 to 17.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	14.6	23.8	0.61x	9.4 to 21.9	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 Carroll County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,102.2	9,842.6	+43%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.6	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	81.7	59.8	+37%	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	101.8	96.9	+5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.5	28.6	-42%	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.

Formaldehyde22.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.39 per million
Benzene0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit107
Rail grade crossing66
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Heliport2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Milan
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 58.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID TN0210020582 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Pringles Manufacturing, Jackson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Acetaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 150,704 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3830WPRNGL136HI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Granges Americas Inc, Huntingdon
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $37,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017420067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Granges Americas Inc, Huntingdon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine, Copper, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,360 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38344NRNDL1284N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Us Army National Guard Milan Range(S), Lavinia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 606 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38348SRMYN325AR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Granges Americas Inc, Huntingdon
Major air pollution source. Penalties $37,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017420067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Mckenzie Stp, Mckenzie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $24,360.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Granges Americas Inc, Huntingdon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $37,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017420067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Granges Americas Inc, Huntingdon
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $37,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017420067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Hexpol - Huntingdon, Huntingdon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Thiram, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 1 more. 66 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38344SSCTD1050N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Vp Racing Fuels Fulfillment Center, Huntingdon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071821104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.2
Preferred Compounding Corp Wholly Owned By Hexpol Holding Inc. Dba Preferred Com, Huntingdon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038445938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Trezevant Stp, Trezevant
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,780.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006689789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
H.C. Spinks Clay Company, Inc., - Dba Lhoist North America - Mine 34 - Orr, Clarksburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,960.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030995029 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Vp Racing Fuels Fulfillment Center, Huntingdon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Toluene. 4 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3834WVPRCN5RSSE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.5
Huntingdon - Hwy 22 Lagoon, Huntingdon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009788667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Hydro Gear, Huntingdon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 3834WHYDRG969HI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Town Of Huntingdon Dba Huntingdon Water Treatment Plant, Huntingdon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009706096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Bruceton Wastewater Lagoon, Bruceton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037278629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Jackson Mine 11, Gleason
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009706158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Sgt Lee Russell Carroll County, Huntingdon
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HZD (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Modern Dry Cleaners, McKenzie
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1441527320 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/873360027 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Gleason Clay Company, Llc - Mine #3, Gleason
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006663805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Shomaker Lumber Company, Inc., Mckenzie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016711771 (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.

New Carroll County Jail Complex, Huntingdon
EPA FRS registry ID
110071879671
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Carroll 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 Carroll 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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