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Chester County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Chester County is 216.4 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. Federal databases place 63 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (39), Rail grade crossing (10), Air permit holder (minor source) (6). 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: 35.4232, -88.6013.

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 Chester County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.9	30.2	1.72xSignificant	39.8 to 67.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	80.6	51.8	1.56xSignificant	64.8 to 99.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	216.4	143.2	1.51xSignificant	189.3 to 246.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.6	14.5	1.21x	10.4 to 28.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.8	23.8	1.13x	17.3 to 39.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	490.1	453.4	1.08x	448.2 to 535.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.5	17.9	0.98x	10.5 to 27.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.2	18.7	0.92x	10.2 to 27.6	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 Chester County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,995.6	9,842.6	+22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.8	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	66.5	59.8	+11%	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	81.5	96.9	-16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde23.09 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.46 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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit39
Rail grade crossing10
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Gas station (mapped facility)4
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Asc Engineered Solutions, Henderson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc (fume or dust), Manganese, Copper, Nickel and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 450 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38340GRNNL2870O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Arvin Sango Inc, Henderson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 371 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3834WRVNSN1121I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Arvin Sango, Inc., Henderson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043861381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Anvil Intl Inc, Henderson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002335517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Henderson Stp- North Lagoon, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009786954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Henderson Stp- East Lagoon, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009788658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Henderson Stp- South Lagoon, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009706504 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hi-Way Wrecker Service And Salvage, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070027444 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Anvil Intl Inc, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002335517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Industrial Paint Cleaning Services, Jacks Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005006616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Southern Concrete Products - Henderson Plant, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006691865 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Freed Hardeman University, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015819104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
First Farmers Cooperative, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038247910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Arvin Sango, Inc., Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043861381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Premiere Manufacturing Corporation, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069992935 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bills Auto & Truck Parts, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069999216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Henderson Stamping, Inc., Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070007331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
R. Jones Underground, Inc. - Sand Pit, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Henderson Industrial Park, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070555256 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quail Run Estates Subdivision, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070568303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dci Henderson, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070596497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dry Creek Subdivision, Pinson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070672996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Country Time Subdivision, Beech Bluff
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070817499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hwy 45 Logging, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070883229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Christ Community Church, Henderson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071235553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Chester 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 Chester 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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