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Clay County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clay County is 246.9 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 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 35 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20), Gas station (mapped facility) (4), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (3). 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: 36.5142, -85.5347.

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 Clay County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	63.8	30.2	2.11xSignificant	46 to 87.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	246.9	143.2	1.72xSignificant	208.6 to 291.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77	51.8	1.49xSignificant	57.2 to 103.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.9	18.7	1.33x	14.6 to 42.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	517	453.4	1.14xSignificant	456.7 to 584	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 Clay County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,082.8	9,842.6	+33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.9	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	149.5	96.9	+54%	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.

Formaldehyde19.46 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.13 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Brownfield property1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Hydroelectric plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Honest Abe Log Homes, Moss
Major air pollution source. Penalties $18,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001859659 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Ermco Components, Inc., Celina
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071956092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Ermco Components Inc., Celina
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper. 885 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3855WRMCCM1125W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Celina Stp, Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,965.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039192138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Mike'S Auto Sales And Salvage, Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,217.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070001840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Marden Llc Dba Dale Hollow And Cedar Hill Marinas, Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,529.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009787846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Sola Hevi-Duty, Celina
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969763 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1428901495 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Upper Cumberland Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/730241579 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Usa Coe Dale Hollow Lake - Lillydale Recreation Area, Allons
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006690866 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Usdi - Fws Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery, Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006690973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Obey River Recreation Area A , B , And C , Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009706041 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Dale Hollow Hydro Power Plant, Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009706782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hermitage Springs School, Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010948154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rogers Group, Inc., Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015381638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Northwest Clay Utility District, Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069997659 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
G. F. Hardwoods Inc., Moss
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070017094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tds Disposal, Red Boiling Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070110592 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Celina-Clay Industrial Park (Mitchell Street), Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070218148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Celina Recycling, Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070265561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Pointe Amenity Center, Hilham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070707946 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Pointe Sewer Collection/ Waterlines, Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071336803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Anderson'S Layer House Fka Scott'S Layer House, Moss
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071506133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tommy Cherry Farm, Red Boiling Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071507063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Preserve At Dale Hollow, Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072164097 (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 Clay 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 Clay 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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