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Coffee County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Coffee County is 176.6 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 325 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (161), Rail grade crossing (59), Gas station (mapped facility) (39). 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: 35.4959, -86.0608.

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 Coffee County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53.1	30.2	1.76xSignificant	46.1 to 61	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5	3.4	1.47x	3.1 to 7.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73.5	51.8	1.42xSignificant	65.2 to 82.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	176.6	143.2	1.23xSignificant	163.4 to 190.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.9	5.7	1.21x	4.4 to 10.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.3	18.5	1.1x	15.8 to 25.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.8	4.4	1.09x	2.7 to 7.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.3	11.3	1.09x	9.2 to 16.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.4	18.7	1.04x	15.3 to 24.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	458.3	453.4	1.01x	436.2 to 481.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18	17.9	1.01x	13.7 to 23.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.8	23.8	1x	18.8 to 29.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.1	14.5	0.97x	10.3 to 18.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.4	4.6	0.96x	2.6 to 7.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.3	6.6	0.95x	4.1 to 9.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.3	4.8	0.9x	2.4 to 7.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.5	8.7	0.86x	5.1 to 10.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.1	13.9	0.8x	8.1 to 15.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.2	6.6	0.79x	3.1 to 8.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.6	13	0.66x	5.5 to 12.8	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 Coffee County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,880.2	9,842.6	+31%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.8	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	72.3	59.8	+21%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.6	6.2	+6%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	111.6	96.9	+15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	38	28.6	+33%	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.

Formaldehyde21.19 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde2.16 per million
Benzene0.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit161
Rail grade crossing59
Gas station (mapped facility)39
Air permit holder (minor source)23
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
TRI reporting facility7
Large hazardous waste generator6
Small hazardous waste generator5
Major air pollution source3
Public airport2
Commercial airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Heliport1
Landfill (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.

Batesville Manufacturing Llc, Manchester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Toluene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 433,192 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37355BTSVLPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
M Tek Incorporated, Manchester
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $28,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017413217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Us Dod Usaf Arnold Afb, Arnold Afb
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Ethylene glycol. Reports carcinogens. 28,500 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37389RNLDN100KI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Batesville Manufacturing Inc, Manchester
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
M Tek Incorporated, Manchester
Major air pollution source. Penalties $28,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
M Tek Incorporated, Manchester
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $28,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
M Tek Incorporated, Manchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $28,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Ravago Manufacturing Americas, Manchester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Tetrabromobisphenol A, Antimony compounds, Styrene, Copper compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 879 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3735WRVGMN45PAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Tennessee Tanning Co, Tullahoma
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Formic acid, Chromium. 40,450 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37388TNNSS915NA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Manchester Stp, Manchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $29,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009789568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Tennessee Tanning Company, Tullahoma
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017413217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Sanford Lp Liquid Manufacturing And Technology Center, Manchester
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040375037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Sanford Lp Liquid Manufacturing & Technology Center, Manchester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol. 1,440 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3735WSNFRD831VL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017413217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017413217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Batesville Manufacturing Inc, Manchester
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Mca Fabrication,Inc, Manchester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3735WMCFBR13SUT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Ravago Manufacturing Americas, Manchester
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060258224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Batesville Manufacturing Inc, Manchester
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Batesville Manufacturing Inc, Manchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tullahoma Stp, Tullahoma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009788818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tyco Electronics Corp, Tullahoma
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060280093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sanford Lp Liquid Manufacturing And Technology Center, Manchester
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040375037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Tn Corrections Academy, Tullahoma
EPA FRS registry ID
110006176501
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Coffee 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 Coffee 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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