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Cumberland County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cumberland County is 161.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 366 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (254), Gas station (mapped facility) (36), Air permit holder (minor source) (31). One correctional facility operates in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 35.9496, -84.9787.

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 Cumberland County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	3.4	2	1.7xSignificant	2.1 to 5.7	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.6	4.1	1.37x	4 to 8.1	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	25.5	18.7	1.36xSignificant	21.5 to 30.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.8	23.8	1.34xSignificant	26.4 to 38.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.3	4.8	1.31x	4.4 to 9.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.6	4.4	1.27x	3.5 to 8.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.7	3.7	1.27x	3.1 to 7.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.3	51.8	1.2xSignificant	56.1 to 69.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.9	30.2	1.19xSignificant	31.4 to 41.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.2	17.9	1.18x	16.9 to 26.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.8	6.6	1.18x	5.3 to 11.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	161.3	143.2	1.13xSignificant	150.7 to 172.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16	14.5	1.1x	11.9 to 21	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.1	13	1.08x	9.7 to 19.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.9	4.6	1.07x	3.2 to 7.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	475.3	453.4	1.05xSignificant	454.9 to 496.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.7	11.3	1.04x	9.2 to 15.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.4	6.2	1.03x	4 to 9.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.7	5.7	1x	4 to 8.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.5	18.5	0.89x	12.8 to 21.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.1	13.9	0.87x	9.4 to 15.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.3	8.7	0.84x	5 to 10.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.8	3.4	0.82x	1.6 to 5	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	4	6.6	0.61x	2.7 to 6.2	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 Cumberland County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,952.8	9,842.6	+32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.4	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	63	59.8	+5%	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	135.8	96.9	+40%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	54.9	28.6	+92%	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.

Formaldehyde19.44 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
Acetaldehyde1.84 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit254
Gas station (mapped facility)36
Air permit holder (minor source)31
Rail grade crossing9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)6
TRI reporting facility5
Public airport2
Commercial airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Scrapyard (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.

Benco Sales Inc, Crossville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Dichloromethane, Methanol. Reports carcinogens. 7,050 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38557BNCSL123ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Crossville Cermanics Plant 1/2, Crossville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,981 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38555CRSSV346SW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Crossville Stp, Crossville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Royal Oak Enterprises-Crossville, Monterey
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Sodium nitrite. 2,359 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3857WRYLKN1387H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Durable Products Inc, Crossville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 1,436 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38555DRBLP137DA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Crossville Ceramics Plant 4, Crossville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds. 1,071 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38555CRSSV3PRCE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Stonepeak Ceramics Inc., Crossville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Cobalt, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 10 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38555STNPK238PR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Royal Oak Enterprises Llc, Monterey
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069312461 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Durable Products Inc, Crossville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024520856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Stonepeak Ceramics Inc, Crossville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015710499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Crab Orchard Sand Quarry, Crab Orchard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,720.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009786847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Crossville Inc, Crossville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022811019 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Crossville Inc., Crossville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Stonepeak Ceramics Inc, Crossville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015710499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Flatrock Motorsports Park - Industrial Development Board Of The Counties Of Cumb, Crossville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $27,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071240116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Stonepeak Ceramics Inc, Crossville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015710499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cumberland Laundry, Crossville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967901 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Apac Atlantic, Inc. Harrison Division, Sand Mine 1, Crab Orchard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009788284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pleasant Hill Housing Project, Pleasant Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,060.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010948056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Stonepeak Ceramics Inc, Crossville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015710499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mizkan America, Inc., Crossville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009692555 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Westel Road Stone Yard, Rockwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055010615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Crab Orchard Stone Company, Inc., Crossville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059806731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Rocky Ridge Stone Company, Llc, Crossville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069571047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Deer Run Rv Resort Llc., Crossville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010124926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3

Correctional facilities

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

Tennessee Department Of Corrections - Bledsoe County Correction Complex, Site Ii, Pikeville
EPA FRS registry ID
110001862404
Water system
TN0000553
Health-based violations
14 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
55
Contaminants cited
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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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