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Franklin County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Franklin County is 160.2 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 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 217 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (105), Rail grade crossing (31), Air permit holder (minor source) (26). 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: 35.1754, -86.0823.

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 Franklin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.8	30.2	1.35xSignificant	34.1 to 48.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.7	23.8	1.25x	23.3 to 37.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.2	51.8	1.24xSignificant	55.7 to 73.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.7	6.6	1.17x	5 to 11.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	160.2	143.2	1.12xSignificant	146.3 to 175.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	14.3	13	1.1x	9.7 to 20.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.8	14.5	1.09x	11.3 to 21.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	473.6	453.4	1.04x	448.3 to 500.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.7	11.3	1.04x	8.2 to 16.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18.6	18.7	0.99x	14 to 24.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17	18.5	0.92x	12.5 to 22.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.2	5.7	0.91x	3 to 8.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.9	8.7	0.91x	5.2 to 11.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.6	13.9	0.83x	8 to 16.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.2	17.9	0.79x	10.2 to 19.3	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 Franklin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,893	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.8	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	45.4	59.8	-24%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.8	6.2	+25%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	96.4	96.9	-1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.7	28.6	-14%	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.

Formaldehyde21.59 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde2.13 per million
Benzene0.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit105
Rail grade crossing31
Air permit holder (minor source)26
Gas station (mapped facility)15
TRI reporting facility6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Public airport4
Major air pollution source3
Brownfield property3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Industrial wastewater discharge3
Commercial airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Airfield1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric plant1
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.

Cjbbb Inc (Dba Phoenix Boats), Winchester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 320,560 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3739WCJBBB73IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Zanini Tennessee Inc., Winchester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone. Reports carcinogens. 110,178 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37398DLMTT840IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Nissan N.A. Inc., Decherd
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methyl tert-butyl ether, Styrene, n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 15,287 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37324NSSNP520WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Tepro Inc, Winchester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers). Reports carcinogens. 7,928 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37398CKRNDRTE3B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Nissan Na Inc, Decherd
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009492824 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Tennessee Zanini, Inc., Winchester
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $59,050.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Tepro, Inc., Winchester
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Cjbbb Inc Dba Phoenix Boats, Winchester
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054863313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Decherd Water Works Stp, Decherd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,376.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009789087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Tepro, Inc., Winchester
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Nissan Na Inc, Decherd
Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009492824 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Tepro, Inc., Winchester
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Tepro, Inc., Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Nissan Na Inc, Decherd
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009492824 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Winchester Wwtp, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cst Storage, Winchester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 37398PBDYTFRANK (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Tennessee Zanini, Inc., Winchester
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $59,050.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Columbian Tectank, Winchester
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007174315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tyson Feedmill Estill Springs, Estill Springs
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001861085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cjbbb Inc Dba Phoenix Boats, Winchester
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054863313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Huntland Water System, Huntland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010148438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods, Inc., Huntland
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $11,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001862538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Cjbbb Inc Dba Phoenix Boats, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054863313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Decherd Water Treatment Plant, Decherd
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070277632 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
St. Mary'S Sewanee, Sewanee
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985672 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Correction Dba Tennessee Correction Academy, Tullahoma
EPA FRS registry ID
110054885727
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Franklin 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 Franklin 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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