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Gibson County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gibson County is 213.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Stomach deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 340 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (133), Rail grade crossing (118), Air permit holder (minor source) (33). 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: 36.0055, -88.9444.

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 Gibson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Stomach	Deaths	5.8	2.7	2.15xSignificant	3.5 to 9.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	59.8	30.2	1.98xSignificant	51.9 to 68.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	10.3	5.7	1.81xSignificant	7.1 to 14.7	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.8	4.1	1.66xSignificant	4.2 to 10.5	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	10.1	6.6	1.53xSignificant	6.8 to 14.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	213.5	143.2	1.49xSignificant	197.9 to 230	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	16.7	11.3	1.48xSignificant	12.6 to 21.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.5	51.8	1.38xSignificant	62.9 to 81.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.9	6.6	1.35x	6 to 12.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	19	14.5	1.31x	14.4 to 24.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.1	13.9	1.23x	12.9 to 22.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.5	17.9	1.15x	15.7 to 26.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.8	4.4	1.09x	2.7 to 8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.2	8.7	1.06x	6.2 to 13.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	476.5	453.4	1.05x	452.5 to 501.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.3	18.7	1.03x	14.9 to 24.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.2	6.2	1x	3.6 to 10	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.5	4.8	0.94x	2.6 to 7.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	10	13	0.77x	6.5 to 14.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.1	23.8	0.76x	13.4 to 23.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.8	18.5	0.75x	9.9 to 18.9	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 Gibson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,993.4	9,842.6	+42%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.3	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	68.5	59.8	+15%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.7	6.2	+7%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	105.3	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.9	28.6	-2%	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.

Formaldehyde22.55 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.31 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit133
Rail grade crossing118
Air permit holder (minor source)33
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
TRI reporting facility8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
Small hazardous waste generator4
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1

Highest-severity records

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

Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Trenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, Ethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 22,548 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3838WVNCNC1226S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Aadg, Inc., Milan
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000374988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Ceco Door Products, Milan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Toluene, Zinc compounds, Manganese. 381,778 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38358CCDRP9159T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Tyson Farms Inc. Humboldt Poultry Processing, Humboldt
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Certain glycol ethers. 26,107 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3834WTYSNF55TYB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Maclean Power Systems, Trenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 231 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3838WMCLNP1465I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Milan Stp, Milan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,496.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Tyson Farms Inc., Humboldt Poultry Processing, Humboldt
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071207164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Big Bend Galvanizing Llc, Trenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 4,429 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3838WBGBND1INDU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Big Bend Galvanizing, F/K/A Monnig Industries Spec Building Finish Out, Trenton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069308270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Aadg, Inc., Milan
Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000374988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Maclean Power Systems, Trenton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060257635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Dana Commercial Vehicle Products Llc, Humboldt
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds. 169 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38343TNCRP899EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Dana Corp Commercial Vehicle Sys Humboldt, Humboldt
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000374880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Aadg, Inc., Milan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000374988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tyson Farms Humboldt Feed Mill, Humboldt
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070518719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Ac Humko Humboldt Tennessee, Humboldt
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000544910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Milan Army Ammunition Plant, Milan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hixson Lumber Company, Llc, Milan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071434078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tyson Farms Inc. Humboldt Feed Mill, Humboldt
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper And Copper Compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds, Copper compounds. 17 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3834WTYSNF7TYSB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4
Dyer Stp, Dyer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006690722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Big Bend Galvanizing, F/K/A Monnig Industries Spec Building Finish Out, Trenton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069308270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Aadg, Inc., Milan
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000374988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Town Of Rutherford, Rutherford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006664056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Trenton, Trenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017693897 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Apex Building Company, Llc, Milan
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070717459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Gibson 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 Gibson 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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