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Grundy County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Grundy County is 197.6 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 68 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (48), Gas station (mapped facility) (8), Air permit holder (minor source) (5). 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: 35.3735, -85.6861.

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 Grundy County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	16.9	8.7	1.94xSignificant	10.3 to 27.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	24.9	13.9	1.79xSignificant	15.1 to 39	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	54	30.2	1.79xSignificant	40.9 to 70.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	75.4	51.8	1.46xSignificant	59.9 to 94.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	197.6	143.2	1.38xSignificant	171.1 to 227.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.3	17.9	1.25x	13.5 to 35.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	519.3	453.4	1.15xSignificant	473.3 to 568.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.3	18.5	1.04x	11.6 to 30.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.9	18.7	0.85x	9.1 to 26.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.9	23.8	0.71x	9.7 to 28.2	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 Grundy County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,197.6	9,842.6	+65%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.7	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	79.2	59.8	+33%	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	150.7	96.9	+55%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	61.1	28.6	+114%	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.

Formaldehyde20.27 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
Acetaldehyde1.79 per million
Benzene0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit48
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Brownfield property4
Public airport2
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.

Pelham Industrial Park, Pelham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022430207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Land Trust For Tn - Mtn Goat Trail, Monteagle
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974913 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Monteagle Railroad Bridge, Monteagle
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975238 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Keneric Corporation Site, Altamont
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978138 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Grundy High School, Tracy City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980108 (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/1372648677 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Srm Tri-County Quarry, Morrison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006802255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ppsi, Inc., Pelham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070001728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Tinsley Sand And Gravel, Llc, Tracy City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071076652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Grundy County - Tracy Mfg. Co., Tracy City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009706425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Big Creek Utility District & Big Creek Wtp, Coalmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009707004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Big Fiery Gizzard Wtp And Tracy City Water System, Tracy City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010148660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seymour Manufacturing Company, Altamont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010369298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grundy County Quarry, Pellham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015381674 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Meeks Auto Sales, Palmer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055370414 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Willow Oaks Farm, Coalmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069995759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Burrow Cove Operations, Altamont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070000713 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wiggins Auto Parts, Tracy City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070000998 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grant Family Trust Property, Tracy City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stone Brothers - B Mine Road Opearations, Tracy City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070033222 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ross Mountain Operations, Gruetli Laager
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070235536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Morrison Chicken Barns, Tracy City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070598248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Retreat At Waters Edge, Tracy City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070599545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Big Pond Road Operations, Mcminnville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070600970 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Retreat At Deer Lick Falls, Monteagle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070626326 (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 Grundy 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 Grundy 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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