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Hardin County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hardin County is 172.6 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 207 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (144), Gas station (mapped facility) (17), Air permit holder (minor source) (8). 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: 35.1981, -88.1774.

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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 Hardin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	52.3	30.2	1.73xSignificant	43.2 to 63.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	76.7	51.8	1.48xSignificant	65.3 to 89.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.6	13.9	1.27x	12.2 to 25.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.2	17.9	1.24x	16 to 30.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	172.6	143.2	1.21xSignificant	154.9 to 192	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.3	11.3	1.18x	8.9 to 19.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	458.1	453.4	1.01x	427.5 to 490.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.3	18.7	0.93x	12.4 to 24	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.7	13	0.9x	6.6 to 19.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.1	18.5	0.82x	10 to 22.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.3	14.5	0.71x	5.9 to 16.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16	23.8	0.67x	10.7 to 23.2	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 Hardin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,010.5	9,842.6	+53%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.8	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	103.2	59.8	+73%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	11.3	6.2	+82%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	145.1	96.9	+50%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	50.3	28.6	+76%	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.

Formaldehyde23.35 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.52 per million
Benzene0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit144
Gas station (mapped facility)17
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Rail grade crossing8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property5
Major air pollution source3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Heliport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Biomass power plant1
Hydroelectric plant1
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.

Packaging Corp Of America Counce Mill, Counce
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,291,407 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38326TNNSSHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.8
Praxis Cos Llc, Savannah
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Dimethyl phthalate. Reports carcinogens. 914,456 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38372PRXSN435IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Packaging Corp Of America, Counce
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017418338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Praxis Acquisition Companies Llc, Savannah
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001861593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
First Utility District Of Hardin County Wtp, Counce
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009788373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Savannah, Savannah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Clayton Homes - Savannah, Savannah
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Praxis Acquisition Companies Llc, Savannah
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001861593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pickwick Landing State Park, Pickwick Dam
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010148447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Packaging Corp Of America, Counce
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017418338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Praxis Acquisition Companies Llc, Savannah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001861593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Station 856, Savannah
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007855945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Packaging Corp Of America, Counce
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017418338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Former His Sportswear, Saltillo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046369041 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Handi-Corner Market, Saltillo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966612 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Charles Haley Store, Saltillo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968600 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Saltillo High School, Saltillo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968601 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
William G. Cooper Property, Saltillo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969490 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Southern Plating Inc., Savannah
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001137341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Clayton Savannah, Savannah
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 38372CLYTNRT7BO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Packaging Corp Of America, Counce
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017418338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Packaging Corp Of America, Counce
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 50296 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.6
Gambrell Hickory Mill, Adamsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $13,557.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071515181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Three Wheeler Road Pit - Sand And Gravel (Borrow), Savannah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070266925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
K And S Sand And Gravel, Llc, Crump
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070929285 (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.

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

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Hardin 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 Hardin 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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