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Henry County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Henry County is 190 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 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 240 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (141), Rail grade crossing (54), Air permit holder (minor source) (16). 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: 36.3109, -88.3129.

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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 Henry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	56.3	30.2	1.86xSignificant	47.7 to 66.4	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.3	4.1	1.54x	3.7 to 10.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	8.7	5.7	1.53x	5.4 to 13.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	28.5	18.7	1.52xSignificant	22.3 to 36.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.8	51.8	1.39xSignificant	61.7 to 83.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	190	143.2	1.33xSignificant	173.4 to 208	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.6	8.7	1.22x	7.1 to 15.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.1	11.3	1.16x	8.9 to 18.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.4	6.6	1.12x	4.6 to 11.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	482.9	453.4	1.07xSignificant	454.5 to 512.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.5	6.6	0.98x	3.8 to 10.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.9	18.5	0.97x	13.1 to 24.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14	14.5	0.97x	9.5 to 20.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.9	13.9	0.86x	7.9 to 17.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.9	23.8	0.79x	13.3 to 26.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.7	17.9	0.77x	9.6 to 19.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.5	13	0.65x	4.7 to 14.3	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 Henry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,807.6	9,842.6	+30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.2	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	70.2	59.8	+17%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.2	6.2	+48%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	124.6	96.9	+28%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.1	28.6	+12%	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.

Formaldehyde22.43 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.36 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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit141
Rail grade crossing54
Air permit holder (minor source)16
Small hazardous waste generator5
Major air pollution source4
Gas station (mapped facility)4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Public airport2
Heliport2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1

Highest-severity records

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

Pml Inc, Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 94,989 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38242PLMLYHENRY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Dana Sealing Products Llc, Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 79,829 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38242DNCRP100PL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Republic Doors & Frames, Mc Kenzie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 87,762 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38201RPBLCHWY22 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Eurotranciatura Usa, Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 364 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3824WRTRNC27WWD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Allegion, Plc, C/O Schlage Lock Company, Llc Dba Republic Doors And Frames, Mckenzie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004976795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Dana Sealing Products, Llc, Paris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000374559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Plumley Marugo Limited, Paris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008127641 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Institutional Casework, Inc, Paris
Major air pollution source. Penalties $17,008.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Institutional Casework, Inc, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,008.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Eurotranciatura Usa, Paris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071045244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Tank Lining Of Paris, Inc., Paris
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000374586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Paris Stp, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367895 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Dana Sealing Products, Llc, Paris
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000374559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Institutional Casework, Inc, Paris
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $17,008.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Anr Pipeline Company, Cottage Grove Compressor Station, Cottage Grove
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006121945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dana Sealing Products, Llc, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000374559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Southern Concrete Products, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006691650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Anr Pipeline Company, Cottage Grove Compressor Station, Cottage Grove
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006121945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
South Fork Pit, Buchanan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054131729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
K And N Farms, Cottage Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,520.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072248178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Southern Concrete Products, Paris
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110006691650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Tank Lining Of Paris, Inc., Paris
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000374586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Henry County, Paris
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PHT (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Paris - Henry County Landfill, Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034184594 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Middleton Lumber Company, Llc, Puryear
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070002338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Henry 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 Henry 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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