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Hickman County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hickman County is 206.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 2.2 times the U.S. rate and Leukemia deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 132 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (64), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (37), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). 2 correctional facilities operate 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: 35.7894, -87.4738.

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 Hickman County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	67.8	30.2	2.25xSignificant	55.9 to 81.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	11.6	5.7	2.04xSignificant	6.5 to 19.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	94.3	51.8	1.82xSignificant	80.3 to 110.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10	6.6	1.52x	5.8 to 16.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.6	17.9	1.49xSignificant	18.8 to 36.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	206.5	143.2	1.44xSignificant	184.9 to 230.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.5	18.5	1.22x	15.7 to 31.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.2	13.9	1.17x	10.6 to 24.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.9	18.7	1.12x	14.6 to 29.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	499.5	453.4	1.1xSignificant	465.2 to 535.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.5	11.3	0.93x	6.1 to 17	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	12.2	14.5	0.84x	7 to 19.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.6	23.8	0.82x	13.2 to 28.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.5	13	0.81x	5.8 to 17.6	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 Hickman County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,711.1	9,842.6	+60%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.9	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	82.8	59.8	+38%	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	174.1	96.9	+80%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	88	28.6	+208%	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.

Formaldehyde22.59 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.31 per million
Benzene0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing64
NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Heliport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Wrigley Charcoal Plant, Wrigley
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 36.1. NPL Site.
EPA site ID TND980844781 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Ykk (Usa) Inc., Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000749003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Station 860, Centerville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007187542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
East Hickman Co Middle School, Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033175301 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Clark Container Inc, Lyles
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017278587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Centerville Stp, Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006690483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Station 860, Centerville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007187542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Centerville Muni, Centerville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GHM (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/889377294 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Centerville Water System-Big Swan Creek Plant, Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017888133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Aaa Auto Salvage Inc., Lyles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069999905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Fabrication Specialties Corporation, Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Kamran Haidari Dba Imperial Auto Salvage Llc, Bon Aqua
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070115280 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ykk (Usa) Inc., Centerville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000749003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smyrna Ready Mix, Plant 19, Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006663556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rogers Group, Inc. - Hickman County Quarry, Bon Aqua
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009706915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tn Doc-Turney Center, Only
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009787873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete Llc - Spencer Mill Road, Bon Aqua, Bon Aqua
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013340125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stud Welding, Inc., Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017278783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bon Aqua-Lyles U.D.-Piney River Plant, Lyles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025316619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ricky Mathis, Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069997747 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Freeman Lumber Company, Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070002630 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tennessee Department Of Correction Dba Turney Center Industrial Complex / Ahf Pr, Only
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070105450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tublar Steel Plant Addition, Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070391633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Buzzard Roost Farm Llc, Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070530867 (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.

Turney Center Industrial Prison - Tricor Operations, Only
EPA FRS registry ID
110017278195
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Tennessee Department Of Correction Dba Turney Center Industrial Complex / Ahf Pr, Only
EPA FRS registry ID
110070105450
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Hickman 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 Hickman 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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