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Lincoln County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lincoln County is 176.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 2.3 times the U.S. rate and Bladder deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 115 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (55), Air permit holder (minor source) (13), Rail grade crossing (9). 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: 35.1809, -86.6015.

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 Lincoln County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	7.8	3.4	2.29xSignificant	4.7 to 12.5	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	7.5	4.1	1.83xSignificant	4.5 to 12	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.2	30.2	1.36xSignificant	33.7 to 50	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.4	4.8	1.33x	3.7 to 10.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.8	17.9	1.33x	17.7 to 31.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	176.8	143.2	1.23xSignificant	160.4 to 194.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.6	4.6	1.22x	3.2 to 9.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8	6.6	1.21x	5.1 to 12.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.5	51.8	1.13x	49.5 to 68.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	8.5 to 18.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.8	13.9	1.06x	10.1 to 21	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.4	8.7	0.97x	5.3 to 12.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.3	18.7	0.87x	11.8 to 22.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	393.1	453.4	0.87x	367.9 to 419.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.4	23.8	0.77x	13.2 to 25.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.6	14.5	0.73x	6.8 to 15.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.3	18.5	0.72x	9 to 19.1	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 Lincoln County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,044.7	9,842.6	+33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.2	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	88.1	59.8	+47%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	10.4	6.2	+67%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	97.4	96.9	+1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.6	28.6	-18%	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.

Formaldehyde22.33 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.39 per million
Benzene0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit55
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Rail grade crossing9
Gas station (mapped facility)8
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Brownfield property3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Industrial wastewater discharge2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
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.

Latham Pool Products Inc D/B/A Viking Pools-Tn, Fayetteville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 500,464 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3733WTRLGY149WI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Frito-Lay Inc., Fayetteville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 149,397 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37334GLSNCONEEA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Frito Lay, Fayetteville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001865152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Latham Pool Products Inc D/B/A Viking Pools-Tn, Fayetteville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046123734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Franke Foodservice Systems, Fayetteville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 100 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37334FRNKC1796W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Caldwell Chemical Coatings Corp, Fayetteville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004959395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Protech Powder Coatings Inc., Fayetteville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 2,260 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37334CLDWL209AR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Copperweld Bimetallics Llc, Fayetteville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Copper. 825 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37334CPPRWELKCO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Copperweld Bimetallics Llc, Fayetteville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000371393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Franke Contract Group, Fayetteville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008056646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Fayetteville Stp, Fayetteville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030994994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Latham Pool Products, Inc. Dba Viking Pools - Tn, Fayetteville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031505645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Latham Pool Products, Inc. Dba Viking Pools - Tn, Fayetteville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031505645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Caldwell Chemical Coatings Corp, Fayetteville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004959395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Hawkins - Fayetteville, Fayetteville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038256295 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Lincoln Co Hospital, Fayetteville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004977696 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1797 Wilson Parkway, Fayetteville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072195618 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Boonshill Community Center, Petersburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072250572 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Unity School, Petersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010947565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Latham Pool Products, Inc. Dba Viking Pools - Tn, Fayetteville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031505645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Fayetteville Quarry, Fayetteville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063921485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Fayetteville Limestone Pit, Fayetteville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067374610 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Fayetteville Muni, Fayetteville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID FYM (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1373340678 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Frito Lay, Fayetteville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001865152 (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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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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