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McNairy County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in McNairy County is 193.7 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 143 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (64), Rail grade crossing (39), Air permit holder (minor source) (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: 35.1989, -88.5776.

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 McNairy County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	54.2	30.2	1.79xSignificant	44.4 to 65.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10	6.6	1.52x	6.3 to 15.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12	8.7	1.38x	7.8 to 18.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	193.7	143.2	1.35xSignificant	174.2 to 215.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.6	51.8	1.32xSignificant	57.3 to 81.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.6	17.9	1.21x	14.7 to 30.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22	18.5	1.19x	15.3 to 30.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.6	11.3	1.12x	8.2 to 19	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	463.9	453.4	1.02x	431.8 to 497.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.7	18.7	1x	12.9 to 26.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.3	14.5	0.99x	9 to 21.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.1	13.9	0.94x	8.6 to 19.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	9.1	23.8	0.38x	5.2 to 15.2	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 McNairy County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,361.1	9,842.6	+46%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.3	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	61.2	59.8	+2%	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	135.6	96.9	+40%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	36.1	28.6	+26%	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.

Formaldehyde23.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.58 per million
Benzene0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit64
Rail grade crossing39
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Gas station (mapped facility)8
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Solar power plant4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
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.

Monogram Refrigeration Llc, Selmer
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust), Copper, Chromium, Diisocyanates and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,137 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38375KLPCK789PE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Ge Co, Selmer
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
United Stainless Inc, Selmer
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Manganese compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 99 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38375NTDST95LAK (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Industrial Connections & Solutions Llc, Selmer
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Copper, Cyanide compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 4,864 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38375GNRLLSFOUR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Monogram Refrigeration Llc, Selmer
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Aluminum (fume or dust), Diisocyanates, Chromium and 1 more. 1,045 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3837WMNGRM12TEN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Monogram Refrigeration, Selmer
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009455936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Monogram Refrigeration, Selmer
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071046144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
United Stainless Inc, Selmer
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375102 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Phillips 66 Selmer Lubricants Plant, Selmer
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Certain glycol ethers. 113 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3837WPHLLP5INDU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Phillips 66 Spectrum Corp. Selmer Lubricants Plant, Selmer
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005003806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Kilburn Plating, Adamsville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007866764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ge Co, Selmer
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
City Of Michie Water System Wtp, Michie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006690964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Selmer Stp, Selmer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009787178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Dan'S Polishing Shop, Adamsville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043229397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Industrial Connections And Solutions, Llc, Selmer
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072289501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Dennie Barber Road Pit, Stantonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071726644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Ups, Selmer, Selmer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004953685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Adamsville Stp, Adamsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009706675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Ge Co, Selmer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
River City Concrete, Inc., Selmer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024540237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Atc Group Services, Llc (Barnett'S Grocery), Michie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071083278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Robert Sibley, Selmer
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID SZY (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City of Michie WTP
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1455582193 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Selmer WTP
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/907864065 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2

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 McNairy 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 McNairy 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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