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Moore County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Moore County is 133.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 28 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20), Public airport (2), Major air pollution source (1). 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: 35.2676, -86.3608.

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 Moore County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	32.7	17.9	1.83x	17.9 to 56.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	39	23.8	1.64x	21.3 to 66.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	61.5	51.8	1.19x	42 to 88.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.9	30.2	0.99x	17.6 to 49.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	438.8	453.4	0.97x	376.8 to 508.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	133.6	143.2	0.93x	103.8 to 170.9	2020-2024

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 Moore County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,298.3	9,842.6	-26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.7	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	100.8	96.9	+4%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde21.58 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde2.34 per million
Benzene0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
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.

Jack Daniel Distillery, Lynchburg
Major air pollution source. Penalties $51,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007174039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Jack Daniel Distillery, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $51,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007174039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Jack Daniel Distillery Lem Motlow Prop Inc, Lynchburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Reports carcinogens. 11 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37352JCKDNHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Jack Daniel Distillery, Lynchburg
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $51,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007174039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Lynchburg Stp, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009788587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lynchburg Renewable Fuels Llc, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071706349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lynchburg Renewable Fuels Llc, Lynchburg
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $7,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071706349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/13111206077 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Metro Moore County Utility Department, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009787301 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jack Daniel Distillery, Lem Motlow Proprietor, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061715489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lynchburg Quarry, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064252302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jack Daniel Distillery Warehouse 16 & 17, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070003144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Motlow College - Dept. 700, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071239011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lynchburg Renewable Fuels Facility, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071375647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Barker Site, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071527143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Retreat At Whiskey Creek, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071645099 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
3 Rivers Energy Lynchburg Renewal Fuels Facility Serving Jack Daniel Distillery, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071668085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cnx912 Charlton Property Waste Area, Tullahoma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071709015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Normandy Lake Substation, Tullahoma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071784693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Proposed Apartment/Retail Development, Tullahoma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071815020 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jack Daniel Distillery, Lem Motlow Proprietor, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071847345 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
2014 Water Systems Improvements-Harry Hills Road, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071894767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Normandy Lake Substation, Tullahoma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071944247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Moore County Solar, Tullahoma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071962784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lynchburg Stone, Llc, Lynchburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072255702 (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.

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

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Moore 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 Moore 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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