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Overton County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Overton County is 229.1 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 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Leukemia deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 106 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (78), Air permit holder (minor source) (13), Gas station (mapped facility) (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: 36.3364, -85.3089.

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 Overton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	63.6	30.2	2.11xSignificant	52.2 to 77.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	11.3	5.7	1.98xSignificant	6.6 to 18.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	83	51.8	1.6xSignificant	69.8 to 98.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	229.1	143.2	1.6xSignificant	205.6 to 254.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	15.3	11.3	1.35x	9.6 to 23.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.8	8.7	1.24x	6.1 to 18.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.9	23.8	1.21x	20.5 to 39.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.7	13.9	1.13x	9.8 to 24.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.7	18.5	1.01x	12 to 28.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	441.8	453.4	0.97x	408.6 to 477.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.4	18.7	0.88x	10.8 to 24.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15	17.9	0.84x	9.4 to 22.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.7	14.5	0.74x	6.2 to 17.7	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 Overton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,599.4	9,842.6	+28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.8	75.3	-5%	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	107.3	96.9	+11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	29.2	28.6	+2%	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.

Formaldehyde19.41 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.95 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit78
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
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.

Town Of Livingston, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009705989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Abc - Inoac Exterior Systems Llc, Livingston
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Abc - Inoac Exterior Systems Llc, Livingston
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Abc - Inoac Exterior Systems Llc, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Former Overton County Hospital, Livingston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969412 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Livingston Ready Mix, Llc, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017753509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Overton County Quarry, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006664127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Standing Stone State Park, Hilham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040087376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Livingston Ready Mix, Llc, Livingston
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110017753509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Livingston Water Treatment Plant, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000553384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Hanging Limb Sand, Crawford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056980913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Livingston Muni, Livingston
Public airport. O.
Record ID 8A3 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/676661306 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Rogers Group, Inc. Livingston Quarry, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010129850 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Tennessee Mills Llc, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057484397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Puncheon Creek Lane Dimension Stone Mining, Alpine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070626188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Linder Farms Quarry #3, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070867146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Independent Stave Company, Llc, Rickman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071540932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Parker Hannifin Corporation, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004953505 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rogers Group Inc Dba Livingston Asphalt, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008124412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sand Products, Monterey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009785544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Allons Quarry, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010129869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Monterey Sand Quarry, Monterey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013807755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rogers Group, Inc. - Livingston Quarry - Allons Plant/Imi-Tn, Inc., Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022940031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cooper Recycling Llc, Monroe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043577670 (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 Overton 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 Overton 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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