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Perry County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Perry County is 168 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 35 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Air permit holder (minor source) (4), Gas station (mapped facility) (4). 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: 35.6324, -87.8588.

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 Perry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	52.2	30.2	1.73xSignificant	36.3 to 73.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73.3	51.8	1.42xSignificant	54.2 to 98.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	168	143.2	1.17x	137.2 to 204.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	437.7	453.4	0.97x	385.9 to 495.1	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 Perry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,957.8	9,842.6	+21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.2	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	142.5	96.9	+47%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	39.6	28.6	+38%	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.

Formaldehyde21.34 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.22 per million
Benzene0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source3
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Small 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.

Dutch Tech Inc., Lobelville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $81,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072072103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Lobelville Water Treatment Plant, Lobelville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046339333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Station 79, Lobelville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001857367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
East Tennessee Natural Gas, Llc, Lobelville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008132500 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Linden Lagoon, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064252972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Perry County Quarry, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071348522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Buffalo River Truss Llc, Lobelville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071362165 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Station 79, Lobelville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001857367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
James Tucker, Linden
Public airport. O.
Record ID M15 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1442506015 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Roger Group, Inc. - Tennessee River Sand & Gravel, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070001135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Chert Pit, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070527489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Town Of Linden Wtp, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006664145 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tgpc-2012 Ml V 77-3 Hydrotest Project, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044904173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tennessee River Sand & Gravel, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055240500 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bates Rubber Inc, Lobelville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057247787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Reliable Products, Inc., Lobelville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063214828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
American Hardwood Industries Llc Dba Graham Lumber Company, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070000533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Town Of Linden Water Line Extensions, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071235881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
I-40 Industrial Site Development, Lobelville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071362803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
River View Subdivision, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071512226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pin 124671.00, Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071726519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Fork Toms Creek Road And Swindle Creek Road Water Line, Town Od Linden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071864404 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rje Machinery Inc, Clifton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071877922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rogers Group, Inc. Dba Tennessee River Sand & Gravel, Linden
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110055614937 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Perry 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 Perry 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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