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Scott County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Scott County is 163.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 122 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (45), Rail grade crossing (41), Air permit holder (minor source) (12). 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: 36.3836, -84.5112.

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 Scott County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51	30.2	1.69xSignificant	40 to 64.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	86.3	51.8	1.67xSignificant	71.7 to 103.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.3	17.9	1.58xSignificant	19.5 to 39.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	163.8	143.2	1.14xSignificant	143.3 to 186.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.9	18.5	1.13x	14.1 to 30.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	7.5 to 20.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	479.4	453.4	1.06x	442.7 to 518.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.5	13.9	0.9x	7.3 to 20.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.6	23.8	0.87x	13.3 to 30.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	13.7	18.7	0.73x	8.1 to 21.8	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 Scott County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,103.4	9,842.6	+33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.4	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	69.9	59.8	+17%	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	15.1	28.6	-47%	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.

Formaldehyde18.16 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.84 per million
Acetaldehyde1.81 per million
Benzene0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit45
Rail grade crossing41
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Brownfield property4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
TRI reporting facility2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
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.

Hbd Thermoid Inc., Oneida
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 1,530 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37841THRMDNO1IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Great Dane Trailers, Huntsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 94 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37756FRHFTSCOTT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Ahf Products, Oneida
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl methacrylate. 3,637 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37841TBBLS300SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Wabash National Coporation, Huntsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042052202 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Hbd Industries, Inc., Oneida
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000373088 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Premium Coal Company, Inc., Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $42,061.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006663798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
City Of Huntsville, Helenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009787436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Volunteer Regional Landfill Scott Solid, Oneida
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028009768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Premium Coal Company, Inc., Huntsville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $42,061.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006663798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Volunteer Regional Landfill Scott Solid, Oneida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028009768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Scott Machine And Hydraulics Inc, Oneida
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007867077 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Co, Oneida
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012485532 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Power Oil Company, Huntsville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040402686 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Scandlyn Oil Service Station, Oneida
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970311 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Huntsville Stp, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009788961 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Great Dane Trailers, Huntsville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022826272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Twin K Enterprises - Ready Mix Plant, Oneida
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mixture.
TRI facility ID 3784WTWNKN1696S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Oneida Stp, Oneida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009786981 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Volunteer Regional Landfill Scott Solid, Oneida
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028009768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Twin K Enterprises Llc, Oneida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058896896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Bandy Creek Campground, Oneida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009787356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Twin K Enterprises Llc, Oneida
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110058896896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Scott Muni, Oneida
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID SCX (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Stephens Hardwood, Llc, Huntsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070600372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Hbd Industries, Inc., Oneida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000373088 (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 Scott 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 Scott 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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