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Sequatchie County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sequatchie County is 162.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 66 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (44), Brownfield property (10), Air permit holder (minor source) (5). 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: 35.3571, -85.3687.

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 Sequatchie County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.4	51.8	1.51xSignificant	63.3 to 96.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	25.2	18.5	1.36x	16.6 to 37.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16x	9.6 to 25.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.3	30.2	1.14x	24.9 to 46.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	162.3	143.2	1.13x	139.9 to 187.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	502.4	453.4	1.11xSignificant	461.4 to 546.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.1	17.9	1.07x	11.7 to 30	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.2	18.7	0.97x	11.7 to 27.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23	23.8	0.97x	15.4 to 33.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13	14.5	0.9x	7.5 to 21.7	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 Sequatchie County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,115.4	9,842.6	+13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.2	75.3	-0%	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	114.8	96.9	+18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	49.5	28.6	+73%	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.

Formaldehyde20.56 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
Acetaldehyde1.95 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit44
Brownfield property10
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Glady Fork Mine, Dunlap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057188706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Brewer Lane Rock Yard, Dunlap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071435290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
156 Frontage Road, Dunlap
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976553 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
184 Frontage Road, Dunlap
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976554 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
196 Frontage Road, Dunlap
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976555 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
90 Frontage Road, Dunlap
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976556 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Middle School, Dunlap
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978685 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 20.02, Dunlap
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979566 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parcel 18, Dunlap
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979567 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
15175 Rankin Avenue, Dunlap
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981486 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
543 Resource Road, Dunlap
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986371 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
State Street Industrial Site, Dunlap
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986898 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lewis Chapel Quarry, Dunlap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009785553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Dunlap Stp, Dunlap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010948234 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Carbon Black Global, Llc, Dunlap
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $9,225.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070551503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Pine Ridge East Mine, Dunlap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006689823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Quarry 2, Jasper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009706639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Navajo Transitional Energy Company Llc Formerly Sequatchie Valley Coal Corporati, Dunlap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006664261 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dunlap Stone Sand Plant, Dunlap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009786516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mann+Hummel Usa Inc - Plant 3, Dunlap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054863215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stone Sales & Service - Pikeville Quarry, Dunlap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059807712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Montes Stone, Dunlap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063214873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lexington Coal Company, Llckelley Creek Strip Mine #2tn0063690, Whitwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063915401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete, Llc Dba Dunlap Plant Crusher, Dunlap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064238034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Veracruze Stone, Inc. - Raulston Branch Rock Harvesting, Dunlap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069997947 (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 Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie 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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