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Stewart County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Stewart County is 183.3 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 51 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24), Rail grade crossing (9), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 36.5021, -87.833.

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 Stewart County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.2	30.2	1.66xSignificant	37.3 to 66.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	82.9	51.8	1.6xSignificant	66.2 to 103.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.1	17.9	1.51x	16.2 to 42.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	183.3	143.2	1.28xSignificant	157.3 to 212.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.5	18.7	1.2x	14 to 34.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	449.7	453.4	0.99x	406.9 to 496.2	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 Stewart County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,354.6	9,842.6	+26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.9	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	160.8	96.9	+66%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	62.3	28.6	+118%	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.

Formaldehyde22.29 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.26 per million
Benzene0.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Rail grade crossing9
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Coal power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

U.S. Tva Cumberland Fossil Plant, Cumberland City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Zinc compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 16,402,336 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37050STVCM815CU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Cumberland, Cumberland City
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $204,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Cumberland (Tn), Cumberland City
Coal power plant.
Record ID 3399 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 8
Cumberland, Cumberland City
Major air pollution source. Penalties $204,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Cumberland, Cumberland City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $204,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Llc, Cumberland City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001865973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Dover Stp, Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064256077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cumberland, Cumberland City
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $204,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Llc, Cumberland City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Mercury compounds. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37050STNDR150TE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.6
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Llc, Cumberland City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001865973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Llc, Cumberland City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001865973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Llc, Cumberland City
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001865973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Imi Tennessee, Llc Dba Imi Tn, Llc - Cumberland City, Cumberland City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009789719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1211995886 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Piney Campground, Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009705881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Nashville Wire Products-Display Division-Dover Plant, Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004987738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Usda Usfs R08 Brandon Springs Camp, Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006802415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cumberland City Lagoon, Cumberland City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009788596 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dover Water Dept - Cumberland Ri. Plant, Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110052072421 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Milton Lumber Company, Inc., Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069996688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Phoenix Paper Wickliffe Llc - Dover Woodyard, Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070000203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mathis Brothers Lumber Company, Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070004140 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rye Property, Cumberland City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070105587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Taco John'S, Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070393520 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
At&T #A01hyvd, Stewart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070551816 (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 Stewart 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 Stewart 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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