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Tipton County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tipton County is 190.9 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 175 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (86), Gas station (mapped facility) (29), Rail grade crossing (24). 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: 35.5119, -89.6936.

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 Tipton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	54.2	30.2	1.79xSignificant	46.7 to 62.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.5	3.4	1.62x	3.4 to 8.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	8.5	5.7	1.49x	5.5 to 12.5	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6	4.1	1.46x	3.5 to 9.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.4	3.7	1.46x	3.3 to 8.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.1	51.8	1.43xSignificant	65.5 to 83.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.2	17.9	1.35xSignificant	19.3 to 29.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6.2	4.6	1.35x	3.9 to 9.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.3	6.2	1.34x	5.4 to 12.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	190.9	143.2	1.33xSignificant	176.3 to 206.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.9	11.3	1.32x	11 to 19.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23	18.7	1.23x	18.1 to 28.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5	4.4	1.14x	2.9 to 8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	485.7	453.4	1.07xSignificant	462.6 to 509.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.1	8.7	1.05x	6.3 to 12.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.8	6.6	1.03x	4.3 to 10.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.9	4.8	1.02x	2.8 to 8.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14.8	14.5	1.02x	10.8 to 19.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.1	13.9	0.94x	9.5 to 17.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.4	13	0.88x	7.9 to 15.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.2	18.5	0.82x	11.2 to 20.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	4.9	6.6	0.74x	2.9 to 7.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.6	23.8	0.74x	13.4 to 22.8	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 Tipton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,117.8	9,842.6	+23%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.3	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	74.6	59.8	+25%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.7	6.2	+24%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	107.6	96.9	+11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	41.7	28.6	+46%	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.

Formaldehyde23.9 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.36 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.97 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit86
Gas station (mapped facility)29
Rail grade crossing24
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Small hazardous waste generator6
Public airport3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
TRI reporting facility2
Major air pollution source1
Airfield1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Unilever - Covington, Covington
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $20,088.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002338756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Unilever Manufacturing (Us) Inc, Covington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 53,830 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38019LSNDS2000H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Butler Properties, Llc, Munford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,900.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010947832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Drummonds Elementary School, Drummonds
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,520.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009787864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Mueller Fittings Co Inc, Covington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000373694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Munford Sewer Department Lagoon, Munford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006689814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant, Covington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000531247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Texas Gas Transmission, Llc - Covington Compressor Station, Covington
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040940952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mccommon/Turner Pit, Burlison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021030409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Texas Gas Transmission, Llc - Covington Compressor Station, Covington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040940952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Delfield Co, Covington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 38019DLFLD1DELF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Mueller Fittings Co Inc., Covington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper.
TRI facility ID 38019MLLRBMUELL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Unilever - Covington, Covington
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $20,088.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002338756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Unilever - Covington, Covington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,088.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002338756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Unilever - Covington, Covington
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $20,088.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002338756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Mason Stp, Mason
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006690447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Bringle Road Sand & Gravel, Covington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070216829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Frank Climer And Sons Asphalt Materials, Inc., Munford
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007188872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wal-Mart Supercenter #93, Covington
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038912175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Covington Muni, Covington
Public airport. O.
Record ID M04 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/846251297 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Covington Wastewater Treatment Plant, Covington
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000531247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Home Depot Store #779, Covington
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054863144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Worley Brothers Scrap Iron & Metal, Atoka
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056986613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Two Rivers Premium Oils, Llc, Covington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070004050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Tipton 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 Tipton 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.

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