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Warren County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Warren County is 180.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 3.7 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 183 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (87), Rail grade crossing (41), Air permit holder (minor source) (28). 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: 35.6726, -85.7941.

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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 Warren County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	7.4	2	3.7xSignificant	4.5 to 11.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50	30.2	1.66xSignificant	42.1 to 59.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.8	4.8	1.63x	4.7 to 12.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	80.9	51.8	1.56xSignificant	70.6 to 92.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.8	6.2	1.42x	5.4 to 13.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.3	17.9	1.41xSignificant	19.5 to 32.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.2	4.4	1.41x	3.5 to 10.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	180.3	143.2	1.26xSignificant	164.3 to 197.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23	18.5	1.24x	17.4 to 30	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.8	8.7	1.13x	6.4 to 14.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	482.8	453.4	1.06xSignificant	456.1 to 510.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.7	11.3	1.04x	7.9 to 16.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.7	5.7	1x	3.2 to 9.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.7	23.8	0.95x	17.2 to 29.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.3	18.7	0.93x	12.5 to 23.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.6	13.9	0.91x	8.6 to 18	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.1	14.5	0.9x	9 to 18.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.7	13	0.75x	5.9 to 15	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 Warren County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,917.4	9,842.6	+21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.5	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	61.7	59.8	+3%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.6	6.2	+7%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	102.3	96.9	+5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	36	28.6	+26%	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.

Formaldehyde20.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde2.08 per million
Benzene0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit87
Rail grade crossing41
Air permit holder (minor source)28
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Small hazardous waste generator6
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
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.

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Llc-Warren Plant, Morrison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Lead compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 13,288 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37357BRDGSHWY55 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Llc-Warren Plant, Morrison
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001858972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Yorozu Automotive Tennessee, Morrison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds. 483 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 37357CLSNC395MT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Yorozu Corporation, Morrison
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004980922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Newell Brands, Mc Minnville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 37110STRPRRTE9B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Sunbeam Products Inc, Mcminnville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005000603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Mcminnville, Mcminnville
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 55928 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Mcminnville Wastewater Plant, Mcminnville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000537269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Llc-Warren Plant, Morrison
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001858972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Llc-Warren Plant, Morrison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001858972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
West Warren- Viola Utility District Stp, Morrison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009788612 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Mcminnville Water Plant, Mcminnville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012173343 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Llc-Warren Plant, Morrison
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001858972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Ironhorse Trailers, Inc., Mcminnville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $9,527.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070361652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Warren County Utility District, Mcminnville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070829363 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Swamp Road Chicken Barns, Mcminnville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,312.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071254994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mcminnville Water Plant, Mcminnville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012173343 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Superior Walls Of East Tennessee, Inc., Rock Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024464934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
The Avenue At Mcminnville, Mcminnville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070555484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Warren County Meml, Mc Minnville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RNC (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Sunbeam Products Inc, Mcminnville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005000603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Sunbeam Products Inc, Mcminnville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005000603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Pro-Pack Inc, Mcminnville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055370469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Tinsley Asphalt Products, Llc - Mcminnville Plant, Mcminnville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055588519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
West Warren - Viola Utility District Wtp, Morrison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070250934 (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 Warren 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 Warren 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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