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Weakley County, Tennessee: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Weakley County is 197.3 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 222 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (118), Rail grade crossing (55), Gas station (mapped facility) (15). 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: 36.2859, -88.7401.

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 Weakley County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	8.8	4.6	1.91xSignificant	5 to 14.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	55.2	30.2	1.83xSignificant	46 to 65.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.9	51.8	1.52xSignificant	67.6 to 91.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	197.3	143.2	1.38xSignificant	178.9 to 217.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.2	6.6	1.24x	4.8 to 13.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.4	11.3	1.19x	9 to 19.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15.5	13.9	1.12x	10.6 to 22.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.6	8.7	1.1x	5.8 to 15	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.8	18.7	1.06x	14.1 to 27.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	448.2	453.4	0.99x	418.9 to 479.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.7	18.5	0.96x	12.3 to 25	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13	14.5	0.9x	8.5 to 19.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15	17.9	0.84x	9.9 to 22	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.3	23.8	0.81x	13.6 to 26.9	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 Weakley County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,926.7	9,842.6	+21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.8	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	71.1	59.8	+19%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.7	6.2	+40%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	94.5	96.9	-3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.1	28.6	-16%	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.

Formaldehyde21.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde2.26 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit118
Rail grade crossing55
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Gas 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.

Usb Tennessee Llc, Gleason
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Lead, Mercury, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 199,809 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38229GLSNBOLDHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Mtd Consumer Group Inc - Martin Facility, Martin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Manganese, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 196,849 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3828WMRTNM136IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Martin Mtd Consumer Group Inc, Martin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064452836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Usb Tennessee Llc, Gleason
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000590307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Martin Stp, Martin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company, Gleason
Major air pollution source. Penalties $15,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007189069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company, Gleason
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007189069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Parker Hannifin Copper & Assembly Facility, Greenfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000374513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Quebecor World - Dresden, Dresden
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009446046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Usb Tennessee Llc, Gleason
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000590307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Gleason Generating Facility, Gleason
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007395096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mtd Consumer Group Inc, Martin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064203008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Gleason Generating Facility, Gleason
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55251 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.4
Dresden Lagoon And Sewer System, Dresden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,416.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064253123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Usb Tennessee Llc, Gleason
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000590307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Gleason Generating Facility, Gleason
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007395096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sharon Lagoon, Sharon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009787418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Linden Bulk Transportation Sw Llc, Martin
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067678221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Champion Home Builders Inc., Dresden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 3822WCHMPN273EV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Parker Hannifin Copper & Assembly Facility, Greenfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper.
TRI facility ID 38230PRKRH100PA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Gleason Stp, Gleason
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009706559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Gleason Generating Facility, Gleason
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007395096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Karen Brown Mine 31, Gleason
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,384.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012684354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Tosh Farms Manure Spill (Reed Trust Property), Mckenzie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071823000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Dresden- Printing Factory Lagoon, Dresden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009788872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Weakley 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 Weakley 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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