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Pemiscot County, Missouri: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pemiscot County is 198.4 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 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 179 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (50), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (42), Gas station (mapped facility) (25). 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: 36.2138, -89.8184.

How this county ranks in Missouri

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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 Pemiscot County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	59.9	30.2	1.98xSignificant	46 to 77.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	95	51.8	1.83xSignificant	77.1 to 116.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	29	17.9	1.62xSignificant	18.6 to 43.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	198.4	143.2	1.39xSignificant	171.4 to 228.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	454	453.4	1x	411.2 to 500.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.4	18.7	0.93x	10.2 to 28.2	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 Pemiscot County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	22,326	9,842.6	+127%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	65.6	75.3	-13%	years
Child mortality	127.3	59.8	+113%	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	133.8	96.9	+38%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde21.7 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde2.08 per million
Benzene0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing50
NPDES wastewater discharge permit42
Gas station (mapped facility)25
Air permit holder (minor source)24
Industrial wastewater discharge15
Brownfield property5
Public airport3
Major air pollution source2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 73, Caruthersville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 2,893,442 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 63830TRNTYCOUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.5
Arcosa Marine Products Inc. Plt 75, Caruthersville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol, Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 220,243 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 63830TRNTYHWY84 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Arcosa Marine Products - Plant #73, Caruthersville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017980595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Trinity Marine Products Inc. Plt 75, Caruthersville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012469514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Caruthersville Wwtf, Caruthersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039782713 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Hayti Pws, Hayti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009112094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Arcosa Marine Products - Plant #73, Caruthersville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017980595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Steele Pws, Steele
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009711320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Trinity Marine Products Inc. Plt 75, Caruthersville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012469514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Arcosa Marine Products - Plant #73, Caruthersville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017980595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Arcosa Marine Products - Plant #73, Caruthersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017980595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Daeoc Head Start Center, Rabin Tire & Auto Repair, Caruthersville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038713773 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ark-Mo Power Company, Caruthersville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039063679 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Home Oil Garage, Caruthersville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046370280 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Luye Property, Hayti
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979643 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Chrysler Exchange Building, Caruthersville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072077792 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Caruthersville Pws, Caruthersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Wardell Wwtf, Wardell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006730653 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Trinity Marine Products Inc. Plt 75, Caruthersville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012469514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Trinity Marine Products Inc. Plt 75, Caruthersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012469514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Hayti Wwtf, Hayti
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0057673: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Hayden Oil Company, Llc, Caruthersville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070066203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Steele Wwtf, Steele
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MO0057444: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Wardell Wwtf, Wardell
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit MO0052132: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Ross Wwtf, Portageville
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit MO0055344: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3

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 Pemiscot County

Missouri 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 Pemiscot County, and their findings.
Missouri vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Missouri health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Missouri 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.
Missouri 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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