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Amite County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Amite County is 142 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 62 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (23), Air permit holder (minor source) (19), Gas station (mapped facility) (5). 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: 31.1756, -90.8039.

How this county ranks in Mississippi

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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 Amite County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40	30.2	1.32x	28.9 to 55	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.9	51.8	1.18x	46.6 to 79.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.3	17.9	1.02x	10.3 to 30.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	142	143.2	0.99x	119.9 to 167.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	449.3	453.4	0.99x	405.4 to 497.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.2	23.8	0.85x	10.7 to 35	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	12.1	18.7	0.65x	7 to 21.4	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 Amite County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,673.5	9,842.6	+59%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.1	75.3	-4%	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	99.9	96.9	+3%	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.

Formaldehyde22.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.08 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit23
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Rail grade crossing4
Major air pollution source2
Brownfield property2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Industrial wastewater discharge1

Highest-severity records

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

Amite Bioenergy Llc, Gloster
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 174,144 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3963WMTBNRGERGI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Amite Bioenergy Llc, Wood Pellet Manufacturing Facility, Gloster
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $150,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055654162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Amite Bioenergy Llc, Wood Pellet Manufacturing Facility, Gloster
Major air pollution source. Penalties $150,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055654162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Gloster Forest Products, Llc, Gloster
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3963WGLSTR7WRAI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Amite Bioenergy Llc, Wood Pellet Manufacturing Facility, Gloster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $150,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055654162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Gloster Forest Products, Llc, Gloster
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071956308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Centreville Potw, North, Centreville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008514811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Gloster Forest Products, Llc, Gloster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071345169 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Gloster Forest Products, Llc, Gloster
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071894217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Holy Family Catholic Church Expansion Site, Gloster
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038756067 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Gloster Elementary School, Gloster
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981519 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wallace Lumber, Summit
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071251267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Gloster Potw, Gloster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009113271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Ballard Contractors Inc, Gloster Temp Site, Gloster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071439027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Crosby Muni, Crosby
Public airport. O.
Record ID C71 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Kased Brothers Hallal Meat Inc, Summit
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002324048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Liberty Potw, Liberty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Crosby Potw, Crosby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009862979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Air Cruisers Company, Liberty
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002213060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gloster Chips Inc, Gloster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009861417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Denbury Olive Eor, Summit
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020065114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us Metal Works Inc, Liberty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038346199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ftc Facility, Crosby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042054451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amite County Elementary School, Liberty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044397827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jones Lumber, Gloster, Gloster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070134014 (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 Amite County

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