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Claiborne County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Claiborne County is 156.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 38 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21), Gas station (mapped facility) (3), Small hazardous waste generator (2). 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: 32.0085, -90.8996.

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 Claiborne County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	156.9	143.2	1.1x	124.8 to 195.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.3	30.2	0.97x	16 to 49.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	405.7	453.4	0.89x	351.1 to 466.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	32.6	51.8	0.63x	19.9 to 51.5	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 Claiborne County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	18,808.7	9,842.6	+91%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	68.6	75.3	-9%	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	109.8	96.9	+13%	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.

Formaldehyde23.66 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.25 per million
Benzene0.53 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Heliport1
Nuclear power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Southern Lumber Company Inc, Hermanville, Hermanville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007107745 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Southern Lumber Company Inc, Hermanville, Hermanville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007107745 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Entergy Mississippi Inc, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Port Gibson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007109547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Nslc Southern Inc - Hermanville Facility, Hermanville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 124 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3908WSTHRN11167 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Southern Lumber Company Inc, Hermanville, Hermanville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007107745 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Grand Gulf, Port Gibson
Nuclear power plant.
Record ID 6072 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.4
Southwest Development Corp, Pattison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008523080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ms/Alcorn State University, Lorman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011055801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Entergy Mississippi Inc, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Port Gibson
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007109547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Felix H Dunn School Building, Lorman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072111278 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Entergy Mississippi Inc, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Port Gibson
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007109547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
C Js Place, Lorman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012659729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Clairborne County Board Of Supervisors, Hermanville Facility, Hermanville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Brown Com Ag Inc, J L Brown Pit, Port Gibson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038356258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Claiborne County Board of Supervisors
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1167549844 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Grand Gulf Spent Fuel Storage
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1167564400 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1521911868 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/818033853 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Port Gibson Potw, Port Gibson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002216263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mmc Materials Inc, Port Gibson, Port Gibson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008507589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alcorn State University, Lorman
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008507623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ashland Trailer Park, Port Gibson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008517248 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Great River Utility Operating Company Llc, (Hollyrood & Trace Hills Subdivision), Port Gibson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008517685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Claiborne Co High School & Vo Tech Center, Port Gibson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008519683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
David'S Mobile Home Park, Port Gibson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014440159 (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 Claiborne 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 Claiborne 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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