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Clarke County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clarke County is 149.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 140 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (72), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29), Brownfield property (12). 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: 32.0012, -88.6861.

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 Clarke County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.4	30.2	1.37xSignificant	30.5 to 55.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.8	17.9	1.27x	15 to 34.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.7	18.7	1.16x	14.2 to 32.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.6	51.8	1.11x	44.8 to 73.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	149.4	143.2	1.04x	127.9 to 174	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	454.7	453.4	1x	414.2 to 498.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22	23.8	0.92x	13.1 to 34.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.1	18.5	0.92x	10.3 to 27.4	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 Clarke County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,176.2	9,842.6	+44%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.6	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	115.3	59.8	+93%	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	130.9	96.9	+35%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	26.1	28.6	-9%	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.

Formaldehyde24.08 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.39 per million
Pahpom0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing72
NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
Brownfield property12
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Major air pollution source4
Small hazardous waste generator2
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Odom Industries Inc, Pachuta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propanil, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Thiobencarb, Bromacil and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 23,886 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39347DMNDS100CH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Formentera Operations, Llc, West Nancy F, Vossburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071722855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Shubuta Potw, Shubuta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002307325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Quitman Pellets Llc, Quitman
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043218229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Dart Container Corporation Llc, Quitman
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002227741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Southern Natural Gas Company Llc, Enterp, Enterprise
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002464397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Quitman Pellets Llc, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043218229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Bazor Lumber Company Llc, Quitman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001472549 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Quitman City Hall, Quitman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046425739 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fc Meyer Packaging, Quitman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070281815 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Berry'S Garden Center, Quitman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966398 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Enterprise Service Station, Enterprise
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966399 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sykes, Quitman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966400 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
101 Church Street, Quitman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966401 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Senior Center Site, Shubuta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968934 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Workforce Training Site, Stonewall
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968935 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Usa Fabrics, Quitman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969812 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Miller Oil, Quitman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969813 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Blair Building, Quitman
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969815 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Southern Natural Gas Company Llc, Enterp, Enterprise
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002464397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Quitman Potw, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008516052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Southern Natural Gas Company Llc, Enterp, Enterprise
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002464397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Enterprise Potw, Enterprise
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002307076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Miss Dept Of W F & Parks, Clarkco State Park, Quitman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008517453 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Clarke County, Quitman
Public airport. O.
Record ID 23M (FAA / U.S. DOT)
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 Clarke 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 Clarke 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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