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Franklin County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Franklin County is 133.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 88 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (57), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (23), Air permit holder (minor source) (4). 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: 31.4787, -90.8945.

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 Franklin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	37.5	17.9	2.09xSignificant	20.9 to 62.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.5	30.2	1.14x	20.8 to 55.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.8	51.8	1.14x	41.3 to 82.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	438.9	453.4	0.97x	382 to 502.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	133.6	143.2	0.93x	104.4 to 169.4	2020-2024

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 Franklin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,143.9	9,842.6	+34%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.5	75.3	-5%	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	135.1	96.9	+39%	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.

Formaldehyde23.06 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.15 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing57
NPDES wastewater discharge permit23
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Aitx Railcar Services, Llc, Bude
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002061704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Okhissa Lake Sewer District Ww Facility, Meadville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024460260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Franklin Ready Mix Concrete Inc, Plant Number 2, Bude
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008509480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Roxie Potw, Roxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008516114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Bude Potw, Bude
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011056454 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Meadville Potw, Meadville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011942657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Franklin Ready Mix, Number 4, Bude
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071814041 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Aitx Railcar Services, Llc, Bude
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002061704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Franklin County Elementary School, Meadville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008517774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Srm Enterprise Llc, Wash Spot, The, Bude
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008518274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Usda Usfs R08 Usda Forest Service, Clear Springs Rec Area Campground, Bude
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008519861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rons Wash Place, Roxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009860971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Georgia Pacific Corporation, Roxie Chip And Saw, Roxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028296476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Georgia Pacific Wfs Llc Roxie Chip Mill, Roxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037511779 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Franklin County Board Of Supervisors, Purser Lane Mine, Meadville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044694747 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Franklin County Board Of Supervisors, Highway 33 Mine, Fayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054594266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Entergy Mississippi Inc, Franklin To Mccomb Transmission Line Project, Meadville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Midway Construction Inc, Ratcliffe Mine, Roxie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070228068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tysons Lp, Tysons Lp Mine, Bude
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070383939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Getaway House, Getaway House, Homochitto Ms Outpost, Meadville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070938513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Franklin Ready Mix, Herring Mine, Meadville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071296997 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
River Ridge Forest Products Llc, Bude
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071427496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mdot, Franklin, 100888 301000, Bude
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071436342 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Frannklin County Board Of Supervisors, Purser Lane Mine, Meadville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072003994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tl Wallace Construction Company Inc., Lake Okhissa Entrance Road, Bude
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072163605 (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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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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