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Greene County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greene County is 157 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 58 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (33), Rail grade crossing (15), Gas station (mapped facility) (3). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 31.2098, -88.6391.

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 Greene County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	29.6	17.9	1.65xSignificant	18.9 to 44.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.5	30.2	1.24x	25.6 to 53.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.3	18.7	1.14x	12.3 to 34.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.6	18.5	1.11x	11.9 to 33.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	157	143.2	1.1x	131 to 186.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	48.4	51.8	0.93x	34.6 to 66.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	416.3	453.4	0.92x	372.9 to 463.7	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 Greene County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,853.6	9,842.6	+0%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.7	75.3	-1%	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	73.7	96.9	-24%	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.

Formaldehyde22.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.28 per million
Pahpom0.61 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit33
Rail grade crossing15
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)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.

Mdoc, South Mississippi Correctional Institution, Leakesville
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110008504975 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 5
Mdoc, South Mississippi Correctional Institution, Leakesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008504975 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Al Tom Forest Products Inc, Richton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008505000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Southern Pines Energy Center, Leakesville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030765875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Peavey Electronics Plant 23, Leakesville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002223807 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Leakesville Potw, Leakesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515543 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Southern Pines Energy Center, Leakesville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030765875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Sand Hill Compressor Station, Richton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035768648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mclain Potw, Mc Lain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002307227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Greene County, Richton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016756919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sand Hill Compressor Station, Richton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035768648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
S And S Scrap And Salvage, Leakesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044719347 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tyson Moreno, Poultry, Leakesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070099552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dickerson Farm, Leakesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070104853 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Byrd Farms, Greene County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070104896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dickens Poultry Farm, Leakesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070104902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Holder Farms, Neely
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070104904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bernie Dearman, Poultry, Leakesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070104929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Steve Walley, Walley Mine, Richton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070104946 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
W.L. Burle Engineers, P.A. Quick Stop Number 9, Leakesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070113839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mclendon Poultry Farm, Neely
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070200975 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brewer Farms, Richton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070201285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
D And S Farms, Neely
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070204723 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Al Tom Forest Products Inc, Piave
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070264175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
T L Wallace Construction Inc, Brewer Mine, Richton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070500724 (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.

Mdoc, South Mississippi Correctional Institution, Leakesville
EPA FRS registry ID
110008504975
Wastewater permit
Yes, significant noncompliance, 12 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Greene 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 Greene 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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