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Lawrence County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lawrence County is 196.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 108 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (58), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). 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: 31.5354, -90.1103.

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 Lawrence County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.7	17.9	1.49x	16.3 to 41.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.6	30.2	1.48xSignificant	31.5 to 62.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	196.6	143.2	1.37xSignificant	166.3 to 231.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.4	51.8	1.17x	44.8 to 80.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	515.1	453.4	1.14xSignificant	464 to 570.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.4	23.8	1.07x	14.8 to 41.1	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 Lawrence County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,241.6	9,842.6	+45%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.3	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	77.9	59.8	+30%	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	119.6	96.9	+23%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.8	28.6	-3%	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.

Formaldehyde23.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.4 per million
Benzene0.55 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing58
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Biomass power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Georgia Pacific Monticello Llc, Monticello
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017416599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.9
Georgia-Pacific Monticello Llc, Monticello
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Hydrogen sulfide, Manganese compounds, Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,879,661 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39654GRGPCSANDI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.8
Georgia Pacific Monticello Llc, Monticello
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017416599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Georgia Pacific Monticello Llc, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017416599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Hood Industries Inc., Silver Creek
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 71 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39663JNMLSHWY43 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Georgia Pacific Monticello Llc, Monticello
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017416599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Georgia Pacific Monticello Llc, Monticello
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017416599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Joe N Miles & Sons Inc, Silver Creek
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022522983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Joe N Miles & Sons Inc, Silver Creek
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022522983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Silver Creek Potw, Silver Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008516249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Joe N Miles & Sons Inc, Silver Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022522983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Georgia-Pacific Monticello Paper, Monticello
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 10610 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.6
New Hebron Potw, New Hebron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002307263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Monticello Potw, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515785 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
GP Monticello Ash Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1236702845 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
GP Monticello Operations Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1236702846 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lawrence County Class I Rubbish Site
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/758736390 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Monticello Hardwood Inc, Monticello, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002204800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Monticello Forest Products Corporation, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008509872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lees Pig Skin Company, Newhebron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008513652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lawrence County School District, Topeka Tilton Attendance Center, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008517079 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lawrence County, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043695481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mitchell Ratcliff, Ratcliff Pit, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044604041 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
G2o Technologies Llc, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056956600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Georgia Pacific Monticello Llc, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070104843 (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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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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