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Leflore County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Leflore County is 246.7 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 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 192 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (69), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Gas station (mapped facility) (31). 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: 33.518, -90.2771.

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 Leflore County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	57.9	30.2	1.92xSignificant	46.5 to 71.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	246.7	143.2	1.72xSignificant	221.9 to 273.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10	6.6	1.52x	5.7 to 16.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.6	17.9	1.49xSignificant	18.8 to 36.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	76.6	51.8	1.48xSignificant	63.5 to 91.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	9.6	6.6	1.45x	5.4 to 15.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.3	11.3	1.09x	7.1 to 19.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	492.1	453.4	1.09xSignificant	457.1 to 529.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.6	14.5	0.87x	7.4 to 20	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.6	13.9	0.83x	6.8 to 18.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.2	18.5	0.66x	7 to 19.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	10.8	18.7	0.58x	6.2 to 17.6	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 Leflore County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	21,369.2	9,842.6	+117%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	65.6	75.3	-13%	years
Child mortality	117.8	59.8	+97%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	10.7	6.2	+72%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	159.6	96.9	+65%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.6	28.6	-49%	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.

Formaldehyde24.58 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.37 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing69
NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Gas station (mapped facility)31
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)18
Brownfield property10
Air permit holder (minor source)6
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (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.

Oxbow Greenwood Llc, Greenwood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane. 1,117,222 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38935YZVLL2015W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Oxbow Greenwood, Llc, Greenwood
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Scott Petroleum, Greenwood
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041528139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Viking Range Llc, Cooking Plant, East Side, Greenwood
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020518135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Americas Catch, Itta Bena
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044471871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp, Greenwood
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016778913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp, Greenwood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Cobalt, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 38930MLWKL13SYC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
America'S Catch Inc, Itta Bena
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ammonia, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 38941MRCSCRTE1S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Greenwood Utilities, Henderson Station, Greenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002222871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Rising Sun Subdivision, Greenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011056613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Oxbow Greenwood, Llc, Greenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Greenwood Utilities, Henderson Station, Greenwood
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002222871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Miles Homes Inc, Miles Homes Subdivision, Minter City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008517836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Oxbow Greenwood, Llc, Greenwood
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Leflore County Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Greenwood
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016772615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp, Greenwood
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016778913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Yazoo Valley Oil Mill Inc, Planters Facility, Greenwood
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001471666 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Speedway #7862, Greenwood
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044624733 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Farmer'S Market Supply, Greenwood
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973083 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Ferguson Machine Shop, Greenwood
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973084 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Gulf Service Station, Greenwood
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973085 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Artplace Mississippi, Greenwood
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983023 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Magnolia Home Center, Greenwood
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983024 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Delta Chevrolet, Greenwood
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983025 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Delta Feed, Greenwood
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983026 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Leflore 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 Leflore 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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