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Lincoln County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lincoln County is 171.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Brain & nervous system deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 175 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (65), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (64), Gas station (mapped facility) (11). 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: 31.5364, -90.439.

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 Lincoln County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	9.2	4.4	2.09xSignificant	5.4 to 14.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.7	30.2	1.41xSignificant	34.7 to 52.3	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	8	6.6	1.21x	4.8 to 12.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.2	51.8	1.2xSignificant	52.4 to 73.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	171.3	143.2	1.2xSignificant	154.4 to 189.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.5	8.7	0.98x	4.9 to 13.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.4	6.6	0.97x	3.6 to 10.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	420.6	453.4	0.93x	393.5 to 449.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.9	23.8	0.88x	14.9 to 28.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.9	11.3	0.88x	6.2 to 15.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	15.7	18.7	0.84x	10.9 to 22.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.9	17.9	0.83x	10.1 to 21.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.2	18.5	0.82x	10.2 to 21.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.4	13	0.8x	6.3 to 16.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.3	13.9	0.74x	6.5 to 15.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.4	14.5	0.72x	6.4 to 16.1	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 Lincoln County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,025.4	9,842.6	+32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.7	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	80.7	59.8	+35%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.7	6.2	+25%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	108.8	96.9	+12%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.3	28.6	-36%	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.

Formaldehyde24.02 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde2.28 per million
Benzene0.69 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing65
NPDES wastewater discharge permit64
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Small hazardous waste generator5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Brownfield property1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Chemstar Products Co, Brookhaven
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene oxide. Reports carcinogens. 2,491 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39601CHMST125NF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Wood Preserving Inc, Brookhaven
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Creosote, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 2,406 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39601GRDNRINDUS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Rex Lumber Brookhaven Llc, Brookhaven
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 91 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39601CLMBSWLBEH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Wood Preserving, Inc, Brookhaven
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042063307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Chemstar Products Company, Brookhaven
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016784354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, Brookhaven
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Ppm Consultants Inc, Grannys Corner, Brookhaven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022889267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Great Southern Wood Brookhaven Inc, Brookhaven
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042000866 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Brookhaven Pellets Llc, Brookhaven
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071348097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, Brookhaven
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Brookhaven Potw, Brookhaven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000914921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wood Preserving, Inc, Brookhaven
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042063307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Aitx Railcar Services Llc, Brookhaven Facility, Brookhaven
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056160960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Brookhaven Pellets Llc, Brookhaven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071348097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Keystone Seneca Wire Cloth Company, Brookhaven
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013701333 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rex Lumber, Brookhaven, Brookhaven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000602018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Great Southern Wood - Brookhaven Inc., Brookhaven
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds.
TRI facility ID 3960WGRTST111BY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Lincoln Co Schools, West Lincoln Schools, Brookhaven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002307753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Wash Mobile Home Park, Bogue Chitto
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020040052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Foundation Inc, New Haven Recovery Center, Brookhaven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012749605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
K And D Hospitality Inc, Motel 6, Brookhaven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002308422 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Jolimar Summit Fitness Retreat, Summit
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022884645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Home Depot Store #2913, Brookhaven
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024590414 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wood Preserving, Inc, Brookhaven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042063307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Aitx Railcar Services Llc, Brookhaven Facility, Brookhaven
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056160960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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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