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Madison County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Madison County is 162.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 456 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (278), Rail grade crossing (48), Gas station (mapped facility) (36). 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: 32.6424, -90.0088.

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 Madison County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.6	23.8	1.5xSignificant	30.9 to 40.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.3	11.3	1.35xSignificant	12.3 to 18.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.9	4.4	1.34x	4.1 to 8.2	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	3.6	2.7	1.33x	2.3 to 5.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	7.5	5.7	1.32x	5.4 to 10	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6	4.8	1.25x	4.1 to 8.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.2	3.4	1.24x	2.7 to 6.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.8	17.9	1.22xSignificant	18.3 to 25.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	8	6.6	1.21x	5.8 to 10.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.3	13.9	1.17x	13.2 to 20	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	162.2	143.2	1.13xSignificant	152.2 to 172.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.3	6.6	1.11x	5.3 to 9.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.2	30.2	1.1x	28.8 to 38.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	477.8	453.4	1.05xSignificant	460.4 to 495.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.9	18.5	0.97x	14.6 to 21.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.1	8.7	0.93x	6 to 10.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	46.2	51.8	0.89x	40.9 to 52	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.4	14.5	0.86x	9.6 to 15.7	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	3.5	4.1	0.85x	2.2 to 5.5	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	10.5	13	0.81x	7.9 to 13.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.7	18.7	0.79x	11.8 to 18.2	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	3.3	4.6	0.72x	2 to 5.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	4.3	6.2	0.69x	2.8 to 6.3	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 Madison County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,220.1	9,842.6	-16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.5	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	59.8	59.8	+0%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.9	6.2	-5%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	67.4	96.9	-30%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14	28.6	-51%	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.

Formaldehyde25.58 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.37 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit278
Rail grade crossing48
Gas station (mapped facility)36
Brownfield property20
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)11
TRI reporting facility9
Public airport8
Major air pollution source7
Large hazardous waste generator4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Southeastern Wood Preserving, Canton
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 48. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MSD000828558 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Nissan N.A. Inc., Canton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,230,956 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39046NSSNN3NISS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Bfi Waste Systems Of Mississippi Llc - Little Dixie Landfill, Ridgeland
Major air pollution source. Penalties $119,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002221989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Westlake Compounds Llc, Madison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Zinc compounds, Lead, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,541 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39110NRTHM210IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Bfi Waste Systems Of Mississippi Llc - Little Dixie Landfill, Ridgeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $119,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002221989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Tower Automotive, Madison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 140,923 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39110TWRTM44CHU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Nissan North America Inc, Canton Manufacturing Facility, Canton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011073435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Kasai North America Inc, Madison Plant, Madison
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015705469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Bfi Waste Systems Of Mississippi Llc - Little Dixie Landfill, Ridgeland
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $119,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002221989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Kasai N.A. Inc Madison Plant, Madison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cyclohexane. 36,258 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3911WKSNRT435CH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Tower Automotive Operations Usa Llc Ii, Madison
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016792791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Tip H. Allen Water Treatment Plant, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000569545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Canton Mun Util-Beatties Bluff Wwtf, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039795095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Peco Foods, Inc., Canton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Canton Sanitary Landfill, Canton
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016791480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls Llc, Madison
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009416569 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Jackson Ready-Mix Plant 26, Canton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3904WJCKSN19TYL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Mmc Materials Inc - Gluckstadt, Madison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3014WMMCMT2161H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Canton Sanitary Landfill, Canton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016791480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Mmc Materials Inc - Ragsdale Road, Madison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3911WMMCMT133NE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Nucor Grating - Fisher & Ludlow Inc, Madison
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3913WFSHRN211IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Kasai North America Inc, Madison Plant, Madison
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015705469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Carlock Auto Group, Porsche Ridgeland, Ridgeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071880824 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Parker Hannifin Corporation - Fluid Control Division, Madison
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376405 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Steel Technologies Inc, Madison
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025332548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Madison 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 Madison 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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