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Marion County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Marion County is 189.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 119 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (45), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (41), Air permit holder (minor source) (12). 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: 31.2157, -89.8428.

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 Marion County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Liver & bile ductDeaths126.61.82xSignificant7.3 to 18.82020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths52.130.21.73xSignificant41.5 to 652020-2024
Liver & bile ductNew cases13.78.71.57x8.5 to 21.12019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases72.551.81.4xSignificant59.8 to 87.42019-2023
All cancerDeaths189.4143.21.32xSignificant168.6 to 212.32020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases22.217.91.24x15.1 to 31.52019-2023
PancreasNew cases16.613.91.19x10.9 to 24.52019-2023
All cancerNew cases508.6453.41.12xSignificant473.7 to 545.72019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases25.723.81.08x18.1 to 35.72019-2023
PancreasDeaths11.911.31.05x7.4 to 18.52020-2024
BladderNew cases17.618.70.94x11.9 to 25.52019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases13.114.50.9x7.8 to 20.82019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases12.918.50.7x7.9 to 20.22019-2023

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 Marion County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death17,139.69,842.6+74%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy68.975.3-8%years
Child mortality110.359.8+85%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality12.66.2+103%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths130.296.9+34%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths34.328.6+20%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.

  • Formaldehyde23.66 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.33 per million
  • Ethylene Oxide0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing45
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit41
  • Air permit holder (minor source)12
  • Brownfield property7
  • Gas station (mapped facility)6
  • Public airport4
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Heliport1
  • Industrial wastewater discharge1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. Columbia Potw, South, Columbia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000734019 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  2. Walker Hill Environmental Inc, Foxworth

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110030765036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  3. Marion County Airport Road Industrial Park, Columbia

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038758387 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  4. Newsom Building, Columbia

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071977800 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  5. Former Newsom Brothers/Reichold Chemicals, Inc., Columbia

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071979745 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  6. Harry Taylor Property Pin 4606, Columbia

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072005037 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  7. Harry Taylor Property Pin 4607, Columbia

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072005038 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  8. Harry Taylor Property Pin 680, Columbia

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072005039 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  9. Harry Taylor Property Pin 14527, Columbia

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072005040 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. Crown Health Care Laundry Llc, Columbia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046599178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  11. Marion County Timber, Inc., Foxworth

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,250.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070282973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  12. Foxworth Potw, Foxworth

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002307110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  13. Products Pipe Line Corporation, Ppl Milepost 89 Replacement Hdds Project, White Bluff

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072001974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  14. Speights Trailer Park, Columbia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008518336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  15. Marion County, Columbia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039145671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  16. Columbia/Marion County, Columbia

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 0R0 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  17. Columbia Potw, North, Columbia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008523936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  18. Mmc Materials Inc, Columbia, Columbia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002203357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Mccain Meat Processing Llc, Sandy Hook

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002203437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Southgate Timber Company, Columbia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002203455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Columbia Chip Lp, Columbia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002214292 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Georgia Pacific Wood Products Llc - Columbia Ms, Columbia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002433554 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. W F Foxworth And Son Inc, Foxworth

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038343361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Columbia Marion County Airport, Columbia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038358354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Superior Well Services, Columbia, Columbia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038362447 (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 Marion 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 Marion 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.

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