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Monroe County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Monroe County is 176.1 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 272 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (105), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (81), Air permit holder (minor source) (22). 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: 33.8744, -88.476.

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 Monroe County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	9.1	5.7	1.6x	5.5 to 14.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.9	30.2	1.49xSignificant	37 to 54.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73	51.8	1.41xSignificant	63 to 84.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.3	11.3	1.35x	10.9 to 21.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	176.1	143.2	1.23xSignificant	159.6 to 194.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	509	453.4	1.12xSignificant	479.5 to 540.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.8	18.7	1.11x	15.5 to 27.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.6	17.9	1.09x	13.9 to 27	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.9	13.9	0.93x	8.7 to 18.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.6	8.7	0.87x	4.6 to 12.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.5	14.5	0.86x	8.2 to 18.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.7	18.5	0.74x	9.3 to 19.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9	13	0.69x	5 to 15	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.4	23.8	0.65x	10.4 to 22.2	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 Monroe County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,062.2	9,842.6	+33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.8	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	71	59.8	+19%	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	110.2	96.9	+14%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.6	28.6	-42%	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.

Formaldehyde25.08 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.54 per million
Benzene0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing105
NPDES wastewater discharge permit81
Air permit holder (minor source)22
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Brownfield property9
TRI reporting facility8
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
Major air pollution source6
Large hazardous waste generator4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Public airport2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Landfill (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.

Tronox Llc, Hamilton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Vanadium compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 58,007,266 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39746KRRMCUSHWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Tronox Llc, Hamilton Facility, Hamilton
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $65,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.3
Nauticstar Llc, Amory
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 632,225 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38821FBRSP500WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls Llc, Aberdeen
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $340,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012665990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls Llc, Aberdeen
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Vinyl chloride, Methanol, Phthalic anhydride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 135,666 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39730VSTPLPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Us Llc, Aberdeen
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acrylic acid, Acrylamide, Acrylonitrile. Reports carcinogens. 37,355 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39730CHMDLDARRA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
True Temper Sports Inc, Amory
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Nitric acid, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,940 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38821TRTMPHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
True Temper Sports, Inc., Amory
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042046595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Sterling Specialty Chemicals Us Llc, Aberdeen
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377690 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Nautic Star Llc, Amory
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009416391 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Itt Engineered Valves Llc, Amory
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 48 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38821TTNGN1110B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Tronox Llc, Hamilton Facility, Hamilton
Major air pollution source. Penalties $65,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls Llc, Aberdeen
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $340,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012665990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Legacy Boats Llc Dba Avid Boats, Amory
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 1,820 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3882WLGCYB54WAT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Tronox Llc, Hamilton Facility, Hamilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $65,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls Llc, Aberdeen
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $340,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012665990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Nanocor Llc, Aberdeen
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002225262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Amory Potw, Amory
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008514633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Itt Engineered Valves, Amory
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Westlake Compounds Llc, Prairie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Antimony compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and 2 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 39756NRTHMABERD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Nanocor Llc, Aberdeen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002225262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
True Temper Sports, Inc., Amory
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042046595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Phoenix Nettleton Ms I Industrial Investors Llc, Aberdeen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012305415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls Llc, Aberdeen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $340,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012665990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Aberdeen East Wwtp, Aberdeen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000751605 (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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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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