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Montgomery County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Montgomery County is 174.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 85 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19), Gas station (mapped facility) (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: 33.4804, -89.6459.

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 Montgomery County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.8	17.9	1.5x	14.8 to 45	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.1	51.8	1.26x	47.9 to 87.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	174.1	143.2	1.22xSignificant	144.7 to 208.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.5	30.2	1.21x	24.2 to 53.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	441.2	453.4	0.97x	391.6 to 495.9	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 Montgomery County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	17,471.7	9,842.6	+78%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	68.8	75.3	-9%	years
Child mortality	116.3	59.8	+95%	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	114.9	96.9	+19%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde22.86 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.25 per million
Pahpom0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing33
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Biewer Sawmill Winona Inc., Winona
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 145,966 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3896WBWRSW625SA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Winona Potw, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009714443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Biewer Sawmill Winona, Inc., Winona
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071434006 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
No Heart Lumber Llc, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058106017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Biewer Sawmill Winona Inc, Winona
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070881244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Biewer Sawmill Winona Inc, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070881244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kimco Brake Plant, Winona
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060409393 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Duck Hill Potw, Duck Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002466947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Kilmichael Potw, Kilmichael
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515507 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Ballard Contractors Inc, Winona Temp Site, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070937588 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Winona-Montgomery County, Winona
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5A6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
D&K Cleaners
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/3692423186 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Winona Dry Cleaning Co.
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/363387204 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Screw Conveyor Corporation, Winona
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Screw Conveyor Corporation, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000376272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mmc Materials Inc, Winona, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006724269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
J J Ferguson Sand And Gravel Inc, Winona, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007110143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jerry Milner Swine Facility, Kilmichael
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007397012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
4d Grocery And Carwash, Stewart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008521340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harrison Logging Inc, Duck Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022889196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Winona Montgomery County Airport, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038344182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Plant 1, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061710126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Empire Truck Sales Llc, Stribling Equipment, Winona Facility, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070603881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mississippi Department Of Transportation, Mdot Montgomery 106673/301000, Duck Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070940130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Montgomery County Board Supervisors, Sawyer Road Relocation For Proposed Biewer, Winona
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071066727 (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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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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