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Noxubee County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Noxubee County is 186.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 102 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (54), Rail grade crossing (19), Air permit holder (minor source) (6). 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: 33.1178, -88.5695.

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 Noxubee 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	14.7 to 44.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.5	30.2	1.37x	26.9 to 61.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	186.2	143.2	1.3xSignificant	153.7 to 224	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67	51.8	1.29x	48.6 to 90.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	470.3	453.4	1.04x	417.3 to 528.4	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 Noxubee County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,965.1	9,842.6	+42%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.3	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	91	59.8	+52%	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	107.2	96.9	+11%	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.

Formaldehyde25 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.69 per million
Pahpom0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit54
Rail grade crossing19
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Brownfield property4
Public airport3
TRI reporting facility3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Major air pollution source1
Wastewater plant (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.

Shuqualak Lumber Company Inc, Planer Mill Division, Shuqualak
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $122,815.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007108334 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Shuqualak Lumber Company Inc, Planer Mill Division, Shuqualak
Major air pollution source. Penalties $122,815.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007108334 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Superior Fish Products Inc., Macon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 261,997 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39341SPRRF11751 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Shuqualak Lumber Company Inc, Planer Mill Division, Shuqualak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $122,815.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007108334 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Shuqualak Lumber Co, Shuqualak
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 119,995 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39361SHQLKNMAIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Noxubee County Producers Inc, Superior Fish Products Inc, Macon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020518199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
East Mississippi Pole Co, Macon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 25 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3934WSTMSS14877 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Penick Forest Products Inc., Macon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 39341PNCKFOLDHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Penick Forest Products Inc, Macon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042046201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Barge Forest Products Company, Macon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022522965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Old Brick Plant, Shuqualak
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982266 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Boral Brick Plant, Macon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984039 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Glove Factory (Former), Shuqualak
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986996 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Noxubee County Career And Technical Center, Macon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072252620 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Barge Forest Products Company, Macon
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110022522965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Peco Foods Inc - Brooksville Processing, Brooksville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Peracetic acid.
TRI facility ID 3973WPCFDS559WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Macon Potw, Macon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002307183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Brooksville Potw, Brooksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008514731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Shuqualak Potw, Shuqualak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008516221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Noxubee County Producers Inc, Superior Fish Products Inc, Macon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020518199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Noxubee County, Macon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024407667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Macon Treating Company, Macon
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040528113 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Macon Treating Company, Macon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040528113 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Macon Muni, Macon
Public airport. O.
Record ID 20M (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1474211607 (OpenStreetMap contributors) 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 Noxubee 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 Noxubee 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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