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Panola County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Panola County is 202.1 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 192 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (85), Rail grade crossing (45), Gas station (mapped facility) (27). 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: 34.3561, -89.9593.

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 Panola County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	31.8	17.9	1.78xSignificant	24.4 to 40.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.5	30.2	1.67xSignificant	41.4 to 61.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79	51.8	1.53xSignificant	67.4 to 92.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	202.1	143.2	1.41xSignificant	182.9 to 222.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.2	6.6	1.39x	5.4 to 14.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	15.7	11.3	1.39x	10.8 to 22.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.3	14.5	1.12x	11.2 to 23	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	481.5	453.4	1.06x	451.5 to 513.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.2	13.9	1.02x	9.5 to 20.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.6	6.6	1x	3.7 to 11.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.6	8.7	0.87x	4.4 to 12.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.6	13	0.82x	6.1 to 17	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.7	18.7	0.79x	9.9 to 21.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.8	18.5	0.69x	8.1 to 19.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	14.8	23.8	0.62x	9.8 to 21.6	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 Panola County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,531.5	9,842.6	+48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.5	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	103	59.8	+72%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.4	6.2	+52%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	122.8	96.9	+27%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.1	28.6	-44%	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.

Formaldehyde23.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.37 per million
Pahpom0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit85
Rail grade crossing45
Gas station (mapped facility)27
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Major air pollution source4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
TRI reporting facility3
Brownfield property2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Crown Beverage Packaging, Batesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Cyclohexane, n-Butyl alcohol, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 596,888 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38606CRWNCHWY35 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Crown Beverage Packaging, Batesville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Cite Armored Batesville, Batesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Copper and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 20 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3860WCTRMR26HIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Crowder Potw, Crowder
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008514982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Mmc Materials Inc - Batesville, Batesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3860WMMCMT449HW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Cite Armored Batesville, Batesville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071956485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Forterra Pipe & Precast - Como, Como
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3861WHNSNP2377H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Como Potw, Como
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008514946 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Kentucky Tennesse Clay Company, Aldison Mine, Crenshaw
Major air pollution source. Penalties $78,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016794904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Batesville Potw, Batesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Magnolia Mobile Home Park Llc, Sardis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008520127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Westside Church Of Christ, Como
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008520136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Pride Auto Sales Inc, Batesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011051422 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Red Hill Mobile Home Park, Batesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011052902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Mmc Materials, Batesville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002327143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Kentucky Tennesse Clay Company, Aldison Mine, Crenshaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $78,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016794904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Batesville Generation Facility, Batesville
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55063 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.9
Hickorys, The, Sardis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013342891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Noon Batesville, Llc, Shopping Center Covenant Drive, Batesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $16,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071865925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Batesville Generating Station, Batesville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002226145 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Llc, Bate, Batesville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007647001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Anr Pipeline Company, Sardis Compressor, Sardis
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009113645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ge Batesville Composite Operations, Batesville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038350094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Smith Mobile Home Park, Batesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011053055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Anr Pipeline Sardis Cs, Sardis
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064176396 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3

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 Panola 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 Panola 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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