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Perry County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Perry County is 198.7 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 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 97 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (35), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Gas station (mapped facility) (15). 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: 31.1691, -88.9934.

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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 Perry County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths60.530.22xSignificant44.4 to 81.32020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases77.751.81.5xSignificant59.7 to 1002019-2023
All cancerDeaths198.7143.21.39xSignificant168.2 to 233.62020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases26.623.81.12x16.1 to 42.12019-2023
All cancerNew cases471.9453.41.04x423.4 to 524.72019-2023

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 Perry County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death15,413.59,842.6+57%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy70.475.3-6%years
Child mortality106.659.8+78%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths100.596.9+4%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde23.67 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.35 per million
  • Pahpom0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing35
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
  • Gas station (mapped facility)15
  • Major air pollution source4
  • Air permit holder (minor source)4
  • Small hazardous waste generator2
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Public airport1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Biomass power plant1
  • 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.

  1. Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose Llc, New Augusta

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ammonia, Manganese compounds, Hydrogen sulfide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 14,256,548 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 39462LFRVRHWY29 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 10

  2. Georgia Pacific Wfs Llc, New Augusta

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056956691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.2

  3. Hood Industries Inc., Beaumont

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Reports carcinogens. 16 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 39423HDNDSHWY98 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.5

  4. Powe Timber Company, Dba American Wood, Richton

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000590833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  5. Georgia Pacific Wfs Llc, New Augusta

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056956691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  6. Florida Gas Transmission Company, Carnes Compressor Station, Wiggins

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001976835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  7. Pine Belt Regional Solid Waste Management Authority - Pine Belt Regional Landfill, Ovett

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110066859251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  8. Hood Industries Inc, Beaumont, Beaumont

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071724207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  9. Powe Timber Company, Dba American Wood, Richton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000590833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  10. Georgia Pacific Wfs Llc, New Augusta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056956691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  11. Perry County, New Augusta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038321660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Pine Belt Regional Solid Waste Management Authority - Pine Belt Regional Landfill, Ovett

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110066859251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. Georgia Pacific Wfs Llc, New Augusta

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056956691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  14. Leaf River Cellulose Llc, New Augusta

    Biomass power plant.

    Record ID 10233 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 2.6

  15. New Augusta Potw, New Augusta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008515856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  16. Evonne Sanford, Prospect Trailer Park, Richton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008518540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  17. Richton-Perry County, Richton

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID M59 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  18. Pine Belt Regional Landfill

    Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1163871047 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  19. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/910454914 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  20. Powe Timber Company, Dba American Wood, Richton

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000590833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  21. Georgia Pacific Wfs Llc, New Augusta

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056956691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  22. Richton Potw, Richton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064193153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  23. Richton Tie And Timber Company Llc, Richton Woodyard, Richton

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002204855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Hood Industries Inc, Beaumont, Beaumont

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002226154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Beaumont Potw, Beaumont

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002306969 (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 Perry 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 Perry 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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