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Scott County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Scott County is 165.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 2.2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 136 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (66), Rail grade crossing (23), Gas station (mapped facility) (13). 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: 32.4201, -89.5339.

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 Scott County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	14.2	6.6	2.15xSignificant	8.9 to 21.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	14.2	8.7	1.63xSignificant	9 to 21.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.5	30.2	1.54xSignificant	36.7 to 58.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.8	51.8	1.44xSignificant	62.3 to 89.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.1	17.9	1.4x	17.9 to 34.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	165.9	143.2	1.16xSignificant	146.4 to 187.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.6	13	0.97x	7.3 to 20.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	438	453.4	0.97x	405.8 to 472.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.6	14.5	0.87x	7.4 to 19.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	13.7	18.7	0.73x	8.4 to 21	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.5	18.5	0.73x	8.4 to 20.8	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 Scott County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,974.3	9,842.6	+52%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.7	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	115.9	59.8	+94%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	12.1	6.2	+94%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	114.5	96.9	+18%	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.

Formaldehyde24.3 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.39 per million
Pahpom0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit66
Rail grade crossing23
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
TRI reporting facility6
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Public airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
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.

Tyson Farms Inc., Forest
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Nickel and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,625,677 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39074CNTRL11634 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.4
Tyson Farms, Inc., Dba River Valley Ingredients, Forest
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $22,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002324191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Peco Foods Inc - Sebastopol Processing, Sebastopol
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Peracetic acid. 659,249 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39359GRNCRHWY21 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Tyson Farms Inc. - Forest Ms T2, Forest
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Peracetic acid. 44,971 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39074CHCTW1225J (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Koch Foods Of Mississippi, Llc, Morton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039216265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Tyson Foods Inc Forest Ms T2, Forest
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024424256 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Rtx Corp (Raytheon), Forest
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39074HGHSRRTE5B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Tyson Farms, Inc., Dba River Valley Ingredients, Forest
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $22,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002324191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Mmc Materials Inc - Forest, Forest
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3907WMMCMT13522 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Tyson Farms, Inc., Dba River Valley Ingredients, Forest
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $22,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002324191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Koch Foods Of Mississippi Llc, Forest
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010121313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Morton Potw, Morton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022886607 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Raytheon Company, Forest
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040048178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Koch Farms Of Mississippi Llc, Morton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040497405 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Jack Batte And Sons Inc, Forest
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008509578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Clearview Landfill, Lake
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002225976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Koch Foods Of Mississippi, Llc, Morton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039216265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Forest Potw, Forest
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064226993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Clearview Landfill, Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002225976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tyson Farms, Inc., Dba River Valley Ingredients, Forest
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $22,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002324191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Raytheon Company, Forest
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040048178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Monsanto Company, Scott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061627814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Koch Foods Of Mississippi Llc, Forest
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid.
TRI facility ID 39074BCRGR501NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Koch Foods Of Mississippi Llc, Morton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid.
TRI facility ID 39117BCRGRMORRI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Koch Farms Of Mississippi Morton Feed Mill, Morton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 3911WKCHFR278HE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 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 Scott 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 Scott 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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