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Sharkey County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sharkey County is 214.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 19 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (10), Air permit holder (minor source) (4), Public airport (2). 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: 32.8815, -90.8209.

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 Sharkey County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths214.7143.21.5xSignificant159.4 to 285.12020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases68.351.81.32x39.5 to 112.72019-2023
All cancerNew cases529453.41.17x435.9 to 637.22019-2023

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 Sharkey County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death21,606.19,842.6+120%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy66.775.3-11%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths144.996.9+49%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.

  • Formaldehyde23.54 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
  • Acetaldehyde2.26 per million
  • Benzene0.55 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
  • Air permit holder (minor source)4
  • Public airport2
  • Brownfield property2
  • Major air pollution source1

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. Cary Potw, Cary

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011056837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  2. Sharkey County, Rollng Fork

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008516089 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  3. Rolling Fork Potw, West, Rolling Fork

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008516098 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  4. Southern Natural Gas Company Llc, Onward Compressor Station, Cary

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007108496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  5. Delta City Utility District, Delta City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008515044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  6. Delta Peanut Warehouse, Sharkey

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964465 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  7. North Sharkey Training And Elementary School Buildings, Anguilla

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071981521 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  8. Southern Natural Gas Company Llc, Onward Compressor Station, Cary

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007108496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  9. Anguilla Potw, Anguilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008514642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. Service Lumber Company, Rolling Fork

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002326830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  11. Service Lumber Company, Rolling Fork

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002326830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. True Light Redevelopment Group Inc, Little Panther Burn Subdivision, Panther Burn

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006805378 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Eutaw Construction Company Inc, Huff Mine, Holly Bluff

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070146778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Bear Haven Rv Park Llc, Bearhaven Rv Park, Rolling Fork

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072112689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital, Rolling Fork

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013997933 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  16. Cary Ginnery Inc, Rolling Fork

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044419368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  17. Grundfest And Klaus Gin Inc, Cary

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044429384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  18. Nicks Flying Service Inc, Rolling Fork

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 04MS (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 0.5

  19. Rollang Fld, Rolling Fork

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 5MS1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 0.5

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 Sharkey 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 Sharkey 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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