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Smith County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Smith County is 158 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 76 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Rail grade crossing (20), Air permit holder (minor source) (8). 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: 32.0032, -89.4883.

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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 Smith County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.2	17.9	1.52xSignificant	18 to 40.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.6	51.8	1.38xSignificant	55.9 to 91	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.2	30.2	1.3x	28.4 to 53.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.7	23.8	1.16x	18.2 to 41	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	519.3	453.4	1.15xSignificant	474 to 568.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158	143.2	1.1x	134.8 to 184.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.2	18.7	1.03x	11.6 to 30.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.2	18.5	0.98x	10.8 to 29.4	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 Smith County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,495	9,842.6	+37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.8	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	80	59.8	+34%	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	126.3	96.9	+30%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.2	28.6	-5%	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.

Formaldehyde24.08 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.37 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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Rail grade crossing20
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Major air pollution source6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Gas power plant2
TRI reporting facility2
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Industrial wastewater discharge1

Highest-severity records

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

Georgia-Pacific Llc, Taylorsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Phenol, Acetaldehyde and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 482,789 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39168GRGPCHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Bakelite Chemicals Llc, Taylorsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Phenol, Ammonia and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 184,544 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3916WBKLTC13218 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Roseburg Taylorsville Particleboard, Taylorsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 94,417 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39168GRGPCHIGHA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Bakelite Chemicals Llc - Taylorsville Facility, Taylorsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000590691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Bakelite Chemicals Llc, Taylorsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071716686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Bakelite Chemicals Llc - Taylorsville Facility, Taylorsville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000590691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bakelite Chemicals Llc - Taylorsville Facility, Taylorsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000590691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
A And B Enterprises Inc, Raleigh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007393230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
South Mississippi Electric Power Association, Sylvarena Generating Plant, Raleigh
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015713450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tellus Operating Group Llc, Trenton Plant, Raleigh
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069993212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tellus Operating Group Llc, Raleigh Co2 Plant, Raleigh
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071723607 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
A And B Enterprises Inc, Raleigh
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007393230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Leaf River Energy Center Llc, Leaf River Energy Center, Stringer
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039139580 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Georgia Pacific Wood Products Llc, Taylorsville, Taylorsville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071723509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
South Mississippi Electric Power Association, Sylvarena Generating Plant, Raleigh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015713450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Sylvarena, Raleigh
Gas power plant.
Record ID 7989 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.1
Georgia-Pacific Taylorsville Plywood, Taylorsville
Gas power plant.
Record ID 61927 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Leaf River Energy Center Llc, Leaf River Energy Center, Stringer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039139580 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
South Mississippi Electric Power Association, Sylvarena Generating Plant, Raleigh
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015713450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Ppm Consultants Inc, Jr Food Mart Number 70, Taylorsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044674064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Bakelite Chemicals Llc - Taylorsville Facility, Taylorsville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000590691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Taylorsville Potw, Taylorsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008516365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Solar Group Inc, Plant Number 2, Taylorsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002225609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Warmkraft Llc, Taylorsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008511128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Mize Potw, Mize
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 Smith 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 Smith 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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