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Stone County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Stone County is 177.7 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 114 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (46), Rail grade crossing (31), Gas station (mapped facility) (14). 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: 30.7577, -89.1129.

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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 Stone County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48.9	30.2	1.62xSignificant	36.2 to 64.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.2	51.8	1.49xSignificant	61.8 to 95.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.1	11.3	1.25x	8.2 to 23	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	177.7	143.2	1.24xSignificant	153 to 205.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.2	18.7	1.24x	14.7 to 34.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.9	17.9	1.22x	14 to 32.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.5	23.8	1.2x	19.2 to 41	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.9	18.5	1.08x	12 to 31.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.8	13.9	1.06x	8.8 to 24	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	478.2	453.4	1.05x	437.8 to 521.6	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 Stone County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,552.6	9,842.6	+38%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.5	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	83.9	59.8	+40%	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	100.3	96.9	+3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.5	28.6	+7%	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.

Formaldehyde22.74 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.13 per million
Pahpom0.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit46
Rail grade crossing31
Gas station (mapped facility)14
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
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.

Hood Industries Inc, Wiggins, Wiggins
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $52,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Desoto Treated Materials Inc, Wiggins
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper And Copper Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 510 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39577DSTTR941SM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Hood Industries Inc., Wiggins
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Reports carcinogens. 223 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39577HDNDSOLDHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Stella-Jones Corp, Wiggins
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Pentachlorophenol, Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 115 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39577NTRNTOLDHI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Hood Industries Inc, Wiggins, Wiggins
Major air pollution source. Penalties $52,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Desoto Treated Materials Inc, Wiggins
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000748549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Carpenter Pole & Piling Co. Inc., Wiggins
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Copper compounds, Arsenic compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 22 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3957WCRPNT1513N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Stella-Jones Corporation, Wiggins
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Hood Industries Inc, Wiggins, Wiggins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $52,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Carpenter Pole & Piling Co., Inc., Wiggins
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024591299 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Stella-Jones Corporation, Wiggins
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Stella-Jones Corporation, Wiggins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000377529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Desoto Treated Materials Inc, Wiggins
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000748549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Desoto Treated Materials Inc, Wiggins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000748549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Mississippi Investors Ix Llc, Beaver Dam Crossing Sewer Treatment Plant, Mchenry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030763671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Complete Paper Wiggins Llc, Wiggins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002225084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Wiggins Regional Wwtf, Wiggins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037509620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Silver Run Lakes Subdivision, Perkinston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064175244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Complete Paper Wiggins Llc, Wiggins
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002225084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Anduril Industries Inc, Mchenry
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071531820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Anduril Industries Inc, Mchenry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071531820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Dean Griffin Meml, Wiggins
Public airport. O.
Record ID M24 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Hometown Cleaners & Laundry, Wiggins
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1087582503 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/910454855 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Desoto Treated Materials Inc, Wiggins
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000748549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Stone 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 Stone 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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