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Tallahatchie County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tallahatchie County is 199.8 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 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 91 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (54), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24), Brownfield property (4). 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: 33.9346, -90.1881.

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 Tallahatchie County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	62.5	30.2	2.07xSignificant	46.6 to 82.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	81.4	51.8	1.57xSignificant	63 to 103.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	199.8	143.2	1.4xSignificant	169.3 to 234.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	479	453.4	1.06x	430.3 to 532	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 Tallahatchie County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,696.5	9,842.6	+39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	113.8	96.9	+17%	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.

Formaldehyde23.64 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.34 per million
Benzene0.6 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing54
NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Brownfield property4
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Public airport3
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Scrapyard (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.

Sumner Potw, Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002307361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Charleston Potw, Charleston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008514839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tutwiler Potw, Tutwiler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008516436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery, Enid
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022884976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Glendora Cotton Gin, Glendora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038692723 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tutwiler Landfill, Tutwiler
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762773 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wong'S Grocery Store, Sumner
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038763139 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Angelica Manufacturing, Tutwiler
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970453 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Goose Pond Subdivision, Webb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008517202 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Glendora Potw, Glendora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Charleston Muni, Charleston
Public airport. O.
Record ID 09M (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Charleston Industries Inc, Charleston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001473646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Phillip Water And Sewer Association, Philipp
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008521368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Us Army Coe, Vicksburg District, Upper Yazoo River, Project Item 8a, Charleston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044569829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sayle Oil Company, Charleston Bulk Plant, Charleston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mdot, Tallahatchie, 102383 303000, Webb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070050758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quitman County Board Of Supervisors, Sap-60(41) Squirrel Lake Road, Darling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070050808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mdot, Tallahatchie, 102383 302000, Tutwiler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070051681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mdot, Tallahatchie, 102383 301000, Webb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070066323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mdot, Tallahatchie, 105344 301000, Glendora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070155215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Talbot Brothers Grading Co Inc, Whitney Tallaha Mine, Charleston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070163237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tallahatchie Lumber Llc, Charleston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070204261 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Joe Mcgee Construction Company Inc, Catfish Mine, Webb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070249265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amg Construction Inc, Greenwood Ridge Mine, Charleston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070255069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amg Construction Inc, Strider Mine North, Charleston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070255580 (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 Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie 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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