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Tate County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tate County is 208.2 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 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 124 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (55), Rail grade crossing (21), Gas station (mapped facility) (15). 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: 34.6632, -89.944.

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 Tate County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	12.8	6.6	1.94xSignificant	8.3 to 19.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	57.9	30.2	1.92xSignificant	47.2 to 70.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	87.4	51.8	1.69xSignificant	74.3 to 102.5	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	10.8	6.6	1.64x	6.3 to 17.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	16.5	11.3	1.46x	11 to 23.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	208.2	143.2	1.45xSignificant	186.6 to 231.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21	17.9	1.17x	14.5 to 29.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.2	8.7	1.17x	6.2 to 16	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.3	14.5	1.06x	9.8 to 22.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	473.6	453.4	1.04x	440.9 to 508.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.8	13.9	0.99x	8.8 to 20.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.4	23.8	0.73x	11.5 to 25.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	13.3	18.7	0.71x	8.3 to 20.5	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 Tate County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,232.9	9,842.6	+45%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.8	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	103.2	59.8	+73%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	11.9	6.2	+92%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	125.9	96.9	+30%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.9	28.6	+15%	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.

Formaldehyde24.14 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde2.42 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit55
Rail grade crossing21
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Small hazardous waste generator4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Public airport3
Hazardous waste transporter2
TRI reporting facility2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)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.

Aei Llc, Senatobia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 81,151 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38668LMNMX140MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Fxi Inc. - Coldwater, Coldwater
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers). Reports carcinogens. 685 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38618MPNCX485IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Carlisle Syntec A Div Of Carlisle Construction Materia, Senatobia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 27,537 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38668CRLSL1201S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Senatobia Potw, Senatobia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008516196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Innocor Foam Technologies Llc, Coldwater
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Mmc Materials Inc - Coldwater Plant, Coldwater
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3861WMMCMT8477H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Crystal Finishing Systems Inc, Senatobia
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $19,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002226181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Mmc Materials Inc, Cold Water
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002327125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Calbee North America Llc, Harvest Snap Facility, Senatobia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070236632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Senatobia, City Of, Back Acres Subdivision, Senatobia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009862595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
New Image Utility Co, Royal Heights Subdivision, Senatobia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008517818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Trunkline Gas Company, Llc, Independence, Coldwater
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010570024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Crystal Finishing Systems Inc, Senatobia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $19,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002226181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Trunkline Gas Company, Llc, Independence, Coldwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010570024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Crystal Finishing Systems Inc, Senatobia
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $19,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002226181 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Crestfield Water Assoc, Coldwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002307913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Trunkline Gas Company, Llc, Independence, Coldwater
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010570024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Strayhorn Elementary School, Sarah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002467072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Coldwater Potw - Southwest, Coldwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008514928 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Coldwater Potw - North, Coldwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009163109 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Tate County School District, Coldwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011051681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
J And J Concrete, Coldwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020035889 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Tate Co School District, Independence High School, Independence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022413958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Tate County Rubbish Disposal Site
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1228647526 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Innocor Foam Technologies Llc, Coldwater
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375549 (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 Tate 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 Tate 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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