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Tippah County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tippah County is 173.8 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 156 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (64), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (52), Gas station (mapped facility) (7). 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: 34.7984, -88.9207.

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 Tippah County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	34.1	17.9	1.91xSignificant	24.6 to 46.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48.9	30.2	1.62xSignificant	38.2 to 61.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.7	51.8	1.38xSignificant	58.5 to 87.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.6	18.7	1.26x	16.1 to 33.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.7	18.5	1.23x	15 to 33.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	173.8	143.2	1.21xSignificant	152.2 to 197.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	467.9	453.4	1.03x	431.5 to 506.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.9	23.8	0.71x	10.4 to 26	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 Tippah County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,004	9,842.6	+32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.5	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	56.6	59.8	-5%	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	85.5	96.9	-12%	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.

Formaldehyde24.45 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.47 per million
Benzene0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing64
NPDES wastewater discharge permit52
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Major air pollution source6
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
TRI reporting facility3
Brownfield property2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Public airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (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.

Five Star Products Inc., Ripley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 70,420 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38663FVSTR291CU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Grt Rubber Ripley Operations, Ripley
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000590496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Oil Dri Production Company, Ripley
Major air pollution source. Penalties $26,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002475722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Grt Ripley Operations Llc, Ripley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 72 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38663BLTRT16310 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Elite Advanced Polymers Inc, Ripley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Reports carcinogens. 32 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3866WLTLST2CUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Grt Rubber Ripley Operations, Ripley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000590496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Oil Dri Production Company, Ripley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $26,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002475722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Oil Dri Production Company, Ripley
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $26,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002475722 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Blue Mountain Production Company, Taylor And Plant Property Mine, Blue Mountain
Major air pollution source. Penalties $19,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007015167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Hankins Inc, Ripley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006723340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Falkner Potw, Falkner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Walnut Potw, Walnut
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064105711 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Elite Elastomers Inc, Ripley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044503329 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Hankins Inc, Ripley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 65 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38663HNKNS15881 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Blue Mountain Production Company, Taylor And Plant Property Mine, Blue Mountain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $19,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007015167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Aluma-Form, Walnut
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071956526 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Profile Products Llc, Blue Mountain
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002325957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Hankins Inc, Ripley
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006723340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ripley Potw, Ripley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008516070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Northeast Mississippi Solid Waste Management Authority, Northeast Mississippi Re, Walnut
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039636196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Profile Products Llc, Blue Mountain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002325957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Ripley Gulf Station, Ripley
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978223 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dollar General Ripley, Ripley
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983767 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hankins Inc, Ripley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006723340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Ecowater Systems Llc, Ripley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014454054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Tippah 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 Tippah 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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