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Tishomingo County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tishomingo County is 225.8 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 2.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 223 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (95), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (55), Toxic chemical release facility (TRI) (17). 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: 34.7325, -88.2242.

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 Tishomingo County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	68.4	30.2	2.26xSignificant	55.3 to 84	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	12.1	6.6	1.83xSignificant	6.8 to 20.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.7	6.6	1.62x	6.1 to 18.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	225.8	143.2	1.58xSignificant	201 to 253.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	80.7	51.8	1.56xSignificant	66.8 to 97.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21	17.9	1.17x	13.9 to 31	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	508.8	453.4	1.12xSignificant	469.9 to 550.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.7	18.7	1.05x	13.1 to 29	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.2	18.5	1.04x	12.2 to 29.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.7	11.3	1.04x	6.6 to 19.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14	13.9	1.01x	8.3 to 22.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.9	14.5	0.89x	7.3 to 21.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	14.3	23.8	0.6x	8.5 to 23	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 Tishomingo County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,574.2	9,842.6	+48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.7	75.3	-7%	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	139.3	96.9	+44%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.7	28.6	-14%	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 Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.38 per million
Benzene0.69 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing95
NPDES wastewater discharge permit55
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)17
TRI reporting facility13
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Major air pollution source9
Small hazardous waste generator8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
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.

Patrick Industries Inc,Dba Baymont Inc Belmont Facility, Golden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Dimethyl phthalate. Reports carcinogens. 719,418 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38827RDMNT11DUN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Prestige Painting Belmont, Belmont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Ethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 393,445 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38827TFFNM164IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Patrick Industries Inc Dba Baymont Industries Plant No. 2, Belmont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Dimethyl phthalate. Reports carcinogens. 297,475 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3882WPTRCK16IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Water Way Inc, Iuka
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 263,092 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38852WTRWY751CR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Baymont Composites South (Bu 244), Iuka
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 166,245 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3885WWTRWY161PA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Patrick Industries Inc. Dba Baymont Composites, Burnsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 67,500 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3883WPTRCK26IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Mississippi Silicon Llc, Burnsville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $400,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067428616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Mississippi Silicon Llc, Burnsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Reports carcinogens. 3,161 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3883WMSSSS8CUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Yellow Creek Coating Services, Iuka
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Diisocyanates. 137,914 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3885WYLLWC9CUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Samuel Son & Co (Usa) Inc., Iuka
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,107 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3885WRLLFR3CUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Skyline Steel Llc-Iuka, Iuka
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 619 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3885WSKYLN77CUN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Redmont Inc, Belmont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000375941 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Patrick Industries, Inc. Dba Baymont Industries Plant No. 2, Belmont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070211567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Tishomingo Acquisition Llc, Tishomingo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 203 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38873HLCXXHWY25 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Tishomingo Acquisition Llc, Dba Tbei, Tishomingo, Tishomingo
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071194544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Psp Industries - Iuka, Iuka
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel, Copper and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 143 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38852MNTCH27CR3 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Patrick Industries Inc. Dba Baymont Composites, Burnsville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071639525 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Patrick Industries Dba Baymont Composite South, Iuka
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038345537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Yellow Creek Coating Services, Iuka
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070049875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc - Belmont Facility, Belmont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016787477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Vanleigh Rv Inc., Burnsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers). 5,190 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3883WVNLGH338HB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Mississippi Silicon Llc, Burnsville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $400,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067428616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Lippert Components Plant 120, Burnsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 7 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3883WLPPRT166EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Apac-Mississippi Inc. Glen Asphalt Plant, Glen
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 6 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3884WGLNSP27HIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Mississippi Silicon Llc, Burnsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $400,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067428616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo 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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