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Tunica County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tunica County is 261.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 59 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (25), Rail grade crossing (13), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 34.6579, -90.3481.

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 Tunica County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	106.1	51.8	2.05xSignificant	78.7 to 140.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	59.7	30.2	1.98xSignificant	40 to 86	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	261.2	143.2	1.82xSignificant	214.9 to 314.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	521.8	453.4	1.15xSignificant	458.5 to 591.5	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 Tunica County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	21,013.3	9,842.6	+113%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	66.6	75.3	-12%	years
Child mortality	128.1	59.8	+114%	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	133	96.9	+37%	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.

Formaldehyde23.14 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Rail grade crossing13
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
Heliport2
Industrial wastewater discharge2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Drexel Chemical Co, Tunica
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Methanol, Atrazine, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 492 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38676DRXLCTUNIC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Tunica County Utility District, Robinsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016788984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Drexel Chemical Co, Tunica
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $23,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002212882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Schulz Xtruded Products, Robinsonville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 4 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3866WSCHLT11SCH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Magnolia Processing Inc, Pride Of The Pond, Tunica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008500498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Waste Management Tunica Landfill Inc, Robinsonville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008500700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tunica County Utility District, Dundee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012305442 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Waste Management Tunica Landfill Inc, Robinsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008500700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Waste Management Tunica Landfill Inc, Robinsonville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008500700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Drexel Chemical Co, Tunica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $23,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002212882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Kwp Utility Company Llc, Canal Park Subdivision, Robinsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008521661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Tunica Potw, Tunica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008516418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Tunica Industrial Park, Tunica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064223503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Ralph M Sharpe, Tunica
Public airport. O.
Record ID 30M (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Tunica Muni, Tunica
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID UTA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Tunica Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1169237898 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lakes Farm Raised Catfish Inc, Dundee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008508640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Grand Casino Tunica, Robinsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002324468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mhoon Sewer Company Inc, Tunica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008519923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Moore Community Llc, Robinsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008520172 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Austin Trailer Park, Dundee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009113565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mmc Materials Inc, Robinsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011074416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sxp Schulz Xtruded Products, Llc, Robinsonville, Robinsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044617411 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tunica Municipal Airport, Tunica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070202901 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mdot, Tunica, 106108 301000, Tunica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070249076 (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 Tunica 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 Tunica 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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