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Union County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Union County is 174.9 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 132 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (49), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (38), Air permit holder (minor source) (12). 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: 34.4822, -89.0179.

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 Union County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.3	30.2	1.5xSignificant	36 to 56.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.6	17.9	1.49xSignificant	19.1 to 36.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	9.4	6.6	1.42x	5.3 to 15.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.3	51.8	1.28xSignificant	54.9 to 79.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	174.9	143.2	1.22xSignificant	155.8 to 195.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.7	18.5	1.17x	15.1 to 30.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.3	18.7	1.14x	15.1 to 29.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	468.1	453.4	1.03x	435.7 to 502.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.9	14.5	0.89x	8 to 19.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.3	13.9	0.88x	7.6 to 18.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.4	11.3	0.83x	5.4 to 15.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	10.7	13	0.82x	6.2 to 17.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.1	23.8	0.8x	12.9 to 27.2	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 Union County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,353	9,842.6	+15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.4	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	77.5	59.8	+30%	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	99.7	96.9	+3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.1	28.6	-51%	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.

Formaldehyde24.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.47 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing49
NPDES wastewater discharge permit38
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Gas station (mapped facility)9
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Major air pollution source3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property2
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Worthington Cylinders Mississippi Llc, New Albany
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $18,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002218154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.3
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi Inc, Blue Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Certain glycol ethers, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 247,504 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3882WTYTMT12MAG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Metal Impact South, New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nitric acid, Lead, Aluminum (fume or dust). Reports carcinogens. 156,359 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 38652PPRMP795CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi I, Blue Springs
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $40,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038878550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
Delek Us New Albany, New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 45,613 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3865WJNSBF823HI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Jns Biofuel Llc, New Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070550772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi I, Blue Springs
Major air pollution source. Penalties $40,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038878550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi I, Blue Springs
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $40,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038878550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi I, Blue Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $40,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038878550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Worthington Cylinders Mississippi Llc, New Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002218154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Dunn Utility Products - New Albany, New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3865WDNNTL2399M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Master-Bilt Products, New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds, Diisocyanates and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 38652MSTRBHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Standex International Corporation, Master Bilt Products, New Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000605140 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dunn Utility Products - New Albany, New Albany
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071730804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
New Albany Potw, New Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, New Alba, New Albany
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002437827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Columbia Gulf Transmission Llc, New Albany Compressor Station, New Albany
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070063702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tallahatchie River Property, New Albany
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973342 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Harrison Gas Station Site, New Albany
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987242 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Piper Impact Inc, New Albany Highway 15, New Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741403 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Great River Utility Operating Co Llc, Tangleridge Village, New Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070030055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Columbia Gulf Transmission Llc, New Albany Compressor Station, New Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070063702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, New Alba, New Albany
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002437827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
East Union Attendance Center, Blue Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008517943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Desoto Concrete Products Inc, New Albany Plant, New Albany
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043576341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Union 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 Union 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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