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Webster County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Webster County is 197.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 33 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19), Gas station (mapped facility) (5), Air permit holder (minor source) (3). 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: 33.6105, -89.2626.

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 Webster County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	197.2	143.2	1.38xSignificant	164 to 235.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36	30.2	1.19x	23.2 to 54.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.8	51.8	1.1x	40.4 to 78.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	470.5	453.4	1.04x	418 to 528.1	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 Webster County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,006.2	9,842.6	+63%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69	75.3	-8%	years
Child mortality	108.5	59.8	+81%	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	114	96.9	+18%	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 Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.32 per million
Pahpom0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Brownfield property3
Public airport1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Walthall Potw, Walthall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $450.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008516542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Plymouth Tube Company, Eupora
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012145785 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Garan Property, Eupora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009416131 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wood College, Mathiston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978117 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kountry Kitchen, Eupora
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072111341 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Eupora Potw, Eupora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515151 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Plymouth Tube Co, Eupora
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chromium, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 39744PLYMTINDUS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Mathiston Potw, Mathiston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008515687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Cobb Environmental And Technical Services, Inc, Eupora Express, Eupora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072083251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Eupora, Eupora
Public airport. O.
Record ID 06M (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Plymouth Tube Company, Eupora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012145785 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Church Of God Of Prophecy, Kamp Kumbaya, Eupora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006723304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mississippi Action For Progress Inc, Eupora Head Start Center, Eupora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008520029 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mmc Materials Inc, Eupora, Eupora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016782855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Prestage Farms Mississippi Inc, Bowen Farms, Eupora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024407710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
D Js Farms, Stewart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024407845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Prestage Farms Inc, Mantee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042253708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Prestage Farms Mississippi Inc, Pm 5 And Pm 6, Mantee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042253717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Van Johnson Swine Farm, Eupora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042253753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Roberson Farms, Number 1, Maben
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042255626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us Army Coe, Vicksburg District, Ms Delta Headwaters Project Bs-10-03, Bellefontaine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070099557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carrier Process Equipment Group Inc, Mathiston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070204076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Charles Beck, Beck Mine, Sapa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070742093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wood Estates, Mathiston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071436603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mitigation Resources Of North America, Llc, Marshall Branch Mitigation Site, Eupora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071912613 (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 Webster 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 Webster 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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