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Winston County, Mississippi: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Winston County is 157.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 133 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (40), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (37), Brownfield property (16). 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: 33.099, -89.0658.

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 Winston County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24	17.9	1.34x	15.5 to 35.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.7	30.2	1.28x	28.9 to 51.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	157.8	143.2	1.1x	136.1 to 182.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.2	51.8	1.05x	42.2 to 69	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.9	13.9	1x	8 to 22.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	450.3	453.4	0.99x	412.5 to 490.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.2	18.5	0.82x	8.9 to 24.6	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 Winston County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,716.9	9,842.6	+39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.3	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	92.3	59.8	+54%	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	102.1	96.9	+5%	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.

Formaldehyde23.98 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.35 per million
Pahpom0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing40
NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Brownfield property16
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Major air pollution source2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

American Creosote Works, Inc., Louisville
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 62.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MSD004006995 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Kloeckner Metals Corp, Louisville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Chromium, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 7,526 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39339TMTCS720NC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Taylor Machine Works Inc., Louisville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, Copper and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,896 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 39339TYLRMHWY15 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Taylor Machine Works Inc, Louisville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $7,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041038338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Kloeckner Metals Corporation, Louisville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070202238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Winston Plywood & Veneer Llc, Louisville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3933WWNSTN116SC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Taylor Machine Works Inc, Louisville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $7,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041038338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Waring Oil Co, Louisville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ethylbenzene, Benzene, Toluene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 3933WWRNGL1WMAI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Waring Oil Co, Louisville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039019718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Winston Plywood And Veneer, Llc, Louisville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070068306 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Winston Plywood And Veneer Llc, Louisville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066859073 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Southern Natural Gas Company, Louisville Compressor Station, Louisville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001472727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Winston Plywood And Veneer Llc, Louisville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066859073 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Flora Grocery And Market, Louisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044389220 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jake'S Recycling No. 1, Louisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974072 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jakes Recycling #2, Louisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974074 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Noxapater City Hall, Noxapater
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976341 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Nabers Gas Station (Former), Louisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977119 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Teters Floral Products, Louisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977120 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Beck Property, Louisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978090 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mbci Louisville Site, Louisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978171 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kono Service Station (Former), Louisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978184 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Louisville East Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant, Louisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980805 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bobby Reed Property, Louisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982530 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Boydstun Clay Haul (Fi#16149), Louisville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983164 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) 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 Winston 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 Winston 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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