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Huntington County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Huntington County is 187.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate and Esophagus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 348 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (98), Industrial wastewater discharge (76), Rail grade crossing (45). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 40.8289, -85.4885.

How this county ranks in Indiana

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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 Huntington County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.9	3.4	2.03xSignificant	3.9 to 11.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	6.9	3.7	1.86xSignificant	4.1 to 11.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.3	4.8	1.52x	4.4 to 11.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	76.5	51.8	1.48xSignificant	65.9 to 88.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.6	30.2	1.44xSignificant	35.9 to 52.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	8.1	5.7	1.42x	4.7 to 12.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.3	4.6	1.37x	3.6 to 10.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	187.1	143.2	1.31xSignificant	170.3 to 205.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.1	8.7	1.28x	7.4 to 16.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.2	17.9	1.24x	16.2 to 29.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.2	11.3	1.17x	9.2 to 18.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.9	14.5	1.17x	11.7 to 23.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.5	18.5	1.16x	16.1 to 28.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16x	11.5 to 22	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	496.8	453.4	1.1xSignificant	468 to 527.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.7	18.7	1.05x	14.6 to 26.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19	23.8	0.8x	13.5 to 26.1	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 Huntington County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,432.2	9,842.6	-4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.8	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	59	59.8	-1%	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	90.3	96.9	-7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	40.9	28.6	+43%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde15.89 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.59 per million
Benzene1.02 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit98
Industrial wastewater discharge76
Rail grade crossing45
Combined sewer overflow outfall27
Gas station (mapped facility)22
Air permit holder (minor source)18
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)14
Brownfield property13
TRI reporting facility12
Small hazardous waste generator6
Major air pollution source5
Large hazardous waste generator4
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Metal Source, Llc, Huntington
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.3
Teijin Automotive Technologies Inc., Huntington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 84,828 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46750GLPCH1890R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Sunoco, Llc, Huntington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032883823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Isolatek International, Huntington
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $9,625.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400575 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Metal Source, Llc, Huntington
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Sunoco Llc - Huntington, Huntington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,118 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46750GLDXT4757N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Isolatek International, Huntington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide, Carbonyl sulfide. 473,589 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46750SLTKN701NB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
General Aluminum Manufacturing Company, Huntington
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $22,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Ecolab Incorporated, Huntington
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Metal Source Llc, Huntington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust), Copper, Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,067 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46750KNKTN1605R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Metal Source, Llc, Huntington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Continental Structural Plastics, Huntington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003089149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
General Aluminum Manufacturing Co, Huntington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 986 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46750MCCRP1345H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Novae Corp., Markle
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060354931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc, Huntington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 182 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46750LLDTM1850R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Huntington Wwtp, Huntington
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0023132: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 6
General Aluminum Manufacturing Company, Huntington
Major air pollution source. Penalties $22,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Huntington Wwtp, Huntington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000759689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Warren Wwtp, Warren
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0024791: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 5.6
Ecolab Incorporated, Huntington
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Markle Wwtp, Markle
Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0023736: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 5.4
Isolatek International, Huntington
Major air pollution source. Penalties $9,625.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400575 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Sys Llc, Huntington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400520 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Utec Inc, Huntington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 46750NTDTC3650W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Imco, Inc., Huntington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000400548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Huntington County

Indiana 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 Huntington County, and their findings.
Indiana vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Indiana health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Indiana 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.
Indiana 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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