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Adams County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Adams County is 227.8 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 2.7 times the U.S. rate and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 93 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (36), Gas station (mapped facility) (17), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13). 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: 38.8273, -83.4792.

How this county ranks in Ohio

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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 Adams County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	9.1	3.4	2.68xSignificant	5 to 15.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	9.9	4.8	2.06xSignificant	5.5 to 16.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	58.8	30.2	1.95xSignificant	48.6 to 70.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	11.8	6.6	1.79xSignificant	7.3 to 18.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	86.6	51.8	1.67xSignificant	74.1 to 101	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	227.8	143.2	1.59xSignificant	206.3 to 251.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	27.4	18.7	1.47xSignificant	20.2 to 36.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.9	8.7	1.37x	7.5 to 18.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.2	11.3	1.17x	8.6 to 19.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27	23.8	1.13x	19.6 to 36.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	498.5	453.4	1.1xSignificant	465.6 to 533.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.7	14.5	1.08x	10.1 to 23.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.5	13.9	1.04x	9.5 to 21.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.4	18.5	0.94x	11.5 to 25.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.3	17.9	0.85x	10.1 to 22.5	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 Adams County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,357.6	9,842.6	+46%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.6	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	69.3	59.8	+16%	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	126.9	96.9	+31%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	60.6	28.6	+112%	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.

Formaldehyde18.21 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.96 per million
Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing36
Gas station (mapped facility)17
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
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.

Dayton Power & Light Co Killen Station, Manchester
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000591841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Dayton Power & Light Co Killen Station, Manchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000591841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Village Of Peebles Wastewater Plant, Peebles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004685047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Seaman Wastewater Treatment Plant, Seaman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009152825 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dayton Power & Light Co Killen Station, Manchester
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000591841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Winchester Wwtp, Winchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006354355 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
West Union Wwtp, West Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009822843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
General Electric Peebles Facility (0701000001), Peebles
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000814995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Manchester Wwtp, Manchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008645332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
General Electric Peebles Facility (0701000001), Peebles
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000814995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Maca Plastics-Salamon Airport, West Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046578985 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Alexander Salamon, West Union
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID AMT (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1448282827 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Manchester Water Treatment, Manchester
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1537607769 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
General Electric Peebles Facility (0701000001), Peebles
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000814995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hanson Aggregates Midwest Llc - Plum Run Stone, Peebles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004573060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Adams County Landfill, West Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006354523 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart Supercenter #1368, West Union
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006539193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Adams County Regional Water District, Manchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009679749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rome Village Wwtp, Rome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070079880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The National Lime & Stone Company, Stout
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070602957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Adams County Odot Garage, West Union
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072221003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private Road, Winchester
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 481829K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Winchester
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 481837C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Winchester
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 481838J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Adams County

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

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