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Carroll County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Carroll County is 166 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 253 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (101), Rail grade crossing (89), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15). 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: 40.573, -81.0921.

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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 Carroll County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	44.1	23.8	1.85xSignificant	34.3 to 56.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50	30.2	1.66xSignificant	40.9 to 60.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	27.7	18.7	1.48xSignificant	21 to 36.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	18.6	13	1.43x	12 to 27.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	71.3	51.8	1.38xSignificant	60.3 to 84	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	166	143.2	1.16xSignificant	148.5 to 185.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	491	453.4	1.08xSignificant	459.3 to 524.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.9	13.9	1x	9.5 to 20.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.3	17.9	0.97x	11.5 to 25.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.2	18.5	0.93x	11.9 to 24.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.1	14.5	0.9x	8.1 to 20.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.2	11.3	0.9x	6.5 to 15.9	2020-2024

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 Carroll County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,631.4	9,842.6	-2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	57.3	59.8	-4%	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	85.7	96.9	-12%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15	28.6	-48%	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.

Formaldehyde16.1 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Benzene1.65 per million
Acetaldehyde1.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)101
Rail grade crossing89
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)8
Major air pollution source7
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Small hazardous waste generator4
TRI reporting facility4
Public airport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Gas power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Imperial Aluminum-Minerva Llc, Minerva
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Copper, Copper And Copper Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 64,657 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44657MNRVL217RO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Imperial Aluminum - Minerva, Llc, Minerva
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006232512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Colfor Manufacturing Inc-Malvern, Malvern
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 124 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44644CLFRN3255A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Malvern Water Pollution Control Center, Malvern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $9,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006699554 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Summitville Tiles Inc, Minerva
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004659904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rosebud Mining - Carrollton Underground Mine, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070687454 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Colfor Manufacturing Inc - Minerva, Minerva
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 44657CLFRM461DA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Summitville Tiles Inc Minerva Plant, Minerva
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). 63 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44657SMMTV1310A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Elkhorn Valley Christian Service Camp, Bergholz
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009676118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Fusion Ceramics Inc, Carrollton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000390318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Colfor Mfg Machining Div Minerva Operations, Minerva
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000390595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Carroll County Energy, Carrollton
Gas power plant.
Record ID 59773 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.7
Tennessee Gas Pipeline - Station 214 (0210000046), Carrollton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000840537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage Inc - Carroll Compressor Station, Carrollton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001630673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Carrollton Compressor Facility (0210012002), Carrollton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046586707 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Augusta Compressor Facility- Utica Gas Services, L.L.C., East, Township Of
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056439581 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kilgore Compressor Station-Utica Gas Services, Llc (0210002039), Kilgore
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058900471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Carroll County Energy, Llc, Washington Township
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070132756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rover Pipeline - Mainline Cs1, Sherrodsville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070248483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fusion Ceramics Inc, Carrollton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium, Zinc (fume or dust).
TRI facility ID 44615FSNCR160SC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Heritage Cooperative Inc - Carrollton Bulk Plt, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000840225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Imperial Aluminum - Minerva, Llc, Minerva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006232512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Neosa Salvation Army Camp-Neosa Salvation Army Camp, Carrollton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006347818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Tennessee Gas Pipeline - Station 214 (0210000046), Carrollton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000840537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage Inc - Carroll Compressor Station, Carrollton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001630673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Carroll 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 Carroll 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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