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Champaign County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Champaign County is 162.3 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 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 160 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (74), Air permit holder (minor source) (25), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20). 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: 40.1621, -83.7624.

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 Champaign County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	29.4	18.7	1.57xSignificant	23 to 37.1	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	6	4.1	1.46x	3.4 to 10	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	34.6	23.8	1.45xSignificant	27.6 to 42.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.1	51.8	1.33xSignificant	59.7 to 79.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.6	30.2	1.31xSignificant	32.5 to 47.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.8	4.6	1.26x	3.3 to 9.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.9	4.8	1.23x	3.4 to 9.7	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.3	6.2	1.18x	4.1 to 12	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.4	17.9	1.14x	15 to 27.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	162.3	143.2	1.13xSignificant	147.2 to 178.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	510.6	453.4	1.13xSignificant	482.8 to 539.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.2	14.5	1.12x	11.2 to 22.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.2	18.5	0.98x	13.2 to 24.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.6	13.9	0.98x	9.6 to 19	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11	11.3	0.97x	7.5 to 15.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.9	6.6	0.89x	3.4 to 9.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.3	8.7	0.84x	4.5 to 11.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.9	13	0.84x	6.9 to 16.6	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 Champaign County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,612.1	9,842.6	-13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.7	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	55.6	59.8	-7%	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	85.6	96.9	-12%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.9	28.6	+8%	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.

Formaldehyde16.38 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.63 per million
Benzene1.04 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing74
Air permit holder (minor source)25
NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Brownfield property7
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Public airport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Heliport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)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.

Rittal N.A. Llc, Urbana
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 212,229 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43078DRCKT801ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Johnson Welded Products Llc, Urbana
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 122,838 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43078JHNSN625SE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Johnson Welded Products Inc, Urbana
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004613785 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Rittal North America, Llc (0111000132), Urbana
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Weidmann Electrical Technology Inc (0511005006), Urbana
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methanol. 8,907 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4307WWDMNN7WEST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Urbana Wpcf, Urbana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001855449 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Weidmann Electrical Technology, Inc., Urbana
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054099186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Kth Parts Industries Inc, Saint Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper. 1,251 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43072KTHPR1111N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Kth Parts Industries Inc, Saint Paris
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381747 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Honeywell Aerospace, Urbana
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 8 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43078GRMSR550ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Spring Meadows Care Center-Spring Meadows Care Center, Woodstock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006347328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hickory Grove Mhc, Urbana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008646340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Christiansburg Wwtp, St. Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055640436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Triad High School, North Lewisburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006347355 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
North Lewisburg Wwtp, N Lewisburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006347471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Grimes Aerospace Co, Urbana
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001619384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.2
Mechanicsburg Wwtp, Mechanicsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009675887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Saint Paris Wwtp, St. Paris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006347239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Urbana Armory, Urbana
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009675841 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Neenah Spray Field, Urbana
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038761854 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
East Main Silos, Saint Paris
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971760 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Engle-Wynn, Urbana
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973493 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mason & Lawrence Ribstone Silos, Urbana
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976848 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Packer Property, Urbana
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984019 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Junior High, Saint Paris
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984463 (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 Champaign 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 Champaign 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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