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Coshocton County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Coshocton County is 171.4 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 206 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (95), Air permit holder (minor source) (24), 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: 40.304, -81.9057.

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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 Coshocton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.9	6.2	1.6x	5.9 to 15.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5.9	3.7	1.59x	3.4 to 9.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.9	51.8	1.54xSignificant	69.4 to 91.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.5	30.2	1.51xSignificant	37.7 to 54.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.1	4.6	1.33x	3.4 to 10.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.5	23.8	1.32xSignificant	24.2 to 40.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	171.4	143.2	1.2xSignificant	155.5 to 188.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.5	8.7	1.09x	6.1 to 14.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	485.8	453.4	1.07xSignificant	457.8 to 515.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.7	6.6	1.02x	4 to 10.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	18.8	18.7	1.01x	13.8 to 25.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.4	17.9	0.97x	12.5 to 23.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.7	18.5	0.96x	12.8 to 24.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.8	14.5	0.95x	9.3 to 19.8	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.1	6.6	0.92x	3.5 to 10.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.4	11.3	0.92x	6.8 to 15.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.1	13.9	0.87x	8.2 to 17.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.3	13	0.79x	5.9 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 Coshocton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,619.1	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.3	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	60.6	59.8	+1%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.6	6.2	+22%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	98.4	96.9	+2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.8	28.6	+15%	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.

Formaldehyde16.47 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.77 per million
Benzene1.19 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing95
Air permit holder (minor source)24
NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
Brownfield property7
TRI reporting facility7
Major air pollution source6
Small hazardous waste generator6
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Public airport4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp, Coshocton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 18,918,947 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43812CSHCTSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
American Electric Power Conesville Plant, Conesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Vanadium compounds, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 283,096 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43811MRCNL47201 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Mcwane Ductile Ohio, Coshocton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 48,223 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43812CLWWT2266S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Wiley Cos, Coshocton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Acetaldehyde, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers). Reports carcinogens. 21,802 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43812WLYRG1245S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Organic Technologies, Coshocton
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Three Rivers Energy, Llc, Coshocton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032825361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Three Rivers Energy Llc, Coshocton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Methanol, Cyclohexane. Reports carcinogens. 8,225 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4381WCSHCT18137 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation, Coshocton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Excello Fabric Finishers Inc, Coshocton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 127,699 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43812XCLLF806S2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Clow Water Systems Company, Coshocton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
City Of Coshocton Wwtp, Coshocton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002321041 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Sancast Inc, Coshocton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Sancast Inc, Coshocton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Manganese. 757 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43812SNCST535CL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Organic Technologies, Coshocton
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $3,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Three Rivers Energy, Llc, Coshocton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032825361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Echoing Hills Village, Warsaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006342467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Newcomerstown Wwtp, Newcomerstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006367564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Buckeye Fabric Finishing Company, Coshocton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation, Coshocton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Excello Fabric Finishers, Inc. (0616010036), Coshocton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oxford Conesville, Llc, Conesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007157218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Village Of Warsaw Wastewater Treatment Plant, Warsaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009673852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Clow Water Systems Company, Coshocton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation, Coshocton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation, Coshocton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Coshocton 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 Coshocton 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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