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Crawford County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Crawford County is 182.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 294 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (165), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24), Air permit holder (minor source) (23). 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: 40.8515, -82.9186.

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 Crawford County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	7.1	3.7	1.92xSignificant	4.5 to 10.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.1	3.4	1.79xSignificant	3.7 to 9.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	8.1	4.6	1.76xSignificant	5.3 to 12.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	9	5.7	1.58xSignificant	6 to 13.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.8	17.9	1.55xSignificant	21.8 to 35.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	28.4	18.7	1.52xSignificant	22.7 to 35.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.4	30.2	1.37xSignificant	34.6 to 49.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.8	11.3	1.31x	10.9 to 20	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	182.6	143.2	1.28xSignificant	167.6 to 198.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65	51.8	1.25xSignificant	56.2 to 74.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.7	8.7	1.23x	7.3 to 15.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.8	13.9	1.21x	12.4 to 22.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.2	6.2	1.16x	4.2 to 11.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.5	4.8	1.15x	3.2 to 9.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	498.1	453.4	1.1xSignificant	472.3 to 525.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.2	13	1.09x	9.4 to 20.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.2	6.6	1.09x	4.6 to 11.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.8	18.5	1.02x	14.2 to 24.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.5	14.5	0.93x	9.3 to 19	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.7	6.6	0.86x	3.4 to 9.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20	23.8	0.84x	14.8 to 26.6	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 Crawford County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,000.9	9,842.6	+12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.4	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	71.2	59.8	+19%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.5	6.2	+21%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	94.4	96.9	-3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	28.9	28.6	+1%	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.

Formaldehyde15.51 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.46 per million
Benzene1.07 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing165
NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Air permit holder (minor source)23
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Brownfield property14
Small hazardous waste generator10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
Major air pollution source7
TRI reporting facility6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Public airport3
Heliport3
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Shelter Works, Bucyrus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 18,037 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44820CHCKM3691S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Bucyrus Blades Inc, Bucyrus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 173 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44820BCYRS260EB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Savant Technologies Llc - Bucyrus Lamp Plant (0317010010), Bucyrus
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391479 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Checkmate Marine Power Inc. (0317010112), Bucyrus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
City Of Bucyrus, Bucyrus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004722578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Crestline Wwtp, Crestline
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $35,049.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Timken Co Bucyrus Bearing Plant, Bucyrus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 38 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44820THTMK2325E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Savant Technologies Llc - Bucyrus Lamp Plant (0317010010), Bucyrus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391479 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
City Of Galion, Galion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002463977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Bucyrus Blades Inc, Bucyrus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Ryder Heil Bronze Inc, Bucyrus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Galion Llc, Galion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44833VLNTC515NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Ryder-Heil Bronze Inc., Bucyrus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper. 123 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44820RYDRH126EI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Carter Machine Co Hydranamics Inc Div, Galion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 44833CRTRM820ED (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
The Timken Co - Bucyrus Bearing Plant, Bucyrus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Savant Technologies Llc, Bucyrus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mercury. 63 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44820GNRLL1250S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Galion, Galion
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7918 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Galion Llc, Galion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001619801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Wagon Wheel Campground Llc, Shelby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006354765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Crawford County Landfill, Bucyrus
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009673790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mennel Milling Company Of Bucyrus, Bucyrus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025332968 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Checkmate Boats Inc. Plant 2, Bucyrus
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Checkmate Marine Power Inc. (0317010112), Bucyrus
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Crawford County Landfill, Bucyrus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009673790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Amp Galion Generation Station (0317030060), Galion
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012512520 (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 Crawford 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 Crawford 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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