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Erie County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Erie County is 157.4 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 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 401 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (92), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (63), Air permit holder (minor source) (56). 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: 41.3878, -82.6853.

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 Erie 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	34.5	23.8	1.45xSignificant	29.7 to 40	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	18.5	13	1.42xSignificant	14.3 to 23.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5	3.7	1.35x	3.3 to 7.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.9	4.4	1.34x	3.9 to 8.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6	4.6	1.3x	4.2 to 8.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.2	18.7	1.29xSignificant	20.2 to 28.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.6	11.3	1.2x	10.9 to 16.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.8	30.2	1.19xSignificant	31.1 to 41	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.3	6.2	1.18x	4.9 to 10.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	157.4	143.2	1.1xSignificant	147.5 to 168.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.2	51.8	1.08x	50.4 to 62.6	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.4	4.1	1.07x	2.9 to 6.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	482.3	453.4	1.06xSignificant	463.7 to 501.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.4	13.9	1.04x	11.5 to 17.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.5	3.4	1.03x	2.2 to 5.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19	18.5	1.03x	15.5 to 23.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.3	17.9	0.97x	13.7 to 21.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.3	6.6	0.95x	4.5 to 8.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.3	5.7	0.93x	3.6 to 7.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	12.6	14.5	0.87x	9.6 to 16.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7	8.7	0.8x	5.1 to 9.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.1	6.6	0.77x	3.5 to 7.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3	4.8	0.63x	1.8 to 4.8	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 Erie County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,180.9	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.1	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	70.3	59.8	+18%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	9.1	6.2	+47%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	92.5	96.9	-5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	38.6	28.6	+35%	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.

Formaldehyde14.91 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.38 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

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

Rail grade crossing92
NPDES wastewater discharge permit63
Air permit holder (minor source)56
Brownfield property51
Gas station (mapped facility)36
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)16
TRI reporting facility15
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)15
Small hazardous waste generator14
Major air pollution source10
Large hazardous waste generator10
Public airport6
Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
Heliport3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass 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.

The Glidden Company, Huron
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $194,340.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.9
Ardagh Metal Beverage Usa Inc Re: Huron Plant, Huron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Hydrogen fluoride, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 599,590 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44839SLLVN1608S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Okamoto Sandusky Manufacturing, Llc, Sandusky
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
Polynt Composites Usa Inc., Sandusky
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 316,663 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44870MRCNC1321F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc, Huron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Styrene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethyl acrylate and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 195,334 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44839THGLD300SP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Certainteed Llc, Milan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Copper compounds, Copper, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 174,847 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44846CRTNT11519 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Certainteed Llc (0322000017), Milan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064190325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Okamoto Sandusky Manufacturing Llc, Sandusky
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N,N-Dimethylformamide, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Cyclohexane, Antimony compounds. Reports carcinogens. 31,777 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44870CHRYS3130W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Concast Metal Products Co, Birmingham
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc (fume or dust), Copper, Lead, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 11,983 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44816CNCSTSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Polynt Composites Usa, Inc (0322020129), Sandusky
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $62,698.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Ventra Sandusky Llc, Sandusky
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 5,612 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44870FRDMT3020T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Thorworks Industries Inc, Sandusky
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Methanol, Phenanthrene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,235 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44870THRWR252SC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
The Glidden Company, Huron
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $194,340.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Sandusky International Inc., Sandusky
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel compounds. Reports carcinogens. 587 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44871SNDSK615WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
The Pittsburgh Paints Co., Huron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 446 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4483WPPGRC35SPR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Okamoto Sandusky Manufacturing, Llc, Sandusky
Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
American Colors Inc Dispersion Plant Sandusky Ohio, Sandusky
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Diisocyanates and 1 more. 28,359 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44870MRCNC1110E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Iac Huron (Fka Lear Corp.) (0322010214), Huron
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042089995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Okamoto Sandusky Manufacturing, Llc, Sandusky
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Okamoto Sandusky Manufacturing, Llc, Sandusky
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Erie County Sawmill Creek Wwtp, Huron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006196151 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Ventra Sandusky, Llc (0322020042), Sandusky
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Certainteed Llc (0322000017), Milan
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064190325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
American Colors Inc Dispersion Plant Sandusky Ohio, Sandusky
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Concast Metal Products Co, Wakeman
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006196017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5

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 Erie 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 Erie 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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