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Fairfield County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fairfield County is 156.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 314 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (87), Gas station (mapped facility) (61), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40). One correctional facility operates in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 39.7483, -82.6161.

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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 Fairfield County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths5.23.41.53xSignificant3.9 to 6.82020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)New cases2416.41.46xSignificant16.9 to 33.22019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases31.623.81.33xSignificant28 to 35.52019-2023
Melanoma of the skinDeaths2.621.3x1.7 to 3.92020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths7.15.71.25x5.5 to 9.12020-2024
EsophagusDeaths4.63.71.24x3.4 to 6.22020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths37.330.21.24xSignificant33.7 to 41.32020-2024
PancreasDeaths13.711.31.21xSignificant11.5 to 16.22020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases7.56.21.21x5.8 to 9.52019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths5.34.41.2x4 to 72020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases60.551.81.17xSignificant55.8 to 65.52019-2023
BladderNew cases21.818.71.17xSignificant19 to 24.92019-2023
PancreasNew cases16.113.91.16x13.7 to 18.82019-2023
EsophagusNew cases5.34.61.15x4 to 72019-2023
BladderDeaths4.64.11.12x3.4 to 6.22020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths5.34.81.1x4 to 72020-2024
All cancerDeaths156.6143.21.09xSignificant148.9 to 164.52020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases19.217.91.07x16.6 to 22.22019-2023
All cancerNew cases475453.41.05xSignificant461.3 to 4892019-2023
ThyroidNew cases12130.92x9.7 to 14.62019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths5.76.60.86x4.4 to 7.42020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases12.514.50.86x10.3 to 15.12019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases15.618.50.84x13.2 to 18.32019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases6.78.70.77x5.2 to 8.52019-2023
StomachNew cases4.86.60.73x3.5 to 6.52019-2023
StomachDeaths1.72.70.63x1 to 2.72020-2024

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 Fairfield County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,090.29,842.6-18%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy76.475.3+2%years
Child mortality44.259.8-26%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality6.36.2+2%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths88.696.9-9%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths38.728.6+35%deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde17.63 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.85 per million
  • Benzene1.28 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing87
  • Gas station (mapped facility)61
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)37
  • Air permit holder (minor source)24
  • Small hazardous waste generator15
  • Major air pollution source6
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
  • Brownfield property5
  • Large hazardous waste generator5
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
  • TRI reporting facility5
  • Public airport4
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter4
  • Hazardous waste transporter4
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Heliport1
  • Landfill (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.

  1. Crown Cork & Seal Co (Usa) Inc Crown Closures Div, Lancaster

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol, Certain glycol ethers, Methyl isobutyl ketone and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 16,115 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 43130NCHRHMILLP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.7

  2. Crown Cork And Seal, Lancaster

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000382014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.4

  3. Cirba Solutions Us, Inc, Lancaster

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $22,320.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009668243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.8

  4. 3 Sigma Llc Plant 3, Lancaster

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 81,120 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 43130KRSLH3165W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.8

  5. Lancaster Water Pollution Control, Lancaster

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000550458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  6. Westerman Inc., Bremen

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 54 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 43107WSTRM245NB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.8

  7. Westerman Inc. Paint & Blast Campus, Bremen

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 52 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 4310WSFRTC225LG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.8

  8. Ohio Paperboard, Baltimore

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 42 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 43105HPPRB310WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.8

  9. Upper Hocking Wpcf, Lancaster

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037514302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  10. Cirba Solutions Us Inc, Lancaster

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Cadmium compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 21 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 43130TXCNC265QU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.5

  11. Cirba Solutions Us, Inc, Lancaster

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $22,320.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009668243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  12. Crown Cork And Seal, Lancaster

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $4,400.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000382014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  13. Fairfield Co Tussing Road Wwtp, Lancaster

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064646094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  14. Westerman Inc., Bremen

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000381854 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.6

  15. Westerman Inc Bremen Plant (0123000286), Bremen

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037438369 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.6

  16. 3 Sigma Llc, Lancaster

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000381989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  17. Columbia Gas Trans Corp Crawford Compressor Station, Sugar Grove

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000815538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  18. Rustic Ridge Mhp, Lancaster

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006327082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  19. Ohio Paperboard Corporation, Baltimore

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000381845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  20. Southeastern Correctional Institution, Lancaster

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001623164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  21. Colony Village, Lancaster

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006327590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  22. Country Lane Gardens Hc-Country Lane Gardens Hc, Pleasantville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006375494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  23. 3 Sigma Llc, Lancaster

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000381989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  24. Columbia Gas Trans Corp Crawford Compressor Station, Sugar Grove

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000815538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  25. Shelly Materials Plant No 62 (0123000206), Lancaster

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001628775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

  • Southeastern Correctional Institution, Lancaster

    EPA FRS registry ID
    110001623164
    Water system
    OH2301412
    Health-based violations
    2 all time, 0 in 5 years
    All violations
    21
    Contaminants cited
    Lead and Copper Rule
    Wastewater permit
    Yes, 3 quarters in noncompliance

    EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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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