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Fayette County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fayette County is 193.9 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 173 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (75), Gas station (mapped facility) (30), Air permit holder (minor source) (16). 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: 39.5472, -83.4404.

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 Fayette County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	7.8	4.6	1.7x	4.4 to 13.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.6	30.2	1.68xSignificant	40.7 to 62.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.8	51.8	1.44xSignificant	63 to 88.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	16.3	11.3	1.44x	10.9 to 23.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33.4	23.8	1.4xSignificant	25.1 to 43.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	193.9	143.2	1.35xSignificant	174 to 215.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.8	6.6	1.33x	5 to 14.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	17.3	13	1.33x	11 to 25.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.1	8.7	1.16x	6.1 to 16	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	516	453.4	1.14xSignificant	482.8 to 551	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.2	17.9	1.13x	14 to 28.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.5	18.5	1.11x	14.3 to 28.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.1	13.9	1.09x	9.9 to 22.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.9	18.7	1.06x	13.8 to 27.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.5	14.5	0.72x	6.2 to 16.9	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 Fayette County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,760.3	9,842.6	+19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.7	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	44.4	59.8	-26%	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	101	96.9	+4%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	46.3	28.6	+62%	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.

Formaldehyde16.98 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.74 per million
Benzene1.08 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing75
Gas station (mapped facility)30
Air permit holder (minor source)16
NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
Small hazardous waste generator6
TRI reporting facility6
Major air pollution source4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Heliport2
Public airport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Valero Renewable Fuels Co Llc, Bloomingburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Formic acid and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 148,683 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4310WSBLMN3979S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Fiber-Tech Industries Ohio, Washington Court House
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Methyl methacrylate. Reports carcinogens. 143,591 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43160CRTCC2351K (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Yusa Corp, Washington Court House
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Ethylene glycol, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 36,409 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43160YSCRP151JA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Tfo Tech Co Ltd, Jeffersonville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 7,554 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4312WTFTCH221ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Fiber-Tech Industries Inc, Washington Court House
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, Llc, Bloomingburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043805585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Tfo Tech Co Ltd, Jeffersonville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004712240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
City Of Washington Court House, Washington Court House
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000914379 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Sugar Creek Packing Co, Washington Court House
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Sodium nitrite, Nitric acid. 333 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43160SGRCR211KE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
L-H Battery Company, Jeffersonville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $3,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071843223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Fiber-Tech Industries Inc, Washington Court House
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jeffersonville Wwtp No 2, Jeffersonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019896816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rattlesnake Pws-I-71 & St Rte 35 Pws, Washington Ch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006326813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Menards Inc., Washington Court House
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070919599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Land O Lakes Purina Feed Llc, Washington Court House
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Fiber-Tech Industries Inc, Washington Court House
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Yusa Corporation (0124010098), Washington Court House
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sugar Creek Packing Co, Washington Court House
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006326733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Prairie Knolls Mhp, Washington Court House
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012299850 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Flakes Ford Estates, Washington Court House
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009153281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Yusa Corporation (0124010098), Washington Court House
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage, Inc. (0124010117), Washington Court House
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001630441 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, Llc, Bloomingburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043805585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rattlesnake Sd #1 Wwtp, Jeffersonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710914 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
John A Biewer Co Of Ohio, Washington Court House
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 Fayette 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 Fayette 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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