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Fulton County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fulton County is 168.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 231 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (76), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27), Gas station (mapped facility) (26). 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: 41.6026, -84.1318.

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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 Fulton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6.3	3.7	1.7xSignificant	3.8 to 10.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	8	4.8	1.67xSignificant	5.1 to 12.1	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.5	4.1	1.59x	3.9 to 10.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23	18.7	1.23x	17.9 to 29.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.6	14.5	1.21x	12.8 to 23.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.8	23.8	1.21x	22.5 to 36.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.6	17.9	1.21x	16.3 to 28.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15.4	13	1.18x	10.5 to 21.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	168.4	143.2	1.18xSignificant	153.6 to 184.3	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	7.5	6.6	1.14x	4.4 to 12.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	3.9 to 10.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.6	11.3	1.12x	8.9 to 17.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.4	30.2	1.11x	27.1 to 40.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.8	51.8	1.02x	44.9 to 62	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	455.3	453.4	1x	429.8 to 482	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.6	6.6	1x	4 to 10.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.6	13.9	0.98x	9.7 to 18.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.7	8.7	0.89x	4.8 to 11.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13	18.5	0.7x	9 to 18.3	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 Fulton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,021.1	9,842.6	-19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.4	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	55.9	59.8	-7%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.4	6.2	+19%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	84.4	96.9	-13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	27.7	28.6	-3%	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.

Formaldehyde15.24 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.47 per million
Benzene1.02 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing76
NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Gas station (mapped facility)26
Air permit holder (minor source)23
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)16
TRI reporting facility13
Small hazardous waste generator10
Large hazardous waste generator8
Scrapyard (mapped facility)8
Major air pollution source5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
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.

North Star Bluescope Steel Llc, Delta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Mercury compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 156,153 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43515NRTHS6767C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Sauder, Archbold
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Reports carcinogens. 35,656 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43502SDRWD502MI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Remuriate Delta Llc, Delta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 33,276 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43515BLYPV6191C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Worthington Steel (0326000076), Delta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000591538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
North Star Bhp Steel, Delta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016755304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Worthington Steel, Delta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Manganese, Nickel and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,650 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43515WRTHN6303C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Remuriate Delta Llc, Delta
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $302,109.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006111894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Bunting Bearings Llc, Delta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 373 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43515BNTNG200VA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Sauder Woodworking (0326000203), Archbold
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Sanoh America Inc. Archbold, Archbold
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 51 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43502TTHGBLUGBI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Worthington Steel (0326000076), Delta
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000591538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Worthington Steel (0326000076), Delta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000591538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Fulton County Processing, Delta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese. 2,459 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4351WFLTNC78STA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Fulton County Processing Ltd A Heidtman Steel Co, Delta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067012468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Wauseon Water Reclamation Plant, Wauseon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009823575 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Fulton Mill Service, Delta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 2 more. 804 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43515FLTNM6767C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Fulton Mill Service Co, Delta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008057306 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Glenn Hunter & Associates, Delta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 509 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4351WGLNNH1286C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Swanton Meadows Mhp, Swanton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006321809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
North Star Bhp Steel, Delta
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016755304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
North Star Bluescope Steel Llc, Delta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072166784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Multi-Cast Corp, Wauseon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43567MLTCS225EL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Bunting Bearings Corp, Delta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Archbold Village-Archbold Village, Archbold
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002463815 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Sanoh America Archbold Facility, Archbold
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042065957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7

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 Fulton 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 Fulton 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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