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Hardin County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hardin County is 219.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 178 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (87), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (25), Gas station (mapped facility) (17). 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: 40.66, -83.65.

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 Hardin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	10.1	4.6	2.2xSignificant	6.1 to 16	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	57.5	30.2	1.9xSignificant	47 to 69.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	21.4	11.3	1.89xSignificant	14.8 to 29.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	89.2	51.8	1.72xSignificant	75.9 to 104.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	219.6	143.2	1.53xSignificant	197.8 to 243.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.8	17.9	1.44xSignificant	18.4 to 35.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.4	13.9	1.25x	11.7 to 25.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	523	453.4	1.15xSignificant	489.1 to 558.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.4	13	1.11x	8.8 to 22.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.4	14.5	1.06x	10 to 22.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.9	23.8	1.05x	17.9 to 33.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.3	18.7	0.93x	11.8 to 24.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17	18.5	0.92x	11.4 to 24.5	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 Hardin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,365.9	9,842.6	+26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.8	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	64.3	59.8	+8%	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	101.1	96.9	+4%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	44.3	28.6	+55%	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 Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.47 per million
Benzene0.98 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing87
NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Gas station (mapped facility)17
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Scrapyard (mapped facility)9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Public airport3
Brownfield property3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Solar power plant2
Wind power plant2
Major air pollution source1
Heliport1
Landfill (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.

Durez Corporation - Kenton Facility, Kenton
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $150,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010358184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.4
Durez Corp, Kenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phenol, Formaldehyde, Methanol, Nonylphenol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 62,170 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43326CCDNT13717 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Mccullough Industries (Dba Mci Inc), Kenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 3,242 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4332WMCCLL1347C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Durez Corporation - Kenton Facility, Kenton
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $150,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010358184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Durez Corporation - Kenton Facility, Kenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $150,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010358184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
City Of Kenton Wwtp, Kenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Mccullough Industries, Kenton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006107346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Forest Village-Forest Village Old, Forest
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006202732 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mcguffey Stp, Mcguffey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006311339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Durez Corporation - Kenton Facility, Kenton
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $150,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010358184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Trillium Farm Holdings Llc - Layer Site 5, Mount Victory
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046336283 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Trillium Farm Holdings Llc - Goshen Pullet Site, Larue
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046336336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Alger Wwtp, Alger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006311650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Chs Inc Kenton Lube Plant, Kenton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001129458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Green Hills Coach Park Ltd, Kenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006311348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Sekisui Kasei Usa, Inc., Kenton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072234 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
439 South Detroit Street Property, Kenton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972014 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
109 South Main Street, Alger
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985071 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Highway Oil, Ada
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985791 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Triumph Thermal Systems Inc, Forest
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Chs Inc Kenton Lube Plant, Kenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 43326NVRSL728ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Reed Road Wwtp, Belle Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008626647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Eldridge Station Hills Wwtp, Kenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008626683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Dunkirk Wwtp, Dunkirk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011016818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Ada Wwtp, Ada
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006112214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Hardin 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 Hardin 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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