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Henry County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Henry County is 174.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 215 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (117), Air permit holder (minor source) (20), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20). 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: 41.3212, -84.0553.

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 Henry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	7.7	3.7	2.08xSignificant	4.4 to 12.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.1	51.8	1.33xSignificant	57.8 to 82.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.5	5.7	1.32x	4.3 to 12.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	22.4	17.9	1.25x	15.9 to 30.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	174.9	143.2	1.22xSignificant	156.6 to 195	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.5	23.8	1.2x	20.8 to 38.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36	30.2	1.19x	28.1 to 45.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.7	14.5	1.15x	11.3 to 24.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21	18.7	1.12x	15.1 to 28.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	486.2	453.4	1.07xSignificant	454.4 to 519.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.4	11.3	1.01x	6.9 to 17.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.3	13.9	0.96x	8.3 to 20.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.2	18.5	0.88x	10.8 to 23.6	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 Henry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,404.8	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	47.3	59.8	-21%	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	90.4	96.9	-7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.3	28.6	-36%	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.

Formaldehyde15.32 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.45 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

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

Rail grade crossing117
Air permit holder (minor source)20
NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Scrapyard (mapped facility)7
Small hazardous waste generator5
Major air pollution source4
Brownfield property4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Large hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Solar power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Industrial wastewater discharge1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired 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.

Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Napoleon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, Ethylbenzene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 77,493 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43545SLGNC12773 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Campbell Soup Plant, Napoleon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006108942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Campbell Soup Supply Co Llc, Napoleon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chlorine, Lead, Nitric acid and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 19,778 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43545CMPBLEASTM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Campbell Soup Plant, Napoleon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006108942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Tenneco Inc, Napoleon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064190076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation (0335010053), Napoleon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Campbell Soup Plant, Napoleon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006108942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Tenneco Inc, Napoleon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 6,040 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43545CLVTLROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Airgas Specialty Gases, Stryker
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056288574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Campbell Soup Plant, Napoleon
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006108942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hamler Wwtp, Hamler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009152754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Holgate Wwtp, Holgate
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039782937 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Deshler Village-Deshler Village Old, Deshler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009822727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tenneco Inc, Napoleon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064190076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Napoleon Peaking, Napoleon
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7776 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Bavarian Club Incorporated, Deshler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012660520 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation (0335010053), Napoleon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tenneco Inc, Napoleon
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064190076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tenneco Inc, Napoleon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064190076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Omega Jv2 Napoleon Generating Station, Napoleon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006233726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Napoleon Wastewater Treatment Plant, Napoleon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040040390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation (0335010053), Napoleon
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Napoleon Peaking Station, Napoleon
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55264 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Reiter'S Gas Station, Deshler
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009615176 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hogrefe Junkyard, Napoleon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046257402 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) 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 Henry 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 Henry 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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