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Hocking County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hocking County is 181.3 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 108 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (36), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (22), Gas station (mapped facility) (15). 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: 39.5098, -82.4499.

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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 Hocking County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
EsophagusNew cases8.64.61.87xSignificant5 to 142019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths53.430.21.77xSignificant44 to 64.62020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases88.551.81.71xSignificant76.3 to 102.52019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths8.85.71.54x5 to 14.62020-2024
ThyroidNew cases16.8131.29x10.5 to 25.62019-2023
All cancerDeaths181.3143.21.27xSignificant162.8 to 201.62020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases20.617.91.15x14.6 to 28.62019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases15.914.51.1x10.3 to 23.52019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths6.96.61.05x3.9 to 11.82020-2024
BladderNew cases19.518.71.04x13.6 to 27.32019-2023
All cancerNew cases465.9453.41.03x435.2 to 498.42019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases8.68.70.99x5.1 to 142019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases17.118.50.92x11.8 to 24.42019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases20.723.80.87x14.3 to 292019-2023
PancreasDeaths9.811.30.87x5.8 to 15.82020-2024
PancreasNew cases8.813.90.63x5.2 to 14.32019-2023

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 Hocking County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death12,742.79,842.6+29%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy72.675.3-4%years
Child mortality7559.8+25%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths123.796.9+28%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths48.828.6+71%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.

  • Formaldehyde17.37 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.83 per million
  • Benzene1.05 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing36
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit22
  • Gas station (mapped facility)15
  • Air permit holder (minor source)11
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)11
  • Small hazardous waste generator3
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Public airport1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1

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. Logan Clay Products Llc, Logan

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). Reports carcinogens. 27,658 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 43138THLGN201EB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.9

  2. Logan Clay Products Co, Logan

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002109165 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.7

  3. Carborundum Grinding Wheel Co, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110004720357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  4. Carborundum Grinding Wheel Co, Logan

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $20,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110004720357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  5. Ge Logan Glass Plant, Logan

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056971807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  6. Logan Glass Technologies Llc, Logan

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Antimony compounds. 192 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 43138GNRLLROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.8

  7. Rockbridge Wwtp, Rockbridge

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009821121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  8. Ge Logan Glass Plant, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056971807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  9. Laurelville Wwtp, Laurelville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006309949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  10. Old Mans Cave Chalets Inc, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064265236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  11. Keynes Brothers Inc, Logan

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000382096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  12. Logan, City Of-Logan Wtp, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006309976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  13. Ge Logan Glass Plant, Logan

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056971807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  14. Camp Wyandot-Lodge, Rockbridge

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006233450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  15. Property Owners Assoc Inc Lost Hollow Campgrounds, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006309985 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  16. Haydenville Wastewater Treatment Plant, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008575023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  17. Logan Wwtp, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006309967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. Mennel Milling Logan, Logan

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine.

    TRI facility ID 43138KYNSB1WEST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3

  19. Old Green, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009699415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  20. Li'L Jugs Llc Dba Hocking Hills Inn & Coffee Emp, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070669072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  21. Hocking Hills Autocamp, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071784844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  22. Camp Akita, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006310250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  23. Mar-Zane Materials Inc, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040145349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  24. Odnr-Hocking Hills-Cedar Falls-Odnr Hocking Hills Cedar Falls, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006203438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  25. Lake Moor Estates Subdiv, Logan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009655934 (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 Hocking 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 Hocking 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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