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Huron County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Huron County is 167.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Brain & nervous system deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 274 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (127), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29), 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: 41.141, -82.588.

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 Huron County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	9	4.4	2.05xSignificant	6.1 to 12.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	28	18.7	1.5xSignificant	22.8 to 34.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5.3	3.7	1.43x	3.4 to 8.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.6	17.9	1.32xSignificant	18.7 to 29.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.4	5.7	1.3x	4.9 to 10.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.8	30.2	1.28xSignificant	32.9 to 45.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6	4.8	1.25x	3.9 to 9.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.5	6.2	1.21x	4.8 to 11.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.8	18.5	1.18x	17.2 to 27.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167.5	143.2	1.17xSignificant	154.6 to 181.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.7	6.6	1.17x	5.1 to 11.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	15	13	1.15x	10.9 to 20.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.4	51.8	1.13x	51.1 to 66.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.6	13.9	1.12x	11.9 to 20.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.6	23.8	1.12x	21.4 to 32.8	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.5	4.1	1.1x	2.7 to 7.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	486.3	453.4	1.07xSignificant	463.6 to 509.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.9	4.6	1.07x	3 to 7.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.4	11.3	1.01x	8.3 to 15.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14.5	14.5	1x	10.7 to 19.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.3	6.6	0.95x	4.1 to 9.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.9	8.7	0.68x	3.7 to 9.1	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 Huron County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,506.5	9,842.6	+7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.2	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	67.7	59.8	+13%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.6	6.2	-10%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	111.9	96.9	+15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	46.4	28.6	+62%	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.

Formaldehyde15.35 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.44 per million
Benzene1.01 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing127
NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
Gas station (mapped facility)26
Air permit holder (minor source)20
Small hazardous waste generator13
TRI reporting facility11
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)11
Brownfield property9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Major air pollution source6
Public airport4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Large hazardous waste generator2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Solar 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.

Bunge N.A. (East) L.L.C., Bellevue
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane. 3,303,917 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44811CNTRL605GO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Guardian Manufacturing Co, Willard
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene. 147,971 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44890BRNSW302CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Mcpp - Bellevue, Bellevue
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Bromine, Chromium(III) perfluorooctanoate, Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP). Reports PFAS. 1,501 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44811SCHLM350NB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Mtd Consumer Group Inc - Willard Facility, Willard
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Manganese, Chromium and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,023 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44890MDWST979SC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Bunge North America (East), Llc, Bellevue
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Guardian Manufacturing Company (0339030016), Willard
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Lsc Communications Dba Lakeside Book Co, Willard
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 11,944 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44888RRDNN1145C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
City Of Norwalk Wwtp, Norwalk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002345622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Lsc Communications Llc, Willard
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391852 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Mtd Consumer Group Inc., Willard
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000825778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Lakepark Industries Inc, Greenwich
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Lead, Chromium and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44837LKPRK4SEMI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Coble Village, Willard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006309084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Riverview Mhc, Wakeman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008575531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Greenwich Wastewater Treatment Works, Greenwich
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010573566 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Indian Trail Campground, Fitchville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014333471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Eagles Wing Wwtp, Norwalk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042248671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tracioff Trails, Wakeman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070833144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
American Timber & Steel, Norwalk
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 44857MDWST4832P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Avient Corp - Norwalk, Norwalk
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel compounds, Antimony compounds, Chromium, Antimony and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 44857PMSCN80NOR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Bellevue Wtp, Bellevue
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006203848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Duramax Marine Industries, Norwalk
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071732361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
A Schulman Inc, Bellevue
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
American Timber And Steel, Norwalk
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Guardian Manufacturing Company (0339030016), Willard
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Polyone Corp, Norwalk
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004624292 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Huron 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 Huron 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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