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Licking County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Licking County is 162.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Brain & nervous system deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 444 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (110), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (64), Gas station (mapped facility) (59). 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: 40.0948, -82.4774.

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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 Licking County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6.6	3.7	1.78xSignificant	5.2 to 8.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.1	4.6	1.54xSignificant	5.7 to 8.9	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	24.2	16.4	1.48xSignificant	17.3 to 32.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	34.9	23.8	1.47xSignificant	31.3 to 38.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.8	2	1.4x	1.9 to 4.1	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6	4.4	1.36xSignificant	4.6 to 7.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.6	3.4	1.35x	3.4 to 6.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.7	30.2	1.35xSignificant	37.1 to 44.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	69.1	51.8	1.33xSignificant	64.4 to 74.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	17	13	1.31xSignificant	14.4 to 19.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.1	18.7	1.24xSignificant	20.4 to 26.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.3	11.3	1.18x	11.2 to 15.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	522.3	453.4	1.15xSignificant	508.8 to 536.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	162.3	143.2	1.13xSignificant	154.8 to 170	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.7	18.5	1.06x	17.2 to 22.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.4	13.9	1.04x	12.2 to 16.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.4	17.9	1.03x	15.9 to 21.2	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.2	4.1	1.02x	3 to 5.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.5	6.6	0.98x	5.1 to 8.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.7	4.8	0.98x	3.5 to 6.3	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.4	6.6	0.97x	5 to 8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.3	14.5	0.92x	11.1 to 15.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.2	5.7	0.91x	3.9 to 6.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.6	6.2	0.9x	4.2 to 7.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.3	8.7	0.84x	5.8 to 9.2	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.1	2.7	0.78x	1.3 to 3.1	2020-2024

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 Licking County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,468.8	9,842.6	-14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.9	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	50.4	59.8	-16%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.1	6.2	-1%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	85.8	96.9	-11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	34.6	28.6	+21%	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.

Formaldehyde17.42 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.82 per million
Benzene1.31 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 245 days: 210 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 40, peak 119.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing110
NPDES wastewater discharge permit64
Gas station (mapped facility)59
Air permit holder (minor source)49
Small hazardous waste generator29
Brownfield property28
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)22
TRI reporting facility21
Large hazardous waste generator17
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
Major air pollution source9
Public airport5
Hazardous waste transporter5
EPA air quality monitor2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Heliport2
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Owens Corning Insulating Systems Llc Newark Oh Facility, Newark
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Formaldehyde, Lead And Lead Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 985,784 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43055WNSCRCASEA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Samuel Packaging Systems Group, Heath
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 33,616 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4305WSMLST1455J (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Modern Welding Co Of Ohio Inc, Newark
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 16,424 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43055MDRNW72WAL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Momentive Performance Materials Quartz Inc-Newark Plant, Hebron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 1,391,084 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43025GNWRK611ON (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Marathon Pipe Line - Heath Terminal, Heath
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 14,081 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43056MRTHN84HEA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Lear - Hebron Plant, Hebron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate, Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate, Diisocyanates, Diethanolamine. Reports carcinogens. 10,260 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43025RNSLC180NH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Clean Harbors Recycling Services Of Ohio Llc, Hebron
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $45,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products Llc., Heath
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Copper compounds, Lead compounds, Manganese and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,764 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43056KSRLMROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Owens Corning Insulating Systems, Llc, Newark
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000498710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Clean Harbors Recycling Services Of Ohio Llc, Hebron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 282 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43025SFTYK581MI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Momentive Performance Materials Quartz, Inc. (0145000213), Hebron
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041503067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Resinoid Engineering Corp, Hebron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phenol. 20,056 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43025RSNLD251ON (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Clean Harbors Recycling Services Of Ohio Llc, Hebron
Major air pollution source. Penalties $45,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Anomatic Corp - Ohio Plant Ii, New Albany
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 13,824 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4303WNMTCC888IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Samuel Son And Co Usa Inc, Heath
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043554123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Clean Harbors Recycling Services Of Ohio Llc, Hebron
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $45,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Buckeye Lake Wwtp, Buckeye Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064595335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Resinoid Engineering Corp *, Hebron
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Lear Corporation - Hebron Plant, Hebron
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012175118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Marathon Pipeline Llc, Heath
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000814281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
State Industrial Products, Hebron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates. 2,197 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43025CLBNC383NH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Anomatic Corporation - Ohio Plant Ii, Johnstown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Tamarack Farms Dairy, Newark
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 1,400 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43055THKRG1701T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Ecolab Inc, Hebron
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381426 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Tamarack Farms Dairy, Newark
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1

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 Licking 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 Licking 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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