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Logan County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Logan County is 164 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 169 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (74), Gas station (mapped facility) (22), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19). 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: 40.3842, -83.7695.

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 Logan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	New cases	11.3	6.2	1.82xSignificant	7.3 to 16.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	42.2	23.8	1.77xSignificant	34.7 to 51	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.9	30.2	1.45xSignificant	37 to 51.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.6	4.8	1.38x	3.9 to 10.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.2	4.6	1.35x	3.8 to 9.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65	51.8	1.25xSignificant	56.5 to 74.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.1	5.7	1.25x	4.3 to 11.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.6	3.7	1.24x	2.7 to 7.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.8	14.5	1.16x	12.2 to 22.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	164	143.2	1.15xSignificant	149.9 to 179.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.2	18.7	1.13x	16.4 to 27.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.6	18.5	1.06x	14.6 to 25.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.8	11.3	1.04x	8.3 to 16.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	469.7	453.4	1.04x	444.9 to 495.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.9	17.9	1x	13.4 to 23.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.9	13	0.92x	7.8 to 17.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.6	13.9	0.76x	7.4 to 14.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6	8.7	0.69x	3.8 to 9.4	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 Logan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,349.4	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.7	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	41.7	59.8	-30%	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	95.4	96.9	-2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.4	28.6	-29%	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.

Formaldehyde15.78 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.52 per million
Benzene0.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing74
Gas station (mapped facility)22
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Air permit holder (minor source)18
Small hazardous waste generator6
Major air pollution source5
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Wind 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.

Honda Development & Manufacturing Of America Llc, East Liberty
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,261,516 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43319HNDFM11000 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Honda Dev. & Mfg. Of America, Llc, East Liberty Plant (0146000117), East Liberty
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Honda Development & Manufacturing Of America Llc - Transmis, Russells Point
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Nickel, Lead, Propylene. Reports carcinogens. 887 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43348BLLMR6964S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Bellefontaine Wwtp, Bellefontaine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002320998 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Indian Lake Regional Wwtp, Russells Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064595585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Honda Transmission Manufacturing Of America Inc, Russells Point
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056965039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Cherokee Run Landfill (0146010137), Bellefontaine
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043788390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Honda Dev. & Mfg. Of America, Llc, East Liberty Plant (0146000117), East Liberty
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ben Logan High School-Benjamin Logan High School, Bellefontaine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009821309 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Agc Automotive Americas, Bellefontaine
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Villages Of Quincy And Degraff Wwtp, Quincy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009822692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cherokee Run Landfill (0146010137), Bellefontaine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043788390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
4000 Alpine Pkwy Zanesfield Oh 43360 Llc, Zanesfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055173146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Honda Dev. & Mfg. Of America, Llc, East Liberty Plant (0146000117), East Liberty
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Honda Dev. & Mfg. Of America, Llc, East Liberty Plant (0146000117), East Liberty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Harding Machine Company Inc-Harding Machine Inc, East Liberty
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000840528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Belletech Corp, Bellefontaine
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004640746 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Agc Automotive Americas, Bellefontaine
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Cherokee Run Landfill (0146010137), Bellefontaine
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043788390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Midwest Express Inc. (0146000133), East Liberty
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041506028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Honda Transmission Manufacturing Of America Inc, Russells Point
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056965039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Railroad Yard Ymca, Bellefontaine
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038764389 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
West Liberty Stp, West Liberty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006302811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Honda Transmission Manufacturing Of America Inc, Russells Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056965039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Belletech, Bellefontaine
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds.
TRI facility ID 43311BLLTC700WL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
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 Logan 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 Logan 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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