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Marion County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Marion County is 168.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 276 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (128), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (37), Air permit holder (minor source) (32). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 40.5766, -83.1886.

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 Marion County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	85.8	51.8	1.66xSignificant	77.5 to 94.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	46.8	30.2	1.55xSignificant	40.7 to 53.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	26	18.7	1.39xSignificant	21.4 to 31.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5.1	3.7	1.38x	3.2 to 7.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.2	3.4	1.24x	2.5 to 6.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.2	4.4	1.18x	3.1 to 8.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	168.5	143.2	1.18xSignificant	156.4 to 181.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.2	6.2	1.16x	4.6 to 10.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.4	4.8	1.13x	3.4 to 8.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20	17.9	1.12x	15.9 to 24.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	488.3	453.4	1.08xSignificant	467.1 to 510.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.9	4.6	1.07x	3.1 to 7.5	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.3	4.1	1.05x	2.5 to 6.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19	18.5	1.03x	14.9 to 23.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.2	13.9	1.02x	10.9 to 18.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.8	5.7	1.02x	3.7 to 8.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.2	11.3	0.99x	8.2 to 14.9	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.4	13	0.95x	8.9 to 16.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.9	6.6	0.89x	3.9 to 8.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	12.3	14.5	0.85x	9 to 16.4	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.5	6.6	0.83x	3.4 to 8.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.3	23.8	0.81x	15.2 to 24.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.6	8.7	0.76x	4.5 to 9.5	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 Marion County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,206.3	9,842.6	+14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	54.7	59.8	-9%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.1	6.2	+14%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	118.7	96.9	+22%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	58	28.6	+103%	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.

Formaldehyde15.69 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.56 per million
Benzene1.14 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing128
NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Air permit holder (minor source)32
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Gas station (mapped facility)9
TRI reporting facility9
Major air pollution source7
Large hazardous waste generator7
Small hazardous waste generator7
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
EPA air quality monitor2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Wind power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Little Scioto River, Marion Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 48. NPL Site.
EPA site ID OHN000509950 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Whirlpool Corp Marion Operations, Marion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Copper, Zinc compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 556,925 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43302WHRLP1300M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Poet Biorefining-Marion Llc, Marion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Formic acid, Acrolein and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 130,127 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43302PTBRF166HI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Sika Corp-Marion Operations, Marion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Diisocyanates, Ethylbenzene, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 21,524 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43302SKCRP1682M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Ohio Galvanizing Corp, Marion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 9,321 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43302HGLVN467WF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Nucor Steel Marion Inc, Marion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,324 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43302MRNST912CH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Poet Biorefining-Marion, Llc, Marion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032825986 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Nucor Steel Marion, Inc. (0351010017), Marion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741715 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Whirlpool Corp Marion Division *, Marion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Sika Corp Marion Operations, Marion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Ohio Galvanizing Corporation, Marion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000840760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Glen-Gery Corp, Galion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000608110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Nachurs Alpine Solutions, Marion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Copper compounds, Manganese compounds and 1 more. 2,878 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43302NCHRS421LE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Nachurs Alpine Solutions - Marion Plant, Marion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
City Of Marion, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039783570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Sd No 7 Water Reclamation Plant, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040038955 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Nucor Steel Marion, Inc. (0351010017), Marion
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741715 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Hildreth Mfg Llc, Marion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004734208 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Hildreth Manufacturing Llc, Marion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper. 144 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43302HLDRT1657C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Mills Co, Marion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4330WMLLSC37HAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Grandview Estates Sd 2a, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008614623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Poet Biorefining-Marion, Llc, Marion
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032825986 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Glen-Gery Corp, Caledonia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 76 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43314GLNGR5692R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Nucor Steel Marion, Inc. (0351010017), Marion
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741715 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Nucor Steel Marion, Inc. (0351010017), Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741715 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Marion Correctional Institute, Marion
EPA FRS registry ID
110004620303
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Marion 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 Marion 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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