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Meigs County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Meigs County is 188.7 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 89 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (35), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19), Air permit holder (minor source) (12). 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: 39.0385, -82.0559.

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 Meigs County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	11.2	4.6	2.43xSignificant	6.4 to 18.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	96.2	51.8	1.86xSignificant	82.1 to 112.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	33.1	17.9	1.85xSignificant	24 to 44.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50	30.2	1.66xSignificant	40 to 62.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.6	23.8	1.37xSignificant	24.2 to 43.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	188.7	143.2	1.32xSignificant	167.7 to 211.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	548.4	453.4	1.21xSignificant	511.2 to 588	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.4	11.3	1.1x	7.5 to 19.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	20.4	18.7	1.09x	14.3 to 28.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9	8.7	1.03x	5.2 to 15.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.6	14.5	1.01x	8.9 to 22.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13	13.9	0.94x	7.8 to 20.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.3	18.5	0.94x	11 to 26.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.6	13	0.89x	6.4 to 19.7	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 Meigs County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,803.9	9,842.6	+50%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.8	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	72.9	59.8	+22%	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	153.5	96.9	+58%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	90	28.6	+215%	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.

Formaldehyde19.08 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.02 per million
Benzene1.15 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing35
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Brownfield property4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Heliport1
Hydroelectric plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Pomeroy Wwtp, Pomeroy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006700258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Middleport Village Pws, Middleport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009647052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Elko Aggregate Llc - Yellowbush Mine, Racine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038181623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Imperial Electric Company, Middleport
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004595876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Meigs County Landfill, Pomeroy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022520896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Eastern Local School Dist, Reedsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006258245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Arbors At Pomeroy, Pomeroy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006698877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rutland Regional Sewer District, Rutland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011016747 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
2586 3rd St Gas Sta Abanoned, Syracuse
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045012482 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vetran'S Memorial Hosp, Pomeroy
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965077 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Millers Ashland, Former, Rutland
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980981 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Keystone Station, Middleport
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983019 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Imperial Electric, Middleport
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper.
TRI facility ID 4576WMPRLL345SY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Pomeroy Wtp, Syracuse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017695546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cheshire Dock, Cheshire
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011016462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
City Ice And Fuel, Middleport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022521378 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1427743564 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/637952832 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District-Tupper Plains Chester Water District Wtp, Longbottom
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006699929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Keesee'S Auto Sales, Pomeroy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071408729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Apple Grove Plant, Racine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006293224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Consol Energy Mining Co. Llc - Meigs Mine No. 31, Langsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007719638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Racine Hydro, Racine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008578011 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Syracuse-Racine Regional Sd Wwtp, Racine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009822308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Shelly Materials Inc - Portland Sand & Gravel, Portland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044240782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Meigs 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 Meigs 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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