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Mercer County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Mercer County is 137.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 156 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (50), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31), Air permit holder (minor source) (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: 40.5389, -84.629.

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 Mercer County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.2	23.8	1.31xSignificant	24.4 to 39.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.3	17.9	1.3x	17.4 to 30.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.5	6.2	1.21x	4.3 to 12.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.3	14.5	1.19x	12.3 to 23.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.1	18.7	1.18x	16.9 to 28.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.8	13	1.14x	10.1 to 21.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	3.8 to 10.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	459.6	453.4	1.01x	433.5 to 487	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.6	18.5	1.01x	13.8 to 24.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	137.1	143.2	0.96x	123.4 to 151.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.2	30.2	0.93x	22.6 to 35	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	46.6	51.8	0.9x	38.9 to 55.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.8	8.7	0.9x	4.8 to 12.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.4	13.9	0.89x	8.7 to 17.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10	11.3	0.88x	6.7 to 14.5	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 Mercer County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,560.6	9,842.6	-23%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.4	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	48.8	59.8	-18%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.2	6.2	-17%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	63.9	96.9	-34%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	11.1	28.6	-61%	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.

Formaldehyde15.76 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.57 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

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

Rail grade crossing50
NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Gas station (mapped facility)19
TRI reporting facility7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
Small hazardous waste generator5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Airfield1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Fort Recovery Industries Inc, Fort Recovery
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper, Ethanaminium, N,N,N-triethyl-, salt with 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptadecafluoro-1-octanesulfonic acid (1:1). Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 42 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45846FRTRC2440S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
J&M Manufacturing Co. Inc., Fort Recovery
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 527 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45846JMMNF284RA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Celina Aluminum Precision Tech, Celina
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 277 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45822CLNLM7059S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Fort Recovery Industries Inc, Fort Recovery
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Pax Machine Works Inc, Celina
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 120 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45822SMRSC500WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Celina Wwtp, Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001934373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
J & M Mfg Co Inc (0354000124), Fort Recovery
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000766975 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Crown Equipment Corp, Celina
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese, Manganese compounds. 1,105 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45822HFFYB410GR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Pax Machine Works-Pax Machine Works, Celina
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009646838 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Celina Aluminum Precision Tech, Celina
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Cooper Farms North Mill, Fort Recovery
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395732 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Fort Recovery, Ft Recovery
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008613875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Crown Equipment Corp, Celina
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395554 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cooper Farms East Mill, Fort Recovery
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067662069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Celina Water Treatment Plant, Celina
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000541968 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Motor Inn Auto Truck Stop Stu 2, Mendon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006210386 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Saint Henry Wwtp, St Henry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008578137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fort Recovery Industries Inc, Fort Recovery
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Rockford Stp, Rockford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009823147 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Chickasaw Sanitary Sewer System, Maria Stein
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017695582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Cooper Farms Inc, Fort Recovery
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds, Manganese and 1 more.
TRI facility ID 45846CPRFR3310S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Cooper Farms East Mill, Fort Recovery
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 4584WCPRFR2351W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Celina Sanitary Landfill, Celina
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004665540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wagner Wwtp, Celina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009153432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cooper Farms North Mill, Fort Recovery
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395732 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Mercer 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 Mercer 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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