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Morgan County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Morgan County is 167.6 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 37 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Air permit holder (minor source) (7), Gas station (mapped facility) (3). 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: 39.6037, -81.8114.

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 Morgan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	87	51.8	1.68xSignificant	70.9 to 106.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.1	17.9	1.51x	17 to 41.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.6	30.2	1.48xSignificant	33.4 to 59.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.8	23.8	1.29x	20.7 to 45	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.4	18.7	1.2x	14.3 to 34.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167.6	143.2	1.17xSignificant	143.7 to 194.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	524.1	453.4	1.16xSignificant	479.4 to 572.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15	14.5	1.03x	8.5 to 25.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.1	13.9	1.01x	8.2 to 23.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.9	18.5	0.91x	9.3 to 28.8	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 Morgan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,251.1	9,842.6	+14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.3	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	79	59.8	+32%	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	115.9	96.9	+20%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	28.8	28.6	+1%	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.

Formaldehyde17.56 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.86 per million
Benzene1.22 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Miba Bearings Us Llc, Mc Connelsville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $12,090.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.1
Mahle Engine Components Usa Inc, Mcconnelsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 6,308 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43756GLCRC5130N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Miba Bearings Us Llc, Mc Connelsville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $12,090.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Miba Bearings Us Llc, Mc Connelsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,090.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Miba Bearings Us Llc, Mc Connelsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 1,958 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43756JPTRN5037N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Miba Bearings Us Llc, Mc Connelsville
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $12,090.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Mahle Engine Components Usa Inc, Mcconnelsville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384575 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Village Of Malta, Malta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008611760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Malta, Malta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008611822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Quality Lawn And Cleaning Services Llc, Malta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037514687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Washington Power Generation Llc, Beverly
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040566633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mahle Engine Components Usa Inc, Mcconnelsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384575 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mahle Engine Components Usa Inc, Mcconnelsville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384575 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Riversedge Campground, Malta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070530700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Stockport Wwtp, Stockport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008611733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mcconnelsville Sewer Treatment Plant, Mcconnelsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009642976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mcconnelsvilles State Route 78 Package Sewer Plt, Mcconnelsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009821372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Washington Power Generation Llc, Beverly
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040566633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Gould Electronics Inc., Mc Connelsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000384584 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Utica Resource Operating Llc - Palmer Well Pad, Center Bend
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,000,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070543924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Morgan County, Mc Connelsville
Public airport. O.
Record ID I71 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Woodland Hills Estates, Mcconnelsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072224619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Malta Well Field, Malta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009821513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Odnr Burr Oak State Park Lodge & Cabins, Glouster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009822594 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Miba Sinter Us Llc, Mcconnelsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039408405 (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 Morgan 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 Morgan 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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