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Morrow County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Morrow County is 179.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 109 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (39), Gas station (mapped facility) (17), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15). 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: 40.5336, -82.8006.

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 Morrow County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	9.3	4.6	2.02xSignificant	5.7 to 14.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	7.3	3.7	1.97xSignificant	4.2 to 12.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	49.7	30.2	1.65xSignificant	41.2 to 59.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	7.9	5.7	1.39x	4.6 to 12.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.1	51.8	1.3xSignificant	57.4 to 78.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23	17.9	1.28x	17.1 to 30.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	179.8	143.2	1.26xSignificant	163.1 to 198	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.7	18.7	1.21x	17 to 29.8	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7.8	6.6	1.18x	4.4 to 12.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.3	11.3	1.18x	9.2 to 18.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15	13.9	1.08x	10.5 to 21	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.5	18.5	1.05x	14.1 to 26.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	476.9	453.4	1.05x	448.8 to 506.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.7	23.8	1.04x	18.4 to 32.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.1	13	0.93x	7.7 to 18.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.9	14.5	0.89x	8.4 to 19	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 Morrow County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,093	9,842.6	-8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.5	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	52.7	59.8	-12%	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	95.3	96.9	-2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	37.8	28.6	+32%	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.

Formaldehyde15.75 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.54 per million
Benzene1.04 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing39
Gas station (mapped facility)17
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Public airport4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
TRI reporting facility2
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Cardington Yutaka Technologies Inc., Cardington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Chromium, Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 98 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43315CRDNG575WM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Glen-Gery Corp, Iberia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 7,604 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43325GLNGR3785C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Cardington Yutaka Technologies (0159000140), Cardington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Mt Gilead Wwtp, Mount Gilead
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006700356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Emerald Bioenergy, Cardington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046562448 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lubrication Specialties, Mt. Gilead
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071285527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Marengo Village, Marengo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011016612 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lubrication Specialties, Mt. Gilead
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 4 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4333WLBRCT3975M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.5
Asphalt Materials Inc, Edison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070125054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mid Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004710803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mid Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004710803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Minnie Osborne, Cardington
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985432 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
The Brook, Marengo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043749735 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mac Resources Llc, Mount Gilead
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069515965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Somoco Wwtp, Marengo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071240640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Candlewood Lake Wwtp, Mount Gilead
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006212847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Chesterville Wwtp, Chesterville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015644677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Johnsville Wwtp, Mt Gilead
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710933 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Cardington Wwtp, Cardington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008611644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
National Lime And Stone Company, Chesterville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069216814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Emerald Bioenergy, Llc Formerly Ringler Energy, Llc, Cardington
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $75,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070361154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Morrow County, Mount Gilead
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4I9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Morrow Sanitary Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/356661963 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Cardington Yutaka Technologies (0159000140), Cardington
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000382951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Farmers Co-Op - Mt Gilead Branch, Mt.Gilead
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000562089 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Morrow 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 Morrow 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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