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Ottawa County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ottawa County is 181.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 308 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (142), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (55), Gas station (mapped facility) (18). 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: 41.5404, -83.2083.

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 Ottawa 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	38.2	23.8	1.61xSignificant	31.3 to 46.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	20.4	13	1.57xSignificant	14.4 to 28.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	16.4	11.3	1.45xSignificant	12.3 to 21.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.6	30.2	1.41xSignificant	36.2 to 50.3	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.7	6.2	1.4x	4.9 to 14.2	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5	3.7	1.35x	2.7 to 8.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.4	4.8	1.33x	4.1 to 10	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.1	4.6	1.33x	3.4 to 10.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.7	13.9	1.27x	13.2 to 23.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	181.1	143.2	1.26xSignificant	166.8 to 196.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8	6.6	1.21x	5.5 to 11.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.4	14.5	1.2x	12.6 to 23.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	508.2	453.4	1.12xSignificant	482.2 to 535.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.4	18.7	1.09x	15.8 to 26.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.5	51.8	1.09x	49.1 to 65	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.6	17.9	1.04x	13.6 to 25	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.8	6.6	1.03x	4 to 11	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.1	4.1	1x	2.3 to 7.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.2	18.5	0.98x	13.6 to 24.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.2	5.7	0.91x	3.2 to 8.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.7	8.7	0.77x	4.4 to 10.2	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 Ottawa County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,724.4	9,842.6	-11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.6	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	59.8	59.8	-0%	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	88.8	96.9	-8%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.4	28.6	+13%	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.

Formaldehyde14.53 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.34 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

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

Rail grade crossing142
NPDES wastewater discharge permit55
Gas station (mapped facility)18
Brownfield property17
Air permit holder (minor source)16
EPA air quality monitor9
Scrapyard (mapped facility)8
Public airport7
Small hazardous waste generator5
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Major air pollution source4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
Nuclear power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Wastewater plant (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.

Materion Brush Inc, Elmore
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $14,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
Materion Brush Inc, Elmore
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Copper, Beryllium And Beryllium Compounds, 1-Bromopropane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,717,284 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43416BRSHWSOUTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Us Army National Guard Camp Perry Ranges, Port Clinton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 34,037 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4345WSRMYN1LAWR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Us Gypsum, Gypsum
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007384534 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Materion Brush Inc, Elmore
Major air pollution source. Penalties $14,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Us Gypsum, Gypsum
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007384534 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Materion Brush Inc, Elmore
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $14,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Materion Brush Inc, Elmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Us Gypsum, Gypsum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007384534 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Graymont Dolime (Oh) Inc., Genoa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds. 2,015 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43430GRYMN21880 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Materion Brush Inc, Elmore
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $14,160.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Us Gypsum, Gypsum
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007384534 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Us Army National Guard Camp Perry Ranges, Port Clinton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039497700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Northern Manufacturing Co, Oak Harbor
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 10 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4344WNRTHR15NLA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Graymont Dolime Oh Inc *, Genoa
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056958662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Us Gypsum Co, Gypsum
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Mercury compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 1 more. 426 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4343WNTDST121LA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Northern Manufacturing Co, Oak Harbor
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046538243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Oak Harbor Wwtp, Oak Harbor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006285144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Elmore, Elmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006285625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ottawa County - Port Clinton Landfill - Gas Power Station, Port Clinton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009425103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Put-In-Bay Stp, Put In Bay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009823138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Inland Marina And Mhp Dba Magee East Marina, Oak Harbor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039021064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Green Valley Mobile Home Park, Elmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006213631 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Put-In-Bay Wtp, Put-In- Bay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008585931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Marblehead Village-Marblehead Village, Marblehead
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009641833 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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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