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Paulding County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Paulding County is 184.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 135 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (69), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Gas station (mapped facility) (11). 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: 41.1215, -84.5727.

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 Paulding County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	28.5	18.7	1.52xSignificant	20.2 to 39.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.2	51.8	1.32xSignificant	54.8 to 84.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.1	30.2	1.29x	29.3 to 51.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	184.6	143.2	1.29xSignificant	161.7 to 210.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.5	11.3	1.19x	7.9 to 21.9	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.9	23.8	1.05x	16.7 to 36.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.2	18.5	1.04x	12.1 to 29.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	445.7	453.4	0.98x	409 to 485.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13	13.9	0.94x	7.6 to 21.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	12.7	17.9	0.71x	7.6 to 20.6	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 Paulding County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,074.5	9,842.6	-28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.9	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	103.5	96.9	+7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde15.43 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.48 per million
Benzene0.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing69
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Wind power plant6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Public airport3
Brownfield property3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
TRI reporting facility3
Major air pollution source2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Holcim (Us) (Including Systech Env. Corp.), Paulding
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Benzene, Lead And Lead Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 695,780 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45879LFRGCCOUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Al-Co Products Inc., Latty
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 28,467 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45855LCPRDBOX74 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Holcim Us - Paulding Plant (Including Systech Env Corp), Paulding
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Al Co Products Inc, Latty
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041565801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Village Of Antwerp Wwtp, Antwerp
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009152709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Latty Wwtp, Latty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009153129 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Payne Wwtp, Payne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009823174 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Herbert E. Orr Company, Paulding
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Holcim Us - Paulding Plant (Including Systech Env Corp), Paulding
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Wayne Trace High School, Haviland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006214266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Village Of Grover Hill Wwtp, Grover Hill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008609684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Paulding Wwtp, Paulding
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010126791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Systech Environmental Corporation (0363000046), Paulding
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041383115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Holcim Us - Paulding Plant (Including Systech Env Corp), Paulding
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Insource Technologies Pws-Insource Technologies, Paulding
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070628230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Liberty Fuel Stop, Antwerp
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973988 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Winkle Building, Paulding
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976834 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mercer Landmark Building, Antwerp
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976849 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lh Thompson Steel Llc, Paulding
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Systech Environmental Corp, Paulding
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000545321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Dana Companies Llc, Antwerp
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Herbert Orr Co, Paulding
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese.
TRI facility ID 45879HRBRT335WW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Spartech Llc, Paulding
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds.
TRI facility ID 45879SPRTC925WG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Holcim Us - Paulding Plant (Including Systech Env Corp), Paulding
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Cecil Wwtp, Cecil
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006284387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8

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 Paulding 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 Paulding 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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