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Pike County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pike County is 197.4 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 122 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (35), Gas station (mapped facility) (23), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19). 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: 39.0743, -83.0884.

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 Pike County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	100.1	51.8	1.93xSignificant	86.6 to 115.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	55.6	30.2	1.84xSignificant	45.7 to 67.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	8.7	4.8	1.81xSignificant	5 to 14.6	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	11.4	6.6	1.73x	6.6 to 18.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	41	23.8	1.72xSignificant	31.3 to 52.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.7	17.9	1.49xSignificant	19.3 to 36.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	197.4	143.2	1.38xSignificant	177.4 to 219.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	24.5	18.7	1.31x	17.6 to 33.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	542.1	453.4	1.2xSignificant	507.4 to 578.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.3	14.5	1.19x	11.6 to 25.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.6	11.3	1.03x	7.3 to 17.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.9	18.5	1.02x	12.8 to 27.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.9	13	0.92x	6.6 to 19.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.7	13.9	0.91x	8.4 to 18.9	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 Pike County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,409	9,842.6	+67%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.7	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	78.1	59.8	+31%	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	148.2	96.9	+53%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	74.6	28.6	+161%	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.

Formaldehyde18.54 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.99 per million
Benzene1 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing35
Gas station (mapped facility)23
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Major air pollution source5
Landfill (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Us Doe Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant - Bwcs Duf6, Piketon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Us Doe Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Piketon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen fluoride. 154,110 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45661SDPRT3930U (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Fluor - Bwxt Portsmouth Llc, Piketon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046552930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Fluor - Bwxt Portsmouth Llc, Piketon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046552930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Us Doe Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant - Bwcs Duf6, Piketon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Us Doe Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant - Bwcs Duf6, Piketon
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Us Doe Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant - Bwcs Duf6, Piketon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pike Sanitation Landfill, Waverly
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001629578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Pike Water, Inc.-Ross 3 Pws-Pike Water Inc Ross No 3, Jasper
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012522341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ohio Sands, Llc, Beaver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043697489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Us Doe Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant - Bwcs Duf6, Piketon
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Parker Hannifin Corporation, Waverly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001103083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Piketon Wtp, Piketon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017746821 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pike Sanitation Landfill, Waverly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001629578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ohio Sands, Llc, Beaver
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043697489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Beaver Wwtp & Collection System, Beaver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110049164615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Millwood, Inc., Waverly
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070306659 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Masco Retail Cabinet Group, Waverly
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Waverly Wastewater Treatment Plant, Waverly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000914645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Piketon Wwtp, Piketon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009822898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ohio Basic Minerals Inc - Scioto, Beaver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043319806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pike Sanitation Landfill, Waverly
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001629578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Buster Bi-Lo 19, Waverly, Waverly
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973489 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Buster Bi-Lo, Piketon, Piketon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973491 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fosters, Waverly, Waverly
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974493 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Pike 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 Pike 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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