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Preble County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Preble County is 173.5 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 162 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (43), Air permit holder (minor source) (29), Gas station (mapped facility) (24). 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: 39.7351, -84.648.

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 Preble County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6	3.7	1.62x	3.6 to 9.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	9.1	5.7	1.6x	5.7 to 13.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.8	30.2	1.52xSignificant	38.5 to 54.2	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	17.9	13	1.38x	12.3 to 25.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	18	13.9	1.29x	13.3 to 23.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.8	23.8	1.29xSignificant	24.2 to 38.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.3	51.8	1.26xSignificant	56.6 to 75.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.2	14.5	1.26x	13.2 to 24.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6	4.8	1.25x	3.3 to 10.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.8	17.9	1.22x	16.3 to 28.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	173.5	143.2	1.21xSignificant	158.4 to 189.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.4	11.3	1.19x	9.5 to 18.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.7	18.5	1.17x	16.2 to 28.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.8	18.7	1.17x	16.8 to 28.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7	6.2	1.13x	3.8 to 11.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	490.9	453.4	1.08xSignificant	464.5 to 518.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.5	6.6	0.98x	3.9 to 10.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.5	6.6	0.98x	3.8 to 10.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.2	8.7	0.71x	3.7 to 10	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 Preble County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,639.8	9,842.6	-2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.5	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	60.5	59.8	+1%	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	97.5	96.9	+1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	41.7	28.6	+46%	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.

Formaldehyde17.11 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.74 per million
Benzene1.05 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 247 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 43, peak 115.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing43
Air permit holder (minor source)29
Gas station (mapped facility)24
NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
TRI reporting facility7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Public airport3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Brownfield property1
Heliport1
Industrial wastewater discharge1
Landfill (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.

Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us 5 Llc, West Alexandria
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Tetrachloroethylene, Ethylbenzene, Zinc compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 135,620 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45381WHTTK10ELE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Provimi Na Inc, Lewisburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds, Cobalt compounds. Reports carcinogens. 6,780 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45338CRLSKSR503 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Parker Hannifin Lewisburg Plant, Lewisburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel, Lead and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 343 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45338PRKRHRTE40 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Parker Hannifin Corp Eaton Ohio Plant, Eaton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Manganese, Zinc compounds, Nickel and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 256 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45320PRKRH725NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Neaton Auto Products Manufacturing Inc, Eaton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Diisocyanates. 22,495 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45320NTNTP975SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us 5, Llc (0868090072), West Alexandria
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000394494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Silfex Inc, Eaton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride. 7,526 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45320BLLNL950SF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Provimi N.A. Inc., Lewisburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds, Copper compounds. 5,800 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4533WPRVMN6571S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Neaton Auto Products Manufacturing Inc, Eaton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000394029 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Eaton Wwtp, Eaton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006280354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Provimi N.A. Inc., Lewisburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070248486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Silfex Inc, Eaton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002113515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Preble NCore, New Paris
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 391351001 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.2
Parker Hannifin Corp. - Eaton Plant (0868030048), Eaton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000394038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Parker Hannifin Lewisburg Plant, Lewisburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000394136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Preble County Sanitary Landfill, Eaton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009610787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Np Manufacturing Group Llc, New Paris
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4534WNPMNF825H1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Preble County Sanitary Landfill, Eaton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009610787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
North American Nutrition Co Inc, Lewisburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000394127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Neaton Auto Products Manufacturing Inc, Eaton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000394029 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Preble County Sanitary Landfill, Eaton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009610787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
West Alexandria Wwtp, W Alexandria
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006215951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Odot Parks 8-39 And 8-40 Wwtp, Jefferson Twp.
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009153263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Parker Hannifin Corp. - Eaton Plant (0868030048), Eaton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000394038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Dayton Travel Center, Eaton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008579984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3

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 Preble 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 Preble 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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