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Sandusky County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sandusky County is 160.5 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 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 361 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (168), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Air permit holder (minor source) (37). 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: 41.3747, -83.1309.

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 Sandusky County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.3	3.4	1.56x	3.3 to 8.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.5	4.6	1.41x	4.4 to 9.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5	3.7	1.35x	3.1 to 7.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.7	30.2	1.31xSignificant	33.9 to 46.3	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	16.5	13	1.27x	12.2 to 21.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.4	18.7	1.25xSignificant	18.9 to 28.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.1	11.3	1.25x	10.7 to 18.3	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.7	6.2	1.24x	4.9 to 11.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.1	13.9	1.23x	13.4 to 21.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.1	18.5	1.19x	17.5 to 27.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	61.2	51.8	1.18xSignificant	54 to 69.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.8	23.8	1.17x	22.6 to 33.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.7	17.9	1.16x	16.2 to 26.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	160.5	143.2	1.12xSignificant	148.4 to 173.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	476.4	453.4	1.05xSignificant	454.5 to 499.2	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.6	4.4	1.05x	2.7 to 7.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.9	8.7	1.02x	6.3 to 12.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.9	4.8	1.02x	3 to 7.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14.6	14.5	1.01x	10.8 to 19.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.7	5.7	1x	3.6 to 8.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.8	6.6	0.88x	3.8 to 8.7	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5	6.6	0.76x	3 to 8.1	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 Sandusky County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,229.4	9,842.6	-6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.2	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	60.3	59.8	+1%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.9	6.2	-21%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	85.7	96.9	-12%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	33	28.6	+15%	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.

Formaldehyde15.24 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.43 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

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

Rail grade crossing168
NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Air permit holder (minor source)37
Gas station (mapped facility)33
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)12
Small hazardous waste generator11
TRI reporting facility11
Major air pollution source10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
Public airport7
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Gas power plant2
Brownfield property1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Vickery Environmental Inc., Vickery
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 25,425,004 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43464WSTMN3956S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Ardagh Metal Beverage Usa Inc Re: Fremont Plant, Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,778,718 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43420MRCNN2145C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Inoac Exterior Systems Llc, Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Toluene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 491,470 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43420STRLN1410M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties Woodville, Woodville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 385,006 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43469MRTNM755LI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Style Crest Enterprises Inc, Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 40,487 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43420STYLC600HA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Whirlpool Corp - Clyde Operations, Clyde
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,261 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43410WHRLP119BI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Vickery Environmental Inc, Vickery
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024528368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Crown Battery Manufacturing Co, Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Antimony, Arsenic. Reports carcinogens. 1,286 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43420CRWNB1445M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
H J Heinz Co - Heinz North America, Fremont
Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002109548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Ardagh Metal Packaging Usa Corp. (0372030005), Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000500066 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Woodbridge Corp, Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Diisocyanates, Diethanolamine. Reports carcinogens. 248 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43420WDBRD827GR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Inoac Exterior Systems, Llc (0372030199), Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000493396 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
H J Heinz Co - Heinz North America, Fremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002109548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, Llc, Woodville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033595152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Fremont Water Reclamation Center, Fremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002345463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Quality Steel Corp Of Ms, Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 5,957 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43420CHMTR721GR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Style Crest Enterprises, Inc. (0372030210), Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Crown Battery Manufacturing Co, Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Whirlpool Corp - Clyde Div, Clyde
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383166 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Woodbridge Corporation (0372030220), Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383264 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
H J Heinz Co - Heinz North America, Fremont
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $4,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002109548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Magretech-Magnesium Refining Technology, Bellevue
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000391406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Magretech Llc, Bellevue
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds. 108 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44811MGNSM301SA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Mid City Mobile Homes, Inc, Fremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006277233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Green Springs, Green Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008604769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Sandusky 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 Sandusky 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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