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Scioto County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Scioto County is 203.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 277 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (106), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (37), Gas station (mapped facility) (35). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 38.7984, -82.9617.

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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 Scioto County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	4.2	2	2.1xSignificant	2.5 to 6.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	58.1	30.2	1.92xSignificant	51.5 to 65.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	6.4	3.7	1.73xSignificant	4.2 to 9.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.9	4.6	1.72xSignificant	5.6 to 11	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	8.2	4.8	1.71xSignificant	5.9 to 11.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	81.4	51.8	1.57xSignificant	73.7 to 89.8	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	4.1	2.7	1.52x	2.5 to 6.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.5	6.6	1.44xSignificant	7 to 12.7	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	5.9	4.1	1.44x	3.9 to 8.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	203.7	143.2	1.42xSignificant	191 to 216.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.6	6.2	1.39x	6 to 12	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.7	8.7	1.34xSignificant	8.8 to 15.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.5	3.4	1.32x	2.9 to 7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	7.5	5.7	1.32x	5.2 to 10.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.1	11.3	1.25x	11 to 18	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.8	17.9	1.16x	16.8 to 25.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.5	18.5	1.11x	16.6 to 25.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.9	23.8	1.09x	21.2 to 31.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	492.7	453.4	1.09xSignificant	472.5 to 513.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.5	13	1.04x	10.1 to 17.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.1	13.9	1.01x	11 to 18	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.4	4.4	1x	2.7 to 6.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14.3	14.5	0.99x	11 to 18.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.4	18.7	0.98x	14.8 to 22.6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.5	6.6	0.83x	3.5 to 8.3	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 Scioto County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,720	9,842.6	+70%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.2	75.3	-8%	years
Child mortality	67.5	59.8	+13%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	10.1	6.2	+63%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	180.5	96.9	+86%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	126	28.6	+340%	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.

Formaldehyde19.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.07 per million
Benzene1.12 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 204 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 46, peak 238.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing106
NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Gas station (mapped facility)35
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)23
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Scrapyard (mapped facility)11
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)10
Brownfield property6
Major air pollution source5
EPA air quality monitor5
Small hazardous waste generator4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Large hazardous waste generator3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Heliport2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Other 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.

Haverhill North Cogeneration Facility, Franklin Furnace
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $50,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054816703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Altivia Petrochemicals, Llc, Haverhill
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cumene, Phenol, Ammonia, Cumene hydroperoxide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,614,614 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45636RSTCHRT52A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Haverhill Coke Co Llc, Franklin Furnace
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Lead And Lead Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,063,650 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4562WHVRHL2446G (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Haverhill Chemicals Llc, Haverhill
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,112,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042073332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Haverhill North Cogeneration Facility, Franklin Furnace
Major air pollution source. Penalties $50,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054816703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Haverhill North Cogeneration Facility, Franklin Furnace
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $50,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054816703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Haverhill North Cogeneration Facility, Franklin Furnace
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $50,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054816703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Osco Industries Inc New Boston Div, New Boston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Lead compounds, Nickel compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,046 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45662SCNDS202VI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Haverhill North Cogeneration Facility, Franklin Furnace
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $50,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054816703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Portsmouth WTP, Portsmouth
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 391450013 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 6.4
Wheelersburg Wwtp Sd No 2, Wheelersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000915038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
City Of Portsmouth Waste Water Treatment Plant, Portsmouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000552401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Osco Industries Inc Portsmouth Div, Portsmouth
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056973351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
East Haverhill, Portsmouth
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 391450015 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.4
Osco Industries Inc Portsmouth Div, Portsmouth
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Lead compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 2 more. 961 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45662SCNDS11THC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Haverhill Chemicals Llc, Haverhill
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,112,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042073332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Osco Industries, Inc. New Boston Divisi (0773010180), New Boston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395297 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Haverhill Chemicals Llc, Haverhill
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $1,112,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042073332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Haverhill Chemicals Llc, Haverhill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,112,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042073332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Scioto Water Inc - East Wt Facility, Franklin Furnace
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006111199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
French Landing, Llc, Haverhill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012300090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sciotoville Wwtp, Portsmouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016767471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Scioto Water Inc.-Rose Hill, Lucasville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006276485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
New Boston Wwtp, New Boston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006276715 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Norfolk Southern Railway Company - Wheelersburg (0773000040), Wheelersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006276724 (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.

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, Lucasville
EPA FRS registry ID
110006699812
Wastewater permit
Yes, 8 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Scioto 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 Scioto 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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