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Summit County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Summit County is 155.3 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 1.3 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,653 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (584), Rail grade crossing (169), Gas station (mapped facility) (164). 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: 41.1317, -81.5397.

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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 Summit County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	19.2	13	1.48xSignificant	17.6 to 20.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.2	23.8	1.31xSignificant	29.3 to 33.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.6	2	1.3xSignificant	2.1 to 3.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.8	18.7	1.17xSignificant	20.3 to 23.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.8	51.8	1.15xSignificant	57.3 to 62.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.3	4.6	1.15x	4.5 to 6.1	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.7	4.1	1.15x	4 to 5.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.5	4.8	1.15x	4.8 to 6.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.5	30.2	1.14xSignificant	32.7 to 36.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.1	3.7	1.11x	3.5 to 4.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.3	11.3	1.09x	11.2 to 13.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.2	5.7	1.09x	5.4 to 7.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	155.3	143.2	1.08xSignificant	151.3 to 159.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	480.3	453.4	1.06xSignificant	472.9 to 487.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.7	13.9	1.06x	13.5 to 16	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.6	4.4	1.05x	3.9 to 5.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.5	3.4	1.03x	2.9 to 4.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.8	18.5	1.02x	17.4 to 20.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.2	6.2	1x	5.4 to 7.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.9	17.9	1x	16.5 to 19.5	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	16.2	16.4	0.99x	12.7 to 20.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.8	14.5	0.95x	12.6 to 15.2	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.9	6.6	0.89x	5.1 to 6.8	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.4	2.7	0.89x	1.9 to 3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.8	6.6	0.88x	5.1 to 6.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.1	8.7	0.82x	6.3 to 8.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	Deaths	0.4	0.5	0.8x	0.2 to 0.7	2020-2024

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 Summit County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,664.2	9,842.6	-2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.3	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	54.3	59.8	-9%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.6	6.2	+6%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	95.9	96.9	-1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	42.8	28.6	+50%	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.

Formaldehyde16.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.65 per million
Benzene1.48 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 232 good, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 44, peak 126.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,653 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Air permit holder (minor source)584
Rail grade crossing169
Gas station (mapped facility)164
Small hazardous waste generator137
NPDES wastewater discharge permit122
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)111
Brownfield property96
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)69
TRI reporting facility54
Large hazardous waste generator41
Landfill (mapped facility)26
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)19
Scrapyard (mapped facility)14
Major air pollution source10
Hazardous waste transporter8
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)8
Heliport7
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
EPA air quality monitor2
Public airport2
Commercial airport2
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Ppg Industries, Barberton, Barberton
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000388508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Copley Square Plaza, Copley
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID OH0000563122 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
G-3 Chickadee Purchaser Llc, Akron
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000389491 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.6
Ppg Industries Inc Barberton, Barberton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Trichloroethylene, Toluene, Methanol, Allyl alcohol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 506,388 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44203PPGND4829F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Emerald Polymer Additives, Llc, Akron
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000389213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas Llc, Akron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,3-Butadiene, Acrylonitrile, Ammonia, Styrene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 62,790 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44301BFGDR240WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Akron Paint & Varnish Inc., Akron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 49,103 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44301KRNPN1390F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Univar Solutions Usa, Twinsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 16,891 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44087SHLND1610E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Polystar Inc, Stow
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 15,677 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44224CTYMC1676C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Goodyear Chemical R&D, Akron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,3-Butadiene, n-Hexane. Reports carcinogens. 13,923 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44316GDYRC1485E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Inc., Akron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 8,918 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44306NTWRK1353E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Ppg Industries, Barberton, Barberton
Major air pollution source. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000388508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Aam Metal Forming, Twinsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead, Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 6,704 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44087TTTMT8001B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Worthington Samuel Coil Processing - Twinsburg, Twinsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nickel, Lead, Chromium and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,870 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44087SMLST1400E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Struktol Company Of America, Cuyahoga Falls
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000388633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Russell Standard / Hammaker East Ltd, Akron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,133 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4430WRSSLL99HAZ (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Ppg Industries, Barberton, Barberton
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000388508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Ppg Industries, Barberton, Barberton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000388508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
G-3 Chickadee Purchaser Llc, Akron
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000389491 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Babcock & Wilcox Barberton Operations, Barberton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Chromium, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 1,203 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44203BBCCK91STI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Univar Solutions Usa, Twinsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Certain glycol ethers, Styrene, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,110 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44087SHLND1842E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Day-Glo Color Corp, Twinsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Zinc compounds, Phthalic anhydride. Reports carcinogens. 926 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44087DYGLC1570E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Alcoa Barberton, Barberton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 895 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44203BCRSR842NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Royal Chemical Co *, Macedonia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014400380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corp, Akron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene, Benzene, Propylene. Reports carcinogens. 595 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44306RCRFT1204M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6

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 Summit 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 Summit 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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