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Tuscarawas County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Tuscarawas County is 168.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 446 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (154), Air permit holder (minor source) (76), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (49). 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: 40.4392, -81.4896.

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 Tuscarawas County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	3	2	1.5x	1.7 to 4.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5.5	3.7	1.49x	3.7 to 7.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.8	4.8	1.42xSignificant	4.9 to 9.1	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	22.6	16.4	1.38x	13.8 to 34.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.1	23.8	1.35xSignificant	27.4 to 37.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40	30.2	1.32xSignificant	35.3 to 45.2	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6	4.6	1.3x	4.1 to 8.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.5	4.4	1.25x	3.6 to 8.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.9	51.8	1.21xSignificant	56.9 to 69.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	168.9	143.2	1.18xSignificant	158.8 to 179.5	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	14.8	13	1.14x	11.5 to 18.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.9	18.7	1.12x	17.6 to 24.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.9	6.2	1.11x	4.8 to 9.6	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.5	4.1	1.1x	3.1 to 6.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	467.1	453.4	1.03x	449.6 to 485.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.7	6.6	1.02x	4.8 to 9.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.3	11.3	1x	8.9 to 14.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.1	18.5	0.98x	14.8 to 22	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.2	3.4	0.94x	2 to 4.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.9	13.9	0.93x	10.3 to 16.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.2	17.9	0.91x	13 to 20.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.5	6.6	0.83x	3.9 to 7.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	4.1	5.7	0.72x	2.6 to 6.1	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.1	8.7	0.7x	4.4 to 8.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	9	14.5	0.62x	6.6 to 11.9	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 Tuscarawas County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,806.9	9,842.6	-0%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.6	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	62.1	59.8	+4%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.5	6.2	+5%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	87.1	96.9	-10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.8	28.6	+8%	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.

Formaldehyde16.5 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.37 per million
Acetaldehyde1.74 per million
Benzene1.5 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing154
Air permit holder (minor source)76
NPDES wastewater discharge permit49
Gas station (mapped facility)36
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)31
Small hazardous waste generator26
TRI reporting facility25
Major air pollution source11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Large hazardous waste generator5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Public airport3
Brownfield property3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Heliport3
Commercial airport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Coal power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1
Proposed Superfund 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.

Dover Chemical Corporation, Dover
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $42,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Reilly Tar & Chemical Corp. (Dover Plant), Dover
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 31.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID OHD980610042 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Novelis Alr Recycling Of Ohio Llc, Uhrichsville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $11,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000390862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.3
Belden Brick Co Plant 6, Sugarcreek
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 664,418 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44681THBLDCOUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Dover Chemical Corp, Dover
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phenol, Carbon tetrachloride, Xylene (mixed isomers), Chloroform and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 303,261 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44622DVRCHWESTF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Imco Recycling Of Ohio Llc, Uhrichsville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 125,866 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44683MCRCY7335N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Meteor Sealing Systems Llc, Dover
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 68,058 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44622MTRSL4STUS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Dover Chemical Corp., Dover
Proposed Superfund site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. Proposed NPL Site.
EPA site ID OHD004210563 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 8
Gmr Material Technology, Bolivar
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 14,501 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44612MDWSTWATER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Belden Brick Plant 3 (0679005018), Sugarcreek
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000747014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Belden Brick Co Plant 8, Sugarcreek
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) and 3 more. 815,629 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44681BLDNBCOUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Dover Chemical Corporation, Dover
Major air pollution source. Penalties $42,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions - New Phila., New Philadelphia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Naphthalene, Formic acid and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,103 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44662BTZLB2118R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Belden Brick Plant 4, Sugarcreek
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds. 324,843 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44681BLDNBDOVER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Kraton Chemical Co Llc, Dover
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Nickel, Lithium carbonate. Reports carcinogens. 1,849 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44622NNCMP875HA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Dover Chemical Corporation, Dover
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $42,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Dover Chemical Corporation, Dover
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $42,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Dover Light & Power, Dover
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 79,083 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44622DVRLG303EB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Novelis Alr Recycling Of Ohio Llc, Uhrichsville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $11,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000390862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Greer Steel Co, Dover
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens. 809 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44622GRRST624BL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Primary Packaging Inc (0679000276), Bolivar
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 42,625 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4461WPRMRY181IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Greer Steel Co, Dover
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000591761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Meteor Sealing Systems Llc (0679015004), Dover
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020518313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Belden Brick Co Plant 3, Sugarcreek
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds. 20,015 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44681THBLDDOVER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Belden Brick Co Plant 4, Sugarcreek
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3

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 Tuscarawas 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 Tuscarawas 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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