OH / county FIPS 39159 / county research

Union County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Union County is 140.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 152 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (47), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24), Gas station (mapped facility) (20). 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: 40.309, -83.396.

How this county ranks in Ohio

View on the heat map Scan an address in this county

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 Union County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.7	3.4	1.38x	2.6 to 7.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.2	23.8	1.31xSignificant	25.5 to 37.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.7	3.7	1.27x	2.7 to 7.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.5	18.7	1.26x	18.4 to 29.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.1	5.7	1.25x	4.4 to 10.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.7	4.6	1.24x	3.5 to 8.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15	13	1.15x	11.1 to 19.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5	4.4	1.14x	2.9 to 8.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	483.4	453.4	1.07xSignificant	460.1 to 507.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	53.6	51.8	1.03x	46 to 62.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.3	30.2	1x	24.7 to 36.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.5	18.5	1x	14.1 to 23.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140.8	143.2	0.98x	128.2 to 154.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6	6.2	0.97x	3.7 to 9.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.3	17.9	0.91x	12.2 to 21.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.1	14.5	0.9x	9.5 to 17.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.2	11.3	0.81x	6.4 to 13	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.2	6.6	0.79x	3.1 to 8.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	10.8	13.9	0.78x	7.6 to 14.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.7	8.7	0.66x	3.4 to 8.9	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 Union County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,567.3	9,842.6	-43%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.5	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	39.2	59.8	-34%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.7	6.2	-8%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	56.4	96.9	-42%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.7	28.6	-42%	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.

Formaldehyde16.35 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.66 per million
Benzene1.16 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing47
NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Gas station (mapped facility)20
Air permit holder (minor source)16
Small hazardous waste generator10
Major air pollution source6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Large hazardous waste generator6
Public airport4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Heliport2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Scrapyard (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.

Scotts Co, Marysville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Mecoprop, Formaldehyde, 2,4-D and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,461,537 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43041MSCTT14111 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.6
Honda Heritage Center, Marysville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043812158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.6
Honda Of America Manufacturing Inc, Marysville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Cumene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 878,484 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43040HNDFM2400A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Scotts Co, Marysville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $249,767.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011696664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
Honda Heritage Center, Marysville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043812158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Honda Heritage Center, Marysville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $3,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043812158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Honda Heritage Center, Marysville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043812158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Contitech Usa Llc, Marysville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 43 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43040THGDY13601 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Honda Heritage Center, Marysville
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $3,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043812158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Scotts Co, Marysville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $249,767.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011696664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Marysville Water Reclamation Facility, Marysville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039783605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Scotts Co, Marysville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $249,767.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011696664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Scotts Co, Marysville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $249,767.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011696664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Shelly Materials Plant 24 (0180000002), Ostrander
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4311WSHLLY8328W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Liberty Twp Regional Treatment Facility, Marysville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040769040 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Contitech Usa, Llc., Marysville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ranco North America, Plain City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ranco North America, Plain City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Marysville City Pws, Marysville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009630514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Richwood Wwtp, Richwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009630603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Shelly Materials Plant 24 (0180000002), Ostrander
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054242093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Reflections Subdivision, Marysville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008585717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Contitech Usa, Llc., Marysville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000381578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Honda Development & Manufacturing Of America, Llc - Adc, Raymond
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009427584 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Performance Manufacturing Center (0180010413), Marysville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070061210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Union 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 Union 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.

Scan an address in Union County View on the heat map All Ohio counties