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Vinton County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Vinton County is 222.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 65 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (19), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (11), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (8). 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: 39.2122, -82.5151.

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 Vinton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	57	30.2	1.89xSignificant	42 to 76.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	90.5	51.8	1.75xSignificant	72.3 to 112.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	222.3	143.2	1.55xSignificant	190.5 to 258.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	29.7	23.8	1.25x	18.4 to 45.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.7	18.5	1.23x	13.2 to 36.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21	18.7	1.12x	12.5 to 33.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	494.3	453.4	1.09x	447 to 545.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18	17.9	1.01x	9.7 to 31	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 Vinton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	19,459.7	9,842.6	+98%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	67.6	75.3	-10%	years
Child mortality	115.9	59.8	+94%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	175.3	96.9	+81%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	115.1	28.6	+302%	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.

Formaldehyde18.01 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.91 per million
Benzene1.01 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing19
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Major air pollution source2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Wastewater plant (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.

Austin Powder Emulsion, Mc Arthur
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,311,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.1
Austin Powder Co, Mc Arthur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Ammonia, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 58,875 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45651STNPW430PO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Austin Powder Emulsion, Mc Arthur
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,311,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Austin Powder Emulsion, Mc Arthur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,311,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Mcarthur Lumber & Post, Mc Arthur
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 45651MCRTHROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Rolling Hills Generating, Wilkesville
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55401 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.8
Village Of Mcarthur Wwtp, Mcarthur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010437893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rolling Hills Generating, Llc (0682000057), Wilkesville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013300052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mcarthur Compressor Station, Mcarthur
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017367678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Austin Powder Emulsion, Mc Arthur
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $2,311,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Sands Hill Preparation Plant, Hamden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072154917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Wilton School, Wilkesville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971704 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rolling Hills Generating, Llc (0682000057), Wilkesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013300052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Hamden Wwtp, Hamden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064257030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Rolling Hills Generating, Llc (0682000057), Wilkesville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013300052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
West Virginia Resources Inc - Dundas Prep Plant, Hamden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011016239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Vinton County, Mc Arthur
Public airport. O.
Record ID 22I (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/587800193 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/848059733 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Zaleski Wwtp, Zaleski
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056978793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Northwest Hardwoods - Hamden Division, Hamden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064266627 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mcarthur Lumber And Post, Mcarthur
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000497043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Odnr Lake Hope State Park, Zaleski
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006263462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Columbia Gas Mcarthur Compressor Station, Mcarthur
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012709729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
A2z Sanitation, Llc, New Plymouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072134076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Vinton 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 Vinton 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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