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Wayne County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wayne County is 153.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 516 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (161), Air permit holder (minor source) (95), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (81). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 40.8331, -81.887.

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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 Wayne County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	5.4	3.7	1.46xSignificant	3.9 to 7.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.7	23.8	1.37xSignificant	28.5 to 37.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.4	4.8	1.33x	4.7 to 8.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6	4.6	1.3x	4.3 to 8.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.2	18.7	1.24xSignificant	19.9 to 26.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15.8	13	1.22x	12.6 to 19.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.4	30.2	1.21xSignificant	32.3 to 40.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.1	6.2	1.15x	5.1 to 9.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.5	5.7	1.14x	4.7 to 8.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.6	51.8	1.09x	51.5 to 62.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	153.5	143.2	1.07xSignificant	144.8 to 162.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.2	18.5	1.04x	16.1 to 22.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	458.8	453.4	1.01x	443.1 to 475.1	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	16.5	16.4	1.01x	9.9 to 25.8	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.1	4.1	1x	2.8 to 5.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.4	3.4	1x	2.1 to 5.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11	11.3	0.97x	8.8 to 13.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.8	6.6	0.88x	4.2 to 7.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.2	13.9	0.88x	9.9 to 15	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.6	17.9	0.87x	12.7 to 18.9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.6	6.6	0.85x	4 to 7.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.7	4.4	0.84x	2.4 to 5.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	11.3	14.5	0.78x	8.9 to 14.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	4.6	8.7	0.53x	3.2 to 6.5	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 Wayne County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,918	9,842.6	-9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.8	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	63	59.8	+5%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.9	6.2	+12%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	93.5	96.9	-4%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.7	28.6	+7%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde16.01 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.65 per million
Benzene1.23 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing161
Air permit holder (minor source)95
NPDES wastewater discharge permit81
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)34
TRI reporting facility31
Gas station (mapped facility)27
Small hazardous waste generator24
Large hazardous waste generator14
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
Landfill (mapped facility)7
Major air pollution source6
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)6
Public airport5
Brownfield property4
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
Coal power plant1
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Solar 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.

Are Accessories Llc, Mount Eaton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers). Reports carcinogens. 16,550 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44659RNCXX17494 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Bekaert Corp, Orrville
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), Zinc compounds, Lead compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 10,425 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44667CNTRS510CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Akron Brass Co, Wooster
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $22,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000390906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Axalta Coating Systems Usa Llc, Orrville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, n-Butyl alcohol and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,909 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4466WCHMSP9287S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Seaman Corp - Wooster Plant, Wooster
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Antimony compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds and 4 more. Reports PFAS. 2,536 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44691SMNCR1000V (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
G&S Bar & Wire Llc, Wooster
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Hydrogen fluoride, Nickel, Copper and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,679 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44691GSTTN4ELIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Schaeffler Transmission Llc, Wooster
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Manganese, Chromium, Copper. 140,885 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44691LKNCX3401O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Vibrantz Corp, Orrville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Cobalt compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,411 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44667FRRCR1560N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Akron Brass, Wooster
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,300 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44691KRNBSBOWMA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Artiflex Manufacturing Llc Gerstco Div Wooster, Wooster
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 62,556 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44691THGRS1425E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Circle Graphics Inc., Wooster
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 50,710 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44691MTRMD1061V (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Quality Castings Co, Orrville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Ethylene glycol, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 217 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44667THQLT1200N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Orrville, Orrville
Coal power plant.
Record ID 2935 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.1
Circle Graphics Inc, Wooster
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000390924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Luk Usa Llc, Wooster
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000390915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Rittman Wwtp, Rittman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006261115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Precision Products Group, Inc. (0285042006), Apple Creek
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067204634 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Gerstenslager Co., Wooster
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000390951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Aam Metal Forming | Wooster Manufacturing, Wooster
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 69 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44691TKFRS369LN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Will-Burt Co, Orrville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 65 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44667WLLBR401CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
A.R.E. Accessories, Llc - Mount Eaton Facility (0285000291), Mount Eaton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000390639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Scotts Co, Orrville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, 2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester. Reports carcinogens. 38 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44667SCTTS563SC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Refcotec Inc., Orrville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 3,347 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44667RFCTC542CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Rpm Wood Finishes Group Inc Dba Finishworks, Apple Creek
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers). 3,158 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4460WRPMWD9821H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Bekaert Corporation (0285010331), Orrville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000390675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5

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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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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