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Williams County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Williams County is 168.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 280 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (99), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (37), Gas station (mapped facility) (30). 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: 41.5569, -84.5929.

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 Williams County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	8.1	4.1	1.98xSignificant	5.1 to 12.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.8	4.6	1.7xSignificant	4.8 to 12.2	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5.9	3.7	1.59x	3.5 to 9.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.9	51.8	1.33xSignificant	59.1 to 80	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.7	30.2	1.25xSignificant	30.7 to 46	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	168.6	143.2	1.18xSignificant	153.2 to 185.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22	18.7	1.18x	16.7 to 28.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.4	18.5	1.1x	14.8 to 27.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.3	13	1.1x	9.4 to 20.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	475.5	453.4	1.05x	448.3 to 504	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.7	17.9	0.99x	12.9 to 24	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.3	13.9	0.96x	9.2 to 18.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8	8.7	0.92x	5 to 12.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.7	11.3	0.86x	6.3 to 14.5	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.1	23.8	0.84x	14.7 to 27.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	11.7	14.5	0.81x	7.5 to 17.4	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 Williams County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,265.2	9,842.6	-16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.3	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	58.7	59.8	-2%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.9	6.2	+11%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	101.4	96.9	+5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.8	28.6	-24%	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.

Formaldehyde15.14 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.46 per million
Benzene0.98 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing99
NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Gas station (mapped facility)30
Air permit holder (minor source)25
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)15
Scrapyard (mapped facility)13
Small hazardous waste generator12
TRI reporting facility11
Major air pollution source8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property5
Large hazardous waste generator4
Oil-fired power plant4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Public airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Gas 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.

Allied Moulded Products Inc. - Plant 1, Bryan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 72,454 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43506LLDML222NU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Linamar Ohio Plant 1, Edon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Nickel, Manganese, Cobalt and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,264 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4351WBSHPR57WIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Wieland Chase Fka Chase Brass And Copper Llc, Montpelier
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006260474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Ohio Art Co, Bryan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,480 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43506THHRTONETO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Reifel Industries Inc., Pioneer
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol, Zinc compounds. 231,432 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4355WRFLND21HIS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Yanfeng Us Automotive Interiors Systems Ii Llc, Bryan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Toluene, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,247 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43506BRYNC918SU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Altenloh Brinck & Co. U.S. Inc, Pioneer
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 157,112 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4355WLTNLH32CLA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Benvic Trinity Llc, West Unity
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Antimony, Barium And Barium Compounds, Zinc compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,632 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43570TRNTY6AKST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Allied Moulded Products, Inc. (0386010104), Bryan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Reifel Industries Inc., Pioneer
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070294316 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Altenloh, Brinck & Co. U.S., Inc, Pioneer
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070058046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Linamar Ohio Plant 2, Edon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 109 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4351WBSHPR21LEA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Wieland Chase, Montpelier
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 1 more. 9,346 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43543CHSBRSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Airgas Specialty Gases, Stryker
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene. 7,418 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4355WRGSSP2475S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Plastech-Bryan, Bryan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010296857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Trinity Specialty Compounding Inc, West Unity
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018893848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Simpson Industries Inc *, Edon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004597614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
The Ohio Art Company (0386010161), Bryan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000745720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Bryan Municipal Utilities (0386010036), Bryan
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006260438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Continental Tire North America Inc, Bryan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000383460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Pioneer Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pioneer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006260223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Edon, Edon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006260517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Emerging Streams Ministries, Stryker
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055173155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Allied Moulded Products Inc. - Plant 3, Bryan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4350WLLDML213IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Sanluis Rassini-Rassini Chassis Systems Llc, Montpelier
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4354WSNLSR1812M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5

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 Williams 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 Williams 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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