Defiance County, OH

ZIP 43526

In ZIP 43526, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Brentwood Community Mhp Llc meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 226× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Bushe Performance Group Dba Mobex Global - Plant 12 (17%), mostly diisocyanates.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 177,144 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 43526

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB to C
• Oil and gas wellsA to F
• Parks and nature nearbyC to F
• Air qualityC to D
• Drinking water qualityB to C
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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