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Alcona County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Alcona County is 186.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 79 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (39), Industrial wastewater discharge (10), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). 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: 44.6842, -83.5835.

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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 Alcona County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
BladderNew cases33.418.71.79xSignificant22 to 51.12019-2023
LeukemiaNew cases24.514.51.69x12.9 to 43.62019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases39.423.81.66xSignificant24.6 to 61.42019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases7051.81.35xSignificant56.2 to 89.12019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths39.530.21.31x29.2 to 55.42020-2024
All cancerDeaths186.7143.21.3xSignificant158.9 to 219.72020-2024
All cancerNew cases505.1453.41.11xSignificant453.5 to 562.42019-2023
PancreasDeaths11.511.31.02x6.5 to 23.12020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases17.517.90.98x9.7 to 32.12019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases16.918.50.91x10.2 to 30.12019-2023
PancreasNew cases12.413.90.89x7.1 to 24.52019-2023

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 Alcona County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death11,085.19,842.6+13%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy75.175.3-0%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths105.996.9+9%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde10.21 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.94 per million
  • Benzene0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing39
  • Industrial wastewater discharge10
  • Gas station (mapped facility)9
  • Air permit holder (minor source)8
  • Public airport3
  • Brownfield property3
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit3
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Biomass power plant1
  • Hydroelectric 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.

  1. National Energy Of Lincoln, Lincoln

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071710527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  2. Harrisville Wwsl, Harrisville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009910766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  3. Viking Energy-Lincoln Plant, Lincoln

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009900438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  4. Harrisville Train Depot, Harrisville

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071979572 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  5. 316 South 2nd Street, Lincoln

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071985525 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  6. 2597 East F30, Mikado, Mikado

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072195739 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  7. Viking Energy Of Lincoln, Lincoln

    Biomass power plant.

    Record ID 50772 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 2.5

  8. Viking Energy-Lincoln Plant, Lincoln

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009900438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  9. Milwrick Flying M, Lincoln

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 3L7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  10. Ceco-Alcona Dam And Hydro Plant, Glennie

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009026302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Huron Bluffs Dr, Harrisville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 250994H (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  12. Springport Rd, Harrisville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 250995P (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  13. State Park Rd, Harrisville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 250996W (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  14. Main St, Harrisville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 250997D (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  15. Church St, Harrisville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 250998K (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  16. Washington St, Harrisville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 251001Y (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  17. Huron Terrace Dr, Harrisville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 251002F (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  18. Webwegon Park Roa, Black River

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 251293X (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  19. Private, Greenbush

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 982995L (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  20. Private, Greenbush

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 982996T (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  21. Private, Greenbush

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 982997A (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  22. Private, Harrisville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 982998G (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  23. Private, Harrisville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 983001V (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  24. Private, Harrisville

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 983002C (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  25. Lambda Energy Resources, Llc - Caledonia 10 & 11 (N7470), Barton City

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110024524549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

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 Alcona County

  • Michigan 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 Alcona County, and their findings.

  • Michigan vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • Michigan health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • Michigan 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.

  • Michigan 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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