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Alger County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Alger County is 141.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 89 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (26), Gas station (mapped facility) (18), Brownfield property (15). One correctional facility operates in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 46.4248, -86.888.

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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 Alger County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusNew cases63.151.81.22x46.5 to 85.62019-2023
BladderNew cases1918.71.02x10.7 to 33.82019-2023
All cancerDeaths141.7143.20.99x115.1 to 174.22020-2024
All cancerNew cases443.1453.40.98x392 to 500.12019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths26.730.20.88x16.5 to 43.12020-2024

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 Alger County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death7,606.29,842.6-23%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy78.975.3+5%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 deaths71.496.9-26%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: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde7.59 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.78 per million
  • Benzene0.57 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing26
  • Gas station (mapped facility)18
  • Brownfield property15
  • Industrial wastewater discharge6
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit5
  • Air permit holder (minor source)4
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Public airport2
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter2
  • Small hazardous waste generator2
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Coal power plant1
  • TRI reporting facility1
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
  • 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.

  1. Neenah Paper Michigan Inc, Munising

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000412447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 9.3

  2. Neenah Paper Michigan Inc., Munising

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 550,229 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 49862KMBRL601EM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.9

  3. Neenah Paper Michigan Inc, Munising

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000412447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  4. Neenah Paper Munising Mill, Munising

    Coal power plant.

    Record ID 54867 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 6

  5. Neenah Paper Michigan Inc, Munising

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000412447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  6. Neenah Paper Michigan Inc, Munising

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000412447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  7. Neenah Paper Michigan Inc, Munising

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000412447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  8. Munising Wwtp, Munising

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006741026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  9. Wood Island Waste Management (N6034), Wetmore

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070543159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  10. N 10701 M-77, Seney Township

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038716075 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. Former Alger Co Rd Commission Garage, Munising

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038751561 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Chatham Corners Gas Station, Chatham

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964648 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. Peoples State Bank Project, Munising

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972979 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. Fineman Building, Munising

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972980 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  15. Munising Commission On Aging & Harbour View Assisted Living, Munising

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071974098 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. Munising Marketplace, Munising

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071975742 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. Bayshore Market, Grand Marais

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071976053 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. Former Trudell Plumbing & Heating, Munising

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071978943 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. Junction Auto Repair, Eben Junction

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071978952 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. Former Fred'S Service, Chatham

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071980109 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  21. Roam Automotive, Munising

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071981937 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  22. Vacant Commercial Building, Trenary

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071981939 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  23. Cox Building, Munising

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071982871 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  24. Dairy Queen And Chasing Fireflies, Munising

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071984990 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  25. Wood Island Waste Management (N6034), Wetmore

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070543159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Alger 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 Alger 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.

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