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Antrim County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Antrim County is 146.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 128 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (41), Air permit holder (minor source) (35), Industrial wastewater discharge (12). 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: 45.01, -85.1136.

How this county ranks in Michigan

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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 Antrim County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	40.3	23.8	1.69xSignificant	29.9 to 53.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	17.8	11.3	1.58xSignificant	12.7 to 24.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	18.4	13.9	1.32x	12.7 to 26.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.5	18.7	1.31x	18.4 to 32.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.7	30.2	1.25x	30.2 to 47.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.2	14.5	1.19x	11.3 to 25.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	473.7	453.4	1.04x	440.7 to 508.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146.4	143.2	1.02x	129.9 to 164.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	50.4	51.8	0.97x	41.6 to 61.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17	17.9	0.95x	10.9 to 25.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.8	18.5	0.91x	10.8 to 25.3	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 Antrim County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,258.8	9,842.6	-26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.8	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	81.2	96.9	-16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.2	28.6	-36%	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.

Formaldehyde10.31 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde0.96 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing41
Air permit holder (minor source)35
Industrial wastewater discharge12
NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Brownfield property11
Public airport4
Large hazardous waste generator2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Tar Lake, Mancelona Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 48.6. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID980794655 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
East Jordan Foundry Llc, Elmira
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Lead, Copper And Copper Compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 604 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4973WSTJRD2675B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Dayton Lamina Corp, Bellaire
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds, Cyanide compounds, Lead and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 194 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49615LMNNC1000F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Bellaire Wwtp, Bellaire
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,739.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006740198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Lamina Inc, Bellaire
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000700778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
East Jordan Foundry Llc, Elmira
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070157884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Elk Rapids Wwtp, Elk Rapids
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006743097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Luhrs Landing Marina, Rapid City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071323808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lamina Inc, Bellaire
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000700778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
East Jordan Foundry, Llc, Elmira
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070557917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lanzen Inc, Mancelona
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003619718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Dura Facility, Mancelona
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009393361 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
North Tar Lake Eta, Mancelona
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038760640 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
South Tar Lake Eta, Mancelona
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038760659 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vacant Manufacturing Building, Elk Rapids
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039059942 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Palmer Property, Elk Rapids
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039554755 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Morrison Storage, Elk Rapids
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039554782 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Richards Auto Service, Bellaire
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039554826 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Maple St Adjacent To 2467 M 88, Central Lake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039554853 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Derrer Property, Ellsworth
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039554933 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Keith Stewart Property, Ellsworth
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980384 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
The Lake Auto Clinic, Central Lake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983669 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Usdi-Jordan River Hatchery, Elmira
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006741142 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lamina Inc, Bellaire
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000700778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Lakes Of The North, Gaylord
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4Y4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2

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 Antrim 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 Antrim 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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