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Arenac County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Arenac County is 179.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 157 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (67), Brownfield property (29), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 44.0376, -83.9221.

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 Arenac County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	35.7	18.7	1.91xSignificant	25.3 to 49.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	49.6	30.2	1.64xSignificant	38 to 64.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	77.6	51.8	1.5xSignificant	63 to 95.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.8	23.8	1.34x	21.8 to 45.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.2	14.5	1.26x	11.6 to 28.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	179.4	143.2	1.25xSignificant	155.5 to 206.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	533	453.4	1.18xSignificant	488.9 to 580.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.5	18.5	1.11x	12.8 to 32.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.8	17.9	1.11x	11.9 to 31.7	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 Arenac County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,697.5	9,842.6	+19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.9	75.3	-2%	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	88.1	96.9	-9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.4	28.6	-15%	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.

Formaldehyde11.28 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde1.07 per million
Benzene0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing67
Brownfield property29
NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
Industrial wastewater discharge25
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Public airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)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.

Atd Engineering And Machine, Au Gres
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003612378 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Standish Wwtp, Standish
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006740553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sterling Wwsl, Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006742757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Twining Wwsl, Twining
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009910757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Au Gres Wwtp, Au Gres
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012310971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Omer Wtp, Omer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031108575 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Luberda Wood Products-Omer, Omer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067613915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wolverton Auto Salvage, Alger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067629748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gushow-Armstrong Sand Pit, Pinconning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070204665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sims Whitney Wtp, Au Gres
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070216022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Saganing Wwtp, Standish
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039409985 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
H & R Auto Parts, Standish
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070519865 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Former General Store, Sterling
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038697906 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Roe Chevrolet, Turner
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038697915 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Bacardi'S, Au Gres
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038735731 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Peterson Property, Au Gres
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038735740 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Arnold'S Hardware, Twining
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038744605 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Timberline Corners, Omer
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039137751 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Benchley Property ¿ Former Sterling Scrap Yard, Sterling
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039138402 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Robert Jenning'S Property - Huron And Santiago, Au Gres
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039219360 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rivers Edge Bp, Au Gres
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040128867 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Competitive Machining, Inc, Standish
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040128876 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Au Gres Meat And Produce, Au Gres
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040128885 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Standish Quality Meats, Standish
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040129296 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Dorcey Labean-Vacant Farmland, Standish
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040129312 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

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

Mi Dept/Corrections, Standish
EPA FRS registry ID
110007579815
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Arenac 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 Arenac 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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