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Charlevoix County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Charlevoix County is 152.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Brain & nervous system deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 134 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (24), Gas station (mapped facility) (23), Industrial wastewater discharge (17). 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: 45.2438, -85.0589.

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 Charlevoix County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	9.4	4.4	2.14xSignificant	5 to 16.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	33.2	18.5	1.79xSignificant	25.2 to 43.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	11	6.2	1.77x	6 to 18.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.4	4.8	1.54x	4.1 to 12.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7	4.6	1.52x	4.2 to 11.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	20.7	14.5	1.43x	14.4 to 29.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.3	30.2	1.2x	29 to 45.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.7	23.8	1.16x	20.2 to 37.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	152.3	143.2	1.06x	136.1 to 170.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.3	18.7	1.03x	13.6 to 27.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.1	13.9	1.01x	9.8 to 20.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	51.8	51.8	1x	42.8 to 62.6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.6	6.6	1x	3.7 to 11.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	450.1	453.4	0.99x	419.7 to 482.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.2	11.3	0.99x	7.4 to 17	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.5	13	0.96x	6.7 to 21.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.4	17.9	0.92x	10.5 to 24.8	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 Charlevoix County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,719.5	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78	75.3	+4%	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	87.1	96.9	-10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	26.8	28.6	-6%	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.

Formaldehyde9.68 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde0.93 per million
Benzene0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing24
Gas station (mapped facility)23
Industrial wastewater discharge17
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Brownfield property10
Major air pollution source4
Public airport4
Commercial airport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Airfield1
Heliport1
Oil-fired power 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.

St. Marys Cement Inc, Charlevoix
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042084570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
St Marys Cement U.S. Llc, Charlevoix
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Benzene, Acetaldehyde, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,214,550 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49720MDSCMBELLS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Lexamar Corporation, Boyne City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.5
Lexamar Corp, Boyne City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 9,867 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49712LXMRC100LE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Lexamar Corporation, Boyne City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
St. Marys Cement Inc, Charlevoix
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042084570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Lexamar Corporation, Boyne City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Charlevoix Wwtp, Charlevoix
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020920663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
St. Marys Cement Inc, Charlevoix
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042084570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
St. Marys Cement Inc, Charlevoix
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042084570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Honeywell International - Boyne City Mi, Boyne City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49712LLDSG375NL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Alp Lighting Components, Charlevoix
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006040774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Burnette Foods, Inc. - East Jordan, East Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045500016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Boyne City Wwtp, Boyne City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006740811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Beaver Island, Beaver Island
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7831 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Ej Usa, Inc., East Jordan
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000494206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Great Lakes Gas Transmission Pipeline Boyne Falls Cs#11, Boyne Falls
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009599611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Honeywell International, Inc, Boyne City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011125246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Boyne River Dump, Boyne
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015336359 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Easterly Street-East Jordan, East Jordan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038757431 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Skips Auto Repair, Boyne City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762620 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Transmission Repair, Boyne Falls
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762639 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Furniture Refinishing, East Jordan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039063287 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vacant Auto Body Shop, Boyne City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039063296 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Murray Road, Charlevoix
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974884 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix 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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