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Eaton County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Eaton County is 149.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 431 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (89), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (76), Industrial wastewater discharge (50). 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: 42.5929, -84.8387.

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 Eaton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	6.3	4.6	1.37x	4.6 to 8.5	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.2	4.1	1.27x	3.7 to 7.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.9	18.7	1.22xSignificant	19.6 to 26.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.4	3.7	1.19x	3 to 6.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.7	30.2	1.18xSignificant	31.7 to 40.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.9	3.4	1.15x	2.6 to 5.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.5	6.6	1.14x	5.7 to 9.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	4.7 to 8.5	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	7.3	6.6	1.11x	5.3 to 9.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.2	11.3	1.08x	9.8 to 15	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.3	14.5	1.06x	12.4 to 18.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.7	13	1.05x	10.8 to 17.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.3	51.8	1.05x	49.2 to 59.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	473.4	453.4	1.04xSignificant	457.4 to 490	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	149.3	143.2	1.04x	140.6 to 158.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.6	18.5	1.01x	15.5 to 22.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.1	17.9	0.96x	14.2 to 20.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22	23.8	0.92x	18.5 to 26	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.8	13.9	0.92x	10.4 to 15.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8	8.7	0.92x	6.1 to 10.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.2	4.8	0.88x	2.9 to 6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	4.9	6.2	0.79x	3.3 to 7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3	4.4	0.68x	1.9 to 4.6	2020-2024

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 Eaton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,898.1	9,842.6	-20%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.1	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	53.1	59.8	-11%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.4	6.2	-30%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	83.4	96.9	-14%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.5	28.6	-18%	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.

Formaldehyde14.9 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.45 per million
Benzene1.08 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing89
NPDES wastewater discharge permit76
Industrial wastewater discharge50
Gas station (mapped facility)49
Brownfield property45
Small hazardous waste generator23
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)13
Large hazardous waste generator12
TRI reporting facility11
Major air pollution source5
Public airport5
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Hazardous waste transporter4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
Solar power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Coal power plant1
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.

Parsons Chemical Works, Inc., Grand Ledge
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 31.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID980476907 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Lansing Board Of Water & Light-Erickson, Lansing
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Barium And Barium Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,612,539 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48917LNSNG3725S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Carbon Green Bioenergy, Lake Odessa
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025336580 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
General Motors Lansing Delta Township, Lansing
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 454,265 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48917GNRLM85REL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Etm Enterprises Inc., Grand Ledge
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 62,213 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48837TMNTR920NC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Linn Products Inc, Charlotte
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015872484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Magna Dexsys (Delta Exterior Systems), Lansing
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064375233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Dexsys, Lansing
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 20,152 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4891WDXSYS5589B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
The Shyft Group Inc, Charlotte
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,764 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4881WTHSHY1REYN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
General Motors Llc - Lansing Delta Township, Lansing
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070835035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Erickson, Lansing
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040958425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
E-T-M Enterprises, Inc., Grand Ledge
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed, Lansing
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Erickson Station, Lansing
Coal power plant.
Record ID 1832 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.2
Charlotte Wwtp, Charlotte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006740973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Linn Products Inc, Charlotte
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015872484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Erickson, Lansing
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040958425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Erickson, Lansing
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040958425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Spartan Motors Inc, Charlotte
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054598486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Delta Twp Wrrf, Lansing
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Magna Dexsys (Delta Exterior Systems), Lansing
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064375233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Grand Ledge Wwtp, Grand Ledge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006740982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Eaton Rapids Wwtp, Eaton Rapids
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009900697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Bellevue Wwtp, Bellevue
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,928.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009909395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Carbon Green Bioenergy, Lake Odessa
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025336580 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5

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 Eaton 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 Eaton 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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