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Emmet County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Emmet County is 158.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 2.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 168 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (69), Gas station (mapped facility) (28), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16). 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: 45.5289, -84.921.

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 Emmet County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	8.8	3.7	2.38xSignificant	5.6 to 13.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	20.1	13.9	1.45xSignificant	14.8 to 26.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6.4	4.6	1.39x	3.9 to 10.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.5	11.3	1.37x	10.9 to 21.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	25.1	18.7	1.34xSignificant	19.3 to 32.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.7	6.2	1.24x	4.2 to 13	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.9	14.5	1.23x	13 to 24.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15.1	13	1.16x	10.1 to 22	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.3	18.5	1.15x	16 to 28.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158.8	143.2	1.11xSignificant	143.9 to 175.1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.8	23.8	1.08x	19.6 to 33.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	485.1	453.4	1.07xSignificant	456.9 to 514.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.1	30.2	0.93x	22.3 to 35.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	47.7	51.8	0.92x	39.9 to 57	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	12.2	17.9	0.68x	8.1 to 17.9	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 Emmet County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,729.7	9,842.6	-32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.7	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	39.6	59.8	-34%	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	70.6	96.9	-27%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	13.8	28.6	-52%	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.

Formaldehyde9.45 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde0.94 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

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

Rail grade crossing69
Gas station (mapped facility)28
NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)12
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Brownfield property9
Industrial wastewater discharge8
Small hazardous waste generator7
Commercial airport2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Wind 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.

Petoskey Municipal Well Field, Petoskey
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 42.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID006013049 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Petoskey Wastewater Treatment Plant, Petoskey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000562409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County, Pellston
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PLN (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Walstrom Marine-Harbor Springs, Harbor Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003685281 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mdnr-Oden Fish Hatchery, Alanson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006740367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Inn At Bay Harbor, Bay Harbor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022915611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Odawa Casino Resort Wwtp, Petoskey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031271362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cms Land Co-Ltbep, Petoskey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037410325 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mackinaw City Wwtp, Mackinaw City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006743042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Manthei Inc - Veneer Mill, Petoskey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001844568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Manthei Inc - Veneer Mill, Petoskey
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001844568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
5863 North Us-31 Highway, Levering
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038744847 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Charlevoix Avenue-Petoskey, Petoskey
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038757422 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Buckley Oil, Petoskey
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762586 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Gasoline Filling Station, Petoskey
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762595 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Ice House, Petoskey
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762602 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Industrial Complex, Petoskey
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762611 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Petoskey Pointe Properties, Petoskey
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039059933 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Waterpark, Mackinaw City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974883 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Gill Road, Carp Lake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975886 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Yazaki International Corporation, Petoskey
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007580475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Enbridge Energy-Line 5-Straits Of Mackinac, Mackinaw City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070919550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Harbor Springs, Harbor Springs
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MGN (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Alanson
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1394192558 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Dry Cleaner
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/556867554 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
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 Emmet 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 Emmet 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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