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Gladwin County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gladwin County is 177.7 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 58 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Gas station (mapped facility) (19), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Industrial wastewater discharge (11). 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: 43.9668, -84.3862.

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 Gladwin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	9.7	4.6	2.11xSignificant	6 to 15.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	97	51.8	1.87xSignificant	84.3 to 111.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	6.7	3.7	1.81xSignificant	3.8 to 11.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.9	30.2	1.72xSignificant	42.9 to 62.7	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	19.8	13	1.52x	12.5 to 29.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25	18.7	1.34xSignificant	18.9 to 33.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	177.7	143.2	1.24xSignificant	159.9 to 197.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.5	5.7	1.14x	3.7 to 11.5	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.5	6.6	1.14x	4.6 to 12.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	513.8	453.4	1.13xSignificant	481.4 to 548.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.2	17.9	1.13x	14.3 to 28.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.5	11.3	1.11x	8.3 to 18.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.3	18.5	1.04x	13 to 28	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.8	14.5	1.02x	9.4 to 22.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.8	8.7	0.9x	4.7 to 13	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.2	13.9	0.88x	8 to 18.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.6	23.8	0.87x	14.3 to 29.2	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 Gladwin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,069.5	9,842.6	+12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	57.5	59.8	-4%	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	112.2	96.9	+16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	35.2	28.6	+23%	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.

Formaldehyde11.75 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.15 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

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

Gas station (mapped facility)19
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Industrial wastewater discharge11
Brownfield property3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)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.

Gladwin Wwtp, Gladwin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009900704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lakeshore Village Mhp, Westbranch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056979319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Central Mi Cisma-Nuisance Plant, Gladwin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070554155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Franks Auto Salvage-Gladwin, Gladwin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071339074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Billings Twp Wwtp, Beaverton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016695263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
D & W Fine Pack, Gladwin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031329532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Vacant Stone Building, Beaverton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979207 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Beaverton Ford Mercury/Xtreme Auto/Kocur Crew Auto, Beaverton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979208 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Brown Machine, Beaverton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987277 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Brown Machine Group-Beaverton, Beaverton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001680510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Brown Machine Group-Beaverton, Beaverton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001680510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Brown Machine Group-Beaverton, Beaverton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001680510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Butman Twp Wwtp, Gladwin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006740517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Jasco Prop - Loose Plastics, Gladwin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069482009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Gladwin Tank Mfg Inc-Gladwin, Gladwin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070337744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Sugar Springs Airpark, Gladwin
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5M6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Gladwin Zettel Meml, Gladwin
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GDW (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1229511693 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City of Beaverton
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1230594185 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Butman Township
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1380860866 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Halliday S & G-Sugar Pit, Gladwin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071319763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lafontaine Ford Of Gladwin, Gladwin
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007581232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Richardson - Gladwin Inc, Gladwin
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042280876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gladwin County Gypsy Moth Control-Forest Canopy, Gladwin County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070238875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Homestead Tool And Machine Inc, Coleman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070307025 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Gladwin 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 Gladwin 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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