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Grand Traverse County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Grand Traverse County is 143.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 345 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (128), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (43), Gas station (mapped facility) (42). 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: 44.7511, -85.6887.

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 Grand Traverse County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33.9	23.8	1.42xSignificant	29.3 to 39.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25.4	18.7	1.36xSignificant	21.8 to 29.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5	3.7	1.35x	3.5 to 7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	7.5	5.7	1.32x	5.5 to 10	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.1	4.8	1.27x	4.4 to 8.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.6	14.5	1.21x	14.4 to 21.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.3	4.4	1.2x	3.5 to 7.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.1	18.5	1.19xSignificant	18.6 to 26.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.4	4.6	1.17x	3.8 to 7.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.2	30.2	1.13x	30.1 to 38.8	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.5	4.1	1.1x	3 to 6.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.7	6.2	1.08x	4.6 to 9.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	464.6	453.4	1.02x	447.9 to 482	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	143.3	143.2	1x	134.4 to 152.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.3	11.3	1x	9 to 14.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	48.3	51.8	0.93x	43.3 to 53.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12	13.9	0.86x	9.6 to 15	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.3	2.7	0.85x	1.3 to 3.8	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.6	6.6	0.85x	3.9 to 7.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.9	17.9	0.83x	11.9 to 18.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.2	6.6	0.79x	3.7 to 7.3	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	9.5	13	0.73x	7 to 12.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.2	8.7	0.71x	4.5 to 8.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.3	3.4	0.68x	1.4 to 3.8	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 Grand Traverse County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,589.1	9,842.6	-33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.7	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	43.5	59.8	-27%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.1	6.2	-18%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	72.9	96.9	-25%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.5	28.6	-35%	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.

Formaldehyde10.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.08 per million
Benzene0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing128
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)43
Gas station (mapped facility)42
Air permit holder (minor source)27
Brownfield property24
Small hazardous waste generator20
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Industrial wastewater discharge7
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility5
Heliport4
Hazardous waste transporter3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Landfill (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.

Century Sun Metal Treating, Traverse City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Sodium nitrite, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). 22,594 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49684CNTRY2411A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Sara Lee Frozen Bakery Llc, Traverse City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol. 19,436 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49684SRLBK2314S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Cone Drive Operations Inc, Traverse City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009596892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Century Sun Metals, Traverse City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Sara Lee Bakery - Traverse City, Traverse City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009596963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Traverse City Wwtp, Traverse City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Cherry Capital, Traverse City
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID TVC (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Traverse City Wfp, Traverse City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006742089 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Delamar Traverse City, Traverse City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043263492 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Long Acre Farm-Cafo, Buckley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063888299 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Traverse City Light & Power, Traverse City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4968WTRVRS1131H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Grand Traverse Stamping, Traverse City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015807000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Traverse City Light And Power, Traverse City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071956337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cone Drive Operations Inc, Traverse City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009596892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Century Sun Metals, Traverse City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Munson Medical Center, Traverse City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003599963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Grand Traverse Commons/Core Campus Area, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015331719 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Grand Traverse Commons-Barns Area Property, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015336340 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Grand Traverse Commons/Building 50 Area, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038742108 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
101 N. Park, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039060066 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
704 South Garfield, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040210777 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
712 South Garfield, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040211035 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
889 South East Silver Lake, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040211133 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Traverse City Bear Company, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040211311 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
701 W Front Street, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040222826 (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, Kingsley
EPA FRS registry ID
110003656026
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse 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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