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Gratiot County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gratiot County is 171.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 334 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (133), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (56), Gas station (mapped facility) (29). 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: 43.2779, -84.6024.

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 Gratiot County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	8.9	4.8	1.85xSignificant	5.6 to 13.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.3	17.9	1.3x	17.6 to 30.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.1	18.7	1.29x	18.6 to 30.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.3	51.8	1.28xSignificant	57 to 76.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.3	30.2	1.27xSignificant	31.4 to 46.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.4	18.5	1.21x	16.8 to 29.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	171.9	143.2	1.2xSignificant	156.5 to 188.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.9	6.6	1.2x	4.8 to 12.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.8	14.5	1.09x	11.1 to 21.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	485.2	453.4	1.07xSignificant	458.5 to 513.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.8	5.7	1.02x	3.3 to 9.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.1	11.3	0.98x	7.5 to 16	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.2	6.6	0.94x	3.5 to 10.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.2	13.9	0.88x	8.4 to 17.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.6	13	0.82x	6.9 to 15.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.5	23.8	0.78x	13.5 to 24.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.5	8.7	0.75x	3.8 to 10.5	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 Gratiot County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,638.5	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.5	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	56.2	59.8	-6%	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	73.4	96.9	-24%	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.

Formaldehyde13.26 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.29 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

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

Rail grade crossing133
NPDES wastewater discharge permit56
Gas station (mapped facility)29
Brownfield property28
Industrial wastewater discharge23
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Small hazardous waste generator6
TRI reporting facility6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Large hazardous waste generator5
Wind power plant5
Public airport3
Superfund (NPL) site3
Major air pollution source2
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Oil-fired power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Velsicol Chemical Corp.(Michigan), St. Louis
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 52.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID000722439 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Gratiot County Landfill, St. Louis
Superfund (NPL) site. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID980506281 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Gratiot County Golf Course, St. Louis
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 29.5. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MIN000510389 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Hutchinson Aerospace & Industry, Ithaca
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Xylene (mixed isomers), Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 33,933 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48847PLSTR1300S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Zfs Ithaca Llc, Ithaca
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane. 1,274,107 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4884WZFSTH1266E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Aludyne N.A. Llc - Alma, Alma
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Zinc compounds, Lead, Copper compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,802 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48801CNTCH205NG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Zfs Ithaca, Llc, Ithaca
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070255648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Michigan), Saint Louis
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001840125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
St Louis Wwtp, St. Louis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006740839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Lobdell Emery Mfg Co, Alma
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042038498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Aircraft Precision Products Inc., Ithaca
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 60 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48847RCRFT185IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Barry Controls, Ithaca
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002448218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Tpi Petroleum Incorporated, Alma
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Milkstar Llc-Cafo, Ithaca
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067615209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Tpi Petroleum Incorporated, Alma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Linamar Corporation, Alma
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064165200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Breckenridge Wwsl, Breckenridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006742686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Alma Wastewater Treatment Plant, Alma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009909750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ithaca Wwsl, Ithaca
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012668309 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mibelloon Dairy-Cafo, St. Louis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016674909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Washburn Pork Properties, Llc-Cafo, Hubbardston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020839618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Double Eagle Dairy - Cafo, Middleton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037503715 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Stewart Farms-Cafo, Bannister
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040768602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
William Courter Farms, Alma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040768639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Huron Pork-Cafo, Ithaca
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040770573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Mi Dept Of Corrections, Saint Louis
EPA FRS registry ID
110003714507
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Gratiot 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 Gratiot 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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