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Ionia County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ionia County is 161.7 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 2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 212 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (38), Gas station (mapped facility) (29), Industrial wastewater discharge (28). 4 correctional facilities operate 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: 42.955, -85.0748.

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 Ionia County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
EsophagusDeaths7.43.72xSignificant5 to 10.62020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths8.15.71.42x5.4 to 11.72020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths40.930.21.35xSignificant34.7 to 47.92020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases62.751.81.21xSignificant55.2 to 712019-2023
EsophagusNew cases5.54.61.2x3.5 to 8.32019-2023
BladderNew cases21.818.71.17x17.3 to 27.12019-2023
All cancerDeaths161.7143.21.13xSignificant149 to 175.32020-2024
PancreasDeaths12.711.31.12x9.4 to 16.92020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases15.514.51.07x11.7 to 20.22019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases17.517.90.98x13.6 to 22.22019-2023
All cancerNew cases434.5453.40.96x413.7 to 456.12019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths4.24.40.95x2.3 to 72020-2024
PancreasNew cases1313.90.94x9.7 to 17.22019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths4.44.80.92x2.5 to 7.12020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases21.323.80.89x16.8 to 26.62019-2023
StomachNew cases5.56.60.83x3.4 to 8.62019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases14.718.50.79x11 to 19.22019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths4.96.60.74x2.9 to 7.92020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases4.26.20.68x2.3 to 6.92019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases5.68.70.64x3.4 to 8.62019-2023
ThyroidNew cases7.2130.55x4.7 to 10.72019-2023

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 Ionia County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death6,909.89,842.6-30%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy77.575.3+3%years
Child mortality44.559.8-25%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality4.96.2-21%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths68.496.9-29%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths17.628.6-38%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.

  • Formaldehyde14.17 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.4 per million
  • Benzene0.97 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit38
  • Gas station (mapped facility)29
  • Industrial wastewater discharge28
  • Rail grade crossing24
  • Brownfield property19
  • Air permit holder (minor source)16
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
  • TRI reporting facility7
  • Large hazardous waste generator5
  • Major air pollution source4
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)4
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
  • Public airport3
  • Small hazardous waste generator3
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
  • EPA air quality monitor2
  • Superfund (NPL) site2
  • Heliport1
  • Hydroelectric plant1
  • Oil-fired power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

  1. American Anodco, Inc., Ionia

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 58. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID MID006029102 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Ionia City Landfill, Ionia

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 31.3. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID MID980794416 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  3. Belding Tank Technologies, Belding

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 244,016 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 48809BLDNG200NG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.6

  4. Robroy Enclosures, Belding

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 37,136 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 48809RBRYN500MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8

  5. Ventra Ionia Main Llc, Ionia

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sodium nitrite, Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,353 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 48846MRCNB14NOR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.5

  6. Ventra Ionia Paint Llc, Ionia

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers). 103,975 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 48846MRDNT719WM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.9

  7. Thk Rhythm Automotive, Portland

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Methanol, Manganese compounds, Copper compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 439 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 48875TRWNC902LY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.5

  8. Ventra Greenwich Holdings Corp, Ionia

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042078382 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.2

  9. Belding Tank Technologies, Inc., Belding

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000408069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.2

  10. Robroy Enclosures, Inc., Belding

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000408087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  11. Adm Alliance Nutrition Inc, Portland

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000408470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  12. Belding Wwtp, Belding

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $109,841.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000733172 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  13. Lakewood Wastewater Authority Wwtp, Lake Odessa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006740287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  14. Ionia Wwtp, Ionia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000733225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  15. Pitsch Sanitary Landfill, Belding

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012612994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  16. Ventra Ionia Main, Llc, Ionia

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000408318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.7

  17. Pitsch Sanitary Landfill, Belding

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012612994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  18. Cargill Kitchen Solutions, Lake Odessa

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Peracetic acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 285 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 48849SNNYF31BNA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.9

  19. Saranac Wwsl, Saranac

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006742579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  20. Orleans Twp Wwsl, Orleans

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009026696 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  21. Sunset Ridge Mhc-Portland Twp, Portland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009048075 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  22. Willow Point Dairy-Cafo, Orleans

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110024571131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  23. Simon Dairy Farm-Cafo, Westphalia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038375683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  24. Schuring Farms-Cafo, Muir

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041271138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  25. Krieger Farm-Cafo, Belding

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041950564 (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.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Ionia 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 Ionia 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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