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Iosco County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Iosco County is 208 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Brain & nervous system deaths at 2.5 times the U.S. rate and Esophagus deaths at 2.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 194 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (73), Industrial wastewater discharge (28), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (25). 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: 44.337, -83.6085.

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 Iosco County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	10.9	4.4	2.48xSignificant	5.8 to 18.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	8.3	3.7	2.24xSignificant	4.6 to 14.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	55.7	30.2	1.84xSignificant	46.3 to 67.1	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	31.1	18.7	1.66xSignificant	24.2 to 40	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	81.6	51.8	1.58xSignificant	70.2 to 94.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	208	143.2	1.45xSignificant	188.1 to 229.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.9	4.8	1.44x	4.1 to 12	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	9.2	6.6	1.39x	4.7 to 16.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.5	4.6	1.2x	3.2 to 10	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.5	6.6	1.14x	4.2 to 13.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.8	11.3	1.13x	8.6 to 19.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	502.6	453.4	1.11xSignificant	470.2 to 537.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.3	5.7	1.11x	3.7 to 11.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.8	14.5	1.09x	10.4 to 23.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.2	23.8	0.97x	15.8 to 33.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.3	17.9	0.97x	11.9 to 24.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.3	18.5	0.94x	12.3 to 24.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.8	8.7	0.9x	4.8 to 13	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.9	13.9	0.86x	8.2 to 17.6	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 Iosco County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,006.4	9,842.6	+22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.5	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	86.3	59.8	+44%	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	114.9	96.9	+18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	42.1	28.6	+47%	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.

Formaldehyde10.35 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde0.97 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing73
Industrial wastewater discharge28
NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Gas station (mapped facility)20
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Large hazardous waste generator5
Small hazardous waste generator5
Hydroelectric plant4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Public airport3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Commercial airport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1
Proposed Superfund site1
Wastewater plant (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.

Hedblum Industries, Oscoda
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 37.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID980794408 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Iosco County
Proposed Superfund site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. Proposed NPL Site.
EPA site ID MI5570024278 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 8
Gold Bond Building Products, National City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001681038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Tawas Plating Co, Tawas City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nitric acid. Reports carcinogens. 158 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48764TWSPL510IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Tawas Utility Authority Wwtp, East Tawas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733234 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Hedblum Industries, Oscoda
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003617239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Plastic Trim Llc, East Tawas
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042078355 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Tip-Top Screw Manufacturing Inc, Oscoda
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4875WTPTPS4183F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Tawas Plating Co, Tawas City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Gold Bond Building Products, National City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001681038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gold Bond Building Products-Tawas Quarry, National City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006741115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ceco-Foote Dam And Hydro Plant, Oscoda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008450764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Keystone Gypsum Mine, Whittemore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071513791 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Plainfield Twp Wwsl, Hale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tip Top Screw, Oscoda
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038458013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Gold Bond Building Products, National City
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001681038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cooper Standard Automotive Inc, Oscoda
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012705135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Gold Bond Building Products - National City, National City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 7 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48748NTNLG2375N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.7
Tawas Plating Co, Tawas City
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408005 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Hedblum Industries, Oscoda
Hazardous waste transporter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003617239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Oscoda
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070680771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Auth, Oscoda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070830926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Kalitta Air Llc, Oscoda
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009395644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Gold Bond Building Products-Tawas Quarry, National City
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MI0003531: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Keystone Gypsum Mine, Whittemore
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit MIG490353: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3

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 Iosco 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 Iosco 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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