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Lake County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lake County is 189.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 122 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Brownfield property (86), Rail grade crossing (18), Gas station (mapped facility) (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: 43.9963, -85.8014.

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 Lake County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	32.9	17.9	1.84xSignificant	20.8 to 50.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	31.4	18.7	1.68xSignificant	21.7 to 45.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.2	51.8	1.51xSignificant	62.8 to 97.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	20.8	14.5	1.43x	12.4 to 34	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	189.1	143.2	1.32xSignificant	163.1 to 219.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.1	30.2	1.26x	27.4 to 53	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.9	18.5	1.13x	11.4 to 35.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	504.9	453.4	1.11xSignificant	459.1 to 554.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.6	23.8	0.82x	10.4 to 34.4	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 Lake County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,148.6	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.5	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	106.3	96.9	+10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde11.18 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.05 per million
Benzene0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Brownfield property86
Rail grade crossing18
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
NPDES wastewater discharge permit2
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Wash King Laundry, Pleasant Plains Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 40. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID980701247 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
North End Auto, Baldwin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038714406 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bass Lake Store, Irons
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038715343 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Howie'S Gun Shop, Chase
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038715352 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Ferrell Gas Property, Baldwin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038716495 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Idlewild Serive Station, Idlewild
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038721327 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Winburn Funeral Home, Yates Township (Idlewild)
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038755040 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Yates Township Dump, Yates Township (Idlewild)
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038755059 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Yates Township Middle School, Yates Township Idlewild
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038755068 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Big Kuhuna Laundromat, Baldwin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043242577 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Corner Pub & Grub, Baldwin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043242586 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Losb Parking Lot, Baldwin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043242595 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Portion Of Roy Myers Junkyard, Baldwin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043242602 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Shoemaker Property, Chase
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043242611 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Intergrity Oil Change, Baldwin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043243344 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Roy Myers Luther Property, South Newkirk Township
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043243353 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
6356 South Broadway, Idlewild
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044759703 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
6108 South Broadway, Idlewild
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044760121 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
7191 South M-37, Baldwin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044760130 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Casa Blanca Hotel, Idlewild
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044760149 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
9430 South M-37, Baldwin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044760158 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Wilson Store, Idlewild
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044760167 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
4023 South James Rd, Baldwin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044760176 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
2129 West 32nd Street, Idlewild
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044760185 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Webber Township Transfer Station, Baldwin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044760265 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Lake 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 Lake 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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