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Leelanau County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Leelanau County is 113.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 118 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Brownfield property (49), Rail grade crossing (19), Gas station (mapped facility) (12). 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: 44.9922, -85.7071.

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 Leelanau 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	36.4	23.8	1.53xSignificant	27.2 to 48.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.2	18.7	0.97x	13.2 to 25.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	429.8	453.4	0.95x	398.8 to 463.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.6	11.3	0.94x	6.8 to 16.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.4	18.5	0.83x	10.2 to 23.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	113.5	143.2	0.79x	100 to 129	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	10.8	14.5	0.74x	6.4 to 18	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	21.7	30.2	0.72x	16.4 to 29.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	34.6	51.8	0.67x	27.5 to 43.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	11.2	17.9	0.63x	6.6 to 18.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	7.4	13.9	0.53x	4.5 to 13	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 Leelanau County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,741.4	9,842.6	-42%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.9	75.3	+8%	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	77.6	96.9	-20%	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.

Formaldehyde9.99 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde0.94 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

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

Brownfield property49
Rail grade crossing19
Gas station (mapped facility)12
NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
Public airport5
Industrial wastewater discharge5
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Solar power plant3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Heliport2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Grand Traverse Overall Supply Co., Greilickville
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 35.5. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID017418559 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Grand Traverse Band Of Ottawa, Suttons Bay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009900009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Glen'S Sanitary Landfill (N3261), Maple City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001826686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Spv45 Llc, Cedar
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003702627 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ralph Herman Farm, Suttons Bay Township
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038756076 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Leelanau County Courthouse Campus, Leland
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038757501 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
River Office, Leland
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038757832 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Morrison Property, Suttons Bay
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040211794 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Woody'S, Northport
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040211847 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cedar Groundwater Study, Cedar
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040720869 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Northport Highlands, Northport
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043083034 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Progressive Marine, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043316122 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Morgan Preserve, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043456088 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Sugar Loaf Golf Course, Cedar
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043456104 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Silver Tree Deli, Suttons Bay
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043456113 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Saffell Residence, Cleveland Township
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044759963 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Norris School, Elmwood Township
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964232 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fishtown Preservation Society, Leland
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965488 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Harbor Heights Project, Suttons Bay
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965490 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
M-22 Log Home, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965491 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Commercial Property--95 W. 4th St., Suttons Bay
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965494 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Norris School, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965496 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Harbor Heights, Suttons Bay
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966798 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Orchardview Property, Traverse City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966801 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Manitou Marine, Lake Leelanau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967736 (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 Leelanau 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 Leelanau 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.

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