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Luce County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Luce County is 179.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 58 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (27), Gas station (mapped facility) (12), Industrial wastewater discharge (4). One correctional facility operates in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 46.4621, -85.5521.

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 Luce County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	54.8	30.2	1.81xSignificant	36.8 to 80.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.8	51.8	1.31x	47 to 96.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	179.1	143.2	1.25xSignificant	144.6 to 221.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	432.3	453.4	0.95x	373.9 to 498.5	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 Luce County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,279.1	9,842.6	-16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.3	75.3	+1%	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	112.7	96.9	+16%	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: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde7.18 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.01 per million
Acetaldehyde0.77 per million
Benzene0.56 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing27
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Industrial wastewater discharge4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Oil-fired power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
NPDES wastewater discharge permit1

Highest-severity records

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

Louisiana-Pacific Corp Newberry Plant, Newberry
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038504286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
Louisiana Pacific Corporation-Newberry, Newberry
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Methanol, Acetaldehyde, Zinc compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 129,364 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49868LSNPC461MI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Louisiana-Pacific Corp Newberry Plant, Newberry
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038504286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Newberry Wwtp, Newberry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030446391 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Louisiana-Pacific Corp Newberry Plant, Newberry
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038504286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Newberry, Newberry
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1846 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Old Charcoal Iron Property, Newberry
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015337045 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Two Hearted Airstrip, Newberry
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6Y5 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Luce County, Newberry
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ERY (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1034306381 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/988639931 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Newberry Correctional Facility-Well 6 Treatment, Newberry
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110013112513 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stephenson Rd, Newberry
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 696684X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Newberry Ave/M123, Newberry
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 696685E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Helen St, Newberry
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 696686L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Prison Rd, Newberry
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 696704G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Cr 392, Newberry
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 696705N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Sherman Street, Newberry
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 696706V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Natlie Rd, Newberry
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 696708J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Mcmillian Rd, Mcmillan
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 696709R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Co Rd 421, Mcmillan
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 696710K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Payne & Dolan, Inc. Permi, Newberry
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007276018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Newberry Redi Mix Newberry, Newberry
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020483751 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Newberry Water & Light Board, Newberry
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110054884611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Lp Mill Rd, Newberry
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 696683R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1

Correctional facilities

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

Newberry Correctional Facility-Well 6 Treatment, Newberry
EPA FRS registry ID
110013112513
Water system
MI0004730
Health-based violations
12 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
47
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Luce 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 Luce 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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