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Macomb County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Macomb County is 158.1 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 1.3 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,925 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (540), Gas station (mapped facility) (343), Small hazardous waste generator (198). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 42.6721, -82.921.

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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 Macomb County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.7	30.2	1.28xSignificant	37.2 to 40.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.3	51.8	1.28xSignificant	64.3 to 68.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.2	11.3	1.26xSignificant	13.3 to 15.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.1	18.7	1.24xSignificant	21.9 to 24.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7	5.7	1.23xSignificant	6.4 to 7.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.7	13.9	1.2xSignificant	15.6 to 17.8	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.8	4.1	1.17xSignificant	4.2 to 5.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.3	3.7	1.16x	3.7 to 4.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.2	14.5	1.12xSignificant	15.1 to 17.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.3	4.8	1.1x	4.7 to 5.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	158.1	143.2	1.1xSignificant	154.8 to 161.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.3	18.5	1.1xSignificant	19.1 to 21.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5	4.6	1.09x	4.4 to 5.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	491.6	453.4	1.08xSignificant	485.7 to 497.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.9	13	1.07x	12.8 to 15.1	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7	6.6	1.06x	6.3 to 7.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.5	6.2	1.05x	5.8 to 7.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.6	4.4	1.05x	4 to 5.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.1	17.9	1.01x	16.9 to 19.2	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.7	2.7	1x	2.2 to 3.1	2020-2024
Thyroid	Deaths	0.5	0.5	1x	0.4 to 0.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.2	3.4	0.94x	2.8 to 3.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.4	23.8	0.94x	21.1 to 23.7	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	15.3	16.4	0.93x	12.6 to 18.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6	6.6	0.91x	5.4 to 6.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.2	8.7	0.83x	6.5 to 7.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.6	2	0.8x	1.3 to 2	2020-2024

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 Macomb County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,359.8	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.3	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	44.2	59.8	-26%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.4	6.2	-13%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	88.4	96.9	-9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	36.3	28.6	+27%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde15.39 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Naphthalene2.1 per million
Benzene1.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 256 good, 10 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 40, peak 166.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,925 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit540
Gas station (mapped facility)343
Small hazardous waste generator198
Air permit holder (minor source)170
Industrial wastewater discharge155
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)112
Rail grade crossing87
Brownfield property80
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)64
TRI reporting facility54
Large hazardous waste generator28
Major air pollution source20
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)14
Hazardous waste transporter10
Scrapyard (mapped facility)10
Large greenhouse gas emitter9
Heliport8
Superfund (NPL) site4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
EPA air quality monitor3
Combined sewer overflow outfall3
Public airport2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Biomass power plant2
Commercial airport1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Gas 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.

Warren Truck Assembly Plant (Wtap), Warren
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $371,454.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000405393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Liquid Disposal, Inc., Utica
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 63.3. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID067340711 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
South Macomb Disposal Authority (Landfills #9 and #9A), Macomb Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 33.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID069826170 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
G&H Landfill, Utica
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 49.1. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID980410823 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Ten-Mile Drain, St. Clair Shores
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 48.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MIN000510063 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Fca Us Warren Truck Assembly Plant, Warren
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,964,272 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48091WRRNT21500 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Fca Us Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, Sterling Heights
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers, n-Hexane, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 216,236 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48077STRLN38111 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Henkel Us Operations Corporation, Warren
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000405366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
Nylok Corp, Macomb
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020518643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Industrial Highway, Warren
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone, Ethylbenzene, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 72,302 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48089HTCHC24660 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Axalta Coating Systems Usa Llc-Mount Clemens Plant, Mount Clemens
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Certain glycol ethers and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 65,385 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48043DPNTM400GR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Stephens Road, Warren
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone, Ethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 25,644 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48089JMLPN13251 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Henkel Us Operations Corp, Warren
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Sodium nitrite and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 12,189 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48091MCHMP23343 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
A G Simpson (Usa), Inc., Sterling Hts
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000405062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
A.G. Simpson (Usa) Inc., Sterling Heights
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nickel compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 93 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48077CSHMM6640S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Warren Truck Assembly Plant (Wtap), Warren
Major air pollution source. Penalties $371,454.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000405393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Dana - Warren Manufacturing Llc, Warren
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 5,612 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48093SMNFC2821V (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Wolverine Plating Corp, Roseville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $33,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Axalta Coating Systems Usa Llc, Mount Clemens
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $96,736.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000404624 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Warren Truck Assembly Plant (Wtap), Warren
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $371,454.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000405393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Warren Truck Assembly Plant (Wtap), Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $371,454.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000405393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Beacon Park Finishing Llc, Roseville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $150,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002044323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Sms Group Technical Services Warren Div, Warren
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,770 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48089MDRNH12880 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Fca Us Warren Stamping Plant, Warren
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Certain glycol ethers, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,486 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48091WRRNS22800 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
U.S. Dod, Usaf Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mi, Harrison Township
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Ethylbenzene, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 1,283 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48045SRFRC287RA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9

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 Macomb 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 Macomb 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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