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Menominee County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Menominee County is 169.3 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 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 298 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (167), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31), Industrial wastewater discharge (26). 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: 45.5409, -87.5357.

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 Menominee County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42	30.2	1.39xSignificant	33.7 to 52.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.2	18.7	1.19x	16 to 30.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	169.3	143.2	1.18xSignificant	151.1 to 189.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.5	51.8	1.13x	48.2 to 70.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.9	18.5	0.97x	11.4 to 27	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.1	13.9	0.94x	8.8 to 19.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.8	17.9	0.94x	10.7 to 25.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.6	14.5	0.94x	8.2 to 21.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.5	11.3	0.93x	6.5 to 16.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.5	8.7	0.86x	4.2 to 13.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	364.9	453.4	0.8x	335.7 to 396.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	13.3	23.8	0.56x	8.1 to 21.1	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 Menominee County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,684	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.4	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	61.1	59.8	+2%	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	103.5	96.9	+7%	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.

Formaldehyde10.46 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.01 per million
Acetaldehyde1.1 per million
Benzene0.93 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing167
NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Industrial wastewater discharge26
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Small hazardous waste generator6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
TRI reporting facility5
Hydroelectric plant4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Combined sewer overflow outfall2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Landfill (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.

Fibrek, Menominee
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
L E Jones Co, Menominee
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
L.E. Jones Co Llc, Menominee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1-Bromopropane, Chromium, Nickel, Cobalt. Reports carcinogens. 8,816 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49858LJNSC12003 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Fibrek, Menominee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 56,002 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49858GRTLK7014T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Menominee Acquisition Corp Dba Dunn Paper-Menominee, Menominee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 34,000 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49858MNMNP144FI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Menominee Wwtp, Menominee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010737532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Northern Coatings & Chemical Co Inc, Menominee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol, Toluene, Certain glycol ethers. 5,710 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49858NRTHR7056T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Doyon & Nu-Vu, Menominee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 45 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49858MJRND56001 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Fibrek, Menominee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Northern Coatings & Chemical, Menominee
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412429 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Fibrek, Menominee
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Anchor Coupling Inc, Menominee
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $33,065.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027375418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Middleby Marshall Holdings Llc Dba Nu-Vu Food Service Systems, Menominee
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001441495 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
L E Jones Co, Menominee
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
L E Jones Co, Menominee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Stephenson Wwtp, Stephenson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006740562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Meyer Twp Sewer Dist Wwsl, Hermansville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006742356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Caterpillar Fluid Transfer Solutions Inc., Menominee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 49858NCHRC55201 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
L E Jones Co, Menominee
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Anchor Coupling Inc, Menominee
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $33,065.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027375418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Coreys Auto Salvage-Ingalls, Ingalls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $260.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070875581 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Menominee Wwtp, Menominee
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MI0025631:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Menominee Wwtp, Menominee
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MI0025631:SLD (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Fibrek, Menominee
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Michigan Environs, Inc, Menominee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013868038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Menominee 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 Menominee 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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