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Midland County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Midland County is 150.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Brain & nervous system deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 234 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (52), Gas station (mapped facility) (35), Industrial wastewater discharge (29). 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: 43.6476, -84.3875.

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 Midland County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	8.1	4.4	1.84xSignificant	5.8 to 11.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.2	4.6	1.57xSignificant	5.1 to 9.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.9	6.2	1.44xSignificant	6.3 to 12.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.4	11.3	1.36xSignificant	12.4 to 19	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	25.3	18.7	1.35xSignificant	21.5 to 29.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	17.5	13	1.35xSignificant	13.6 to 22	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	18.7	13.9	1.35xSignificant	15.4 to 22.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.4	18.5	1.21xSignificant	18.6 to 26.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.7	4.8	1.19x	3.9 to 8.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.2	17.9	1.18x	17.3 to 25.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27	23.8	1.13x	22.7 to 32	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.6	51.8	1.11x	51.8 to 64	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.2	5.7	1.09x	4.4 to 8.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	492.6	453.4	1.09xSignificant	474 to 511.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.9	3.7	1.05x	2.5 to 6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	150.6	143.2	1.05x	141 to 160.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30	30.2	0.99x	25.9 to 34.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.3	3.4	0.97x	2.1 to 5.2	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	3.5	4.1	0.85x	2.2 to 5.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	12.2	14.5	0.84x	9.4 to 15.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.7	8.7	0.77x	4.6 to 9.4	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	4.6	6.6	0.7x	3 to 6.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	3.8	6.6	0.58x	2.4 to 5.8	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 Midland County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,298	9,842.6	-36%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	32.1	59.8	-46%	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	55.9	96.9	-42%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14	28.6	-51%	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.

Formaldehyde13.31 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde1.3 per million
Benzene0.97 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit52
Gas station (mapped facility)35
Industrial wastewater discharge29
Air permit holder (minor source)18
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
Small hazardous waste generator14
Large hazardous waste generator12
Major air pollution source11
Rail grade crossing10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
TRI reporting facility8
Hazardous waste transporter6
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Landfill (mapped facility)4
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Wastewater plant (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.

Trinseo Llc-Mi Operations, Midland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Ethylbenzene, Acrylonitrile, Butyl acrylate and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 91,989 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4866WSTYRN164BU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.8
The Dow Chemical Company U.S.A., Midland, Midland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043787408 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
The Dow Chemical Co, Midland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Methanol, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,447,168 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48667THDWCMICHI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Midland Cogeneration Venture, Midland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 362,146 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4864WMDLND1PRGR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Midland Cogeneration Venture, Midland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017405093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Corteva Agriscience Llc - Midland, Midland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Methanol, Tetrachloroethylene, Acetonitrile and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 257,813 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4867WDWGRS71WAS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us Llc, Midland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Chloromethane, Dichloromethane, Styrene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 213,474 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4864WDDPSP34SSA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Nutrition & Biosciences Usa 1 Llc Midland, Midland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chloromethane, Methanol, Toluene, Ethylene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 91,394 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4864WNTRTN34SSB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Xalt Energy Llc, Midland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Nickel compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,549 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4864WDWKKM27SUT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Dow Chemical-Midland, Midland
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $41,625.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027360629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Dow Chemical-Midland, Midland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $41,625.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027360629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant, Midland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine. 39,691 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48640CBTFM3603S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
The Dow Chemical Company U.S.A., Midland, Midland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043787408 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Dow Silicones Corporation-Midland Site, Midland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070828554 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Sk Saran Americas Llc, Midland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Vinylidene chloride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Methyl acrylate. Reports carcinogens. 387 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4866WSKSRH3892S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Corteva Agriscience Llc, Midland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070525251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Cabot Corporation, Midland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002343367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Dupont Electronic Materials Us Llc, Midland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070540611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Nutrition & Biosciences Usa 1, Llc, Midland, Midland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070870130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Midland Cogeneration Venture, Midland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017405093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Dow Silicones Corporation-Midland Site, Midland
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070828554 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Dow Silicones Corporation-Midland Site, Midland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070828554 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Trinseo Llc, Midland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042162888 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Midland Wastewater Treatment Plant, Midland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000533931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Midland Cogeneration Venture, Midland
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017405093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5

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 Midland 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 Midland 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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