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Missaukee County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Missaukee County is 179.3 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 75 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (17), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Gas station (mapped facility) (13). 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: 44.3375, -85.0957.

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 Missaukee County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.9	30.2	1.42xSignificant	32.1 to 56.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	16	11.3	1.42x	9.6 to 25.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	68.2	51.8	1.32xSignificant	54.3 to 85.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.3	18.7	1.3x	15.3 to 37.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	179.3	143.2	1.25xSignificant	155 to 206.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.1	18.5	1.25x	14.6 to 35.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.2	13.9	1.24x	10.2 to 27.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.6	14.5	1.14x	9.8 to 26.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	482	453.4	1.06x	439.7 to 527.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.5	23.8	0.99x	14.5 to 36.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.9	17.9	0.94x	9.7 to 27.9	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 Missaukee County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,753	9,842.6	-21%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.6	75.3	+2%	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	66	96.9	-32%	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.

Formaldehyde10.89 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.07 per million
Benzene0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 360 days: 313 good, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 35, peak 133.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing17
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Industrial wastewater discharge4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Biomass power plant1
Solar power plant1
Wind power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Biewer Sawmill Inc., Mcbain
Major air pollution source. Penalties $78,089.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001679835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
National Energy Of Mcbain Llc (N1160), Mc Bain
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000900062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gernaat Dairy Llc-Cafo, Falmouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041950644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
North Branch Dairy, Llc-Cafo, Mcbain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041950724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Koster Dairy-Cafo, Falmouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041951894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Many Blessings Dairy - Cafo, Mcbain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041952143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Benthem Brothers Inc-Cafo, Mcbain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046329399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Yonkman-Pinecrest Family Farms - Cafo, Mcbain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069996881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hydrolake Inc, Mc Bain
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Arsenic, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 49657HYDRL411GE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Lucky 7 Dairy Llc Mcbain - Cafo, Mcbain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069996906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hydrolake Inc, Mc Bain
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
National Energy Of Mcbain Llc (N1160), Mc Bain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000900062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Lc Manufacturing Llc, Lake City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018911702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
LOCATED ABOUT 1/4 MILE WEST OF SITE
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 261130001 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 3.6
National Energy Of Mcbain Llc (N1160), Mc Bain
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000900062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Merritt Elementary School, Merritt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978336 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lc Manufacturing Llc, Lake City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Copper.
TRI facility ID 49651LKCTY415NW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Garlomar Farms Inc-Cafo, Falmouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $450.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071308808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Viking Energy Of Mcbain, Mcbain
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 50770 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Moorestown Airpark, Moorestown
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6Y0 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Home Acres Sky Ranch, Lake City
Public airport. O.
Record ID Y91 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Missaukee Sanitary Drain No 1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/756534925 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lake Township
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/904272355 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Missaukee County Drain Commisson
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/935116658 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Hydrolake Inc, Mc Bain
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Missaukee 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 Missaukee 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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