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Montcalm County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Montcalm County is 170.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Melanoma of the skin deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Brain & nervous system deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 184 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Gas station (mapped facility) (52), Industrial wastewater discharge (28), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 43.2932, -85.079.

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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 Montcalm County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	4.2	2	2.1xSignificant	2.4 to 6.8	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	8	4.4	1.82xSignificant	5.4 to 11.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	6.6	3.7	1.78xSignificant	4.4 to 9.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.3	3.4	1.56x	3.4 to 8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.3	30.2	1.5xSignificant	39.3 to 52.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.9	51.8	1.45xSignificant	67.1 to 83.4	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	6.6	4.6	1.43x	4.4 to 9.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25.5	18.7	1.36xSignificant	20.9 to 30.9	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.4	4.1	1.32x	3.4 to 8.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	170.1	143.2	1.19xSignificant	158 to 182.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.2	17.9	1.18x	17.1 to 26.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.3	11.3	1.18x	10.1 to 17.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.9	6.2	1.11x	4.5 to 10.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.1	4.8	1.06x	3.1 to 7.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.6	13.9	1.05x	11.2 to 18.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.9	5.7	1.04x	3.8 to 8.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.6	6.6	1x	4.5 to 9.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	452.2	453.4	1x	432.1 to 473.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.4	18.5	0.99x	14.5 to 23	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.7	14.5	0.94x	10.3 to 18	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.2	8.7	0.94x	5.8 to 11.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.2	6.6	0.79x	3.2 to 8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.2	13	0.78x	7.2 to 14.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.9	23.8	0.67x	12.2 to 20.5	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 Montcalm County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,729.9	9,842.6	-11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	62.8	59.8	+5%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.1	6.2	-19%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	96.3	96.9	-1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.2	28.6	-36%	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.

Formaldehyde13.48 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.31 per million
Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Gas station (mapped facility)52
Industrial wastewater discharge28
NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Brownfield property10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Major air pollution source5
TRI reporting facility5
Airfield4
Public airport4
Large hazardous waste generator4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Rail grade crossing4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Gas power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Solar power plant1
Wind 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.

Federal Mogul Corp, Greenville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Kent Foundry, Greenville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phenol, Naphthalene, Manganese, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 14,766 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48838KNTFN1413C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Dicastal N.A. Inc, Greenville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Certain glycol ethers and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,575 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4883WDCSTL1DICA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Federal-Mogul Corp, Greenville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,587 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48838FDRLM510EG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Greenville Wwtp, Greenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $157,082.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000759894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Marvel Refrigeration, Greenville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, Copper and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 120 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4883WNRTHL126EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Dicastal North America, Inc., Greenville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067205802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Federal Mogul Corp, Greenville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Federal Mogul Corp, Greenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Electrolux Home Products (Formerly Frigidaire), Greenville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Kent Foundry Co., Greenville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Electrolux Home Products (Formerly Frigidaire), Greenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Dte Gas Company - Taggart Compressor Station (N3392), Six Lakes
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001299737 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Sheridan Wwsl, Sheridan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006649216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Howard City Wwtp, Howard City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006739921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lakeview Wwtp, Lakeview
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006740713 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
J And A Pork-Cafo, Greenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040768595 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
P & G Pork-Cafo, Six Lakes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040770608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Heinze Pork-Cafo, Six Lakes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041950671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
West Park And Carson City Splash Pad, Carson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070670184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Parker Hannifin, Lakeview
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 48850PRKRB8790W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Parker Hannifin Corporation, Lakeview
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000408327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Dte Gas Company - Taggart Compressor Station (N3392), Six Lakes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001299737 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Nathan Duflo Farm-Cafo, Carson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040770519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Montcalm Cdc-Crystal Lk Wwtp, Crystal
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014335068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

Correctional facilities

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

Mi Dept/Corrections, Carson City
EPA FRS registry ID
110003662411
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Montcalm 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 Montcalm 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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