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Montmorency County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Montmorency County is 197.2 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 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 102 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (68), Gas station (mapped facility) (12), Industrial wastewater discharge (5). 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: 45.0259, -84.1299.

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 Montmorency County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	56.4	30.2	1.87xSignificant	41.8 to 76.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.8	51.8	1.44xSignificant	58 to 97.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	26.3	18.5	1.42x	14.2 to 45.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	26	18.7	1.39x	16.6 to 41.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.6	11.3	1.38x	9 to 28.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	197.2	143.2	1.38xSignificant	167.5 to 232.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	17.5	13.9	1.26x	10.6 to 30.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.6	23.8	1.2x	16.3 to 48.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	504.7	453.4	1.11x	451.7 to 563.6	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 Montmorency County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,675.6	9,842.6	+19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	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	115.4	96.9	+19%	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.

Formaldehyde10.76 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde0.96 per million
Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)68
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Industrial wastewater discharge5
Public airport4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
NPDES wastewater discharge permit4
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Biomass 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.

Hillman Power Co, Hillman
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001840900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Hillman Power Co, Hillman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001840900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Hillman Power Co, Hillman
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001840900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Hillman Wwsl, Hillman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710566 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Montmorency-Oscoda-Alpena Waste Management Authority, Atlanta
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042330992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hillman Wwsl, Hillman
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MIG580152: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Gildner Concrete Products Inc, Hillman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071321039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Hillman Power Llc, Hillman
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 10346 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Montmorency-Oscoda-Alpena Waste Management Authority, Atlanta
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042330992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Egle-Rrd-Wysons General Store, Atlanta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020041792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Atlanta Muni, Atlanta
Public airport. O.
Record ID Y93 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Hillman, Hillman
Public airport. O.
Record ID Y95 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Marble-Era Products Inc, Hillman
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000593368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Muzyl Oil Company - Avery 24/31 (N6070), Atlanta
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001846361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Delta Oil Company, Inc., Atlanta
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002356931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Delta Oil Company - Townline, Atlanta
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002379140 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Muzyl Oil Company - Briley19/Vienna 13 (N6068), Atlanta
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002379159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Merit Energy Co. - Albert 16 Cpf, Lewiston
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007315020 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Lambda Energy Resources Llc - Loud 29 (N5936), Atlanta
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010308470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Riverside - Briley 9 Cpf, Atlanta
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010568288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Trendwell Energy Corporation, Lewiston
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010568297 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Riverside - Avery 15 Cpf, Atlanta
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010568395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Muskegon Operating Llc, Mitchel Lake Ii, Lewiston
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010568457 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Trendwell Energy Corporation, Atlanta
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012610424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Delta Oil Company - Vienna Waltz, Vienna
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012610433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Montmorency 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 Montmorency 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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