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Newaygo County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Newaygo County is 176.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 2.4 times the U.S. rate and Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 167 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (73), Gas station (mapped facility) (31), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21). 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: 43.5546, -85.8011.

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 Newaygo County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	8.8	3.7	2.38xSignificant	5.8 to 12.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	9.5	4.6	2.07xSignificant	6.3 to 13.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.8	3.4	2xSignificant	4.3 to 10.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	45.5	30.2	1.51xSignificant	38.9 to 53.1	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	9.7	6.6	1.47x	6.6 to 13.9	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	6	4.1	1.46x	3.7 to 9.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	72.5	51.8	1.4xSignificant	64.1 to 81.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25.3	18.7	1.35xSignificant	20.2 to 31.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.7	5.7	1.35x	5 to 11.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	18.2	13.9	1.31x	13.8 to 23.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.6	4.4	1.27x	3.3 to 9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	14.2	11.3	1.26x	10.3 to 19.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	176.3	143.2	1.23xSignificant	162.4 to 191.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.4	17.9	1.08x	14.6 to 25.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.7	6.2	1.08x	4 to 10.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.7	23.8	1.04x	19.3 to 31.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	461.8	453.4	1.02x	438.5 to 486.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.5	13	0.96x	8.5 to 17.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.4	14.5	0.92x	9.7 to 18.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.6	18.5	0.79x	10.6 to 19.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.8	8.7	0.67x	3.5 to 9.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4.3	6.6	0.65x	2.3 to 7.3	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 Newaygo County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,616.3	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.6	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	49.8	59.8	-17%	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	105.1	96.9	+8%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.9	28.6	-23%	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.

Formaldehyde12.6 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.22 per million
Benzene0.85 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing73
Gas station (mapped facility)31
NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Industrial wastewater discharge13
Air permit holder (minor source)7
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Hydroelectric plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
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.

Harbisonwalker International Inc, White Cloud
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phenol, Ethylene glycol, Aluminum (fume or dust), Polycyclic aromatic compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,166 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49349NRTHMM378T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo, Newaygo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers). 133,744 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49337DNNLL700SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Gerber Products Co, Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 18,629 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49412GRBRP405ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Magna Mirrors North America, Newaygo
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041158920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Gerber Products Co, Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000410341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
North American Refractories Company, White Cloud
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000410289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Chain Of Lakes Sa Wwtp, Newaygo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013739758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Newaygo Wwtp, Newaygo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037399883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Karnemaats Llc-Cafo, Fremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041271307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Northpoint Dairy-Cafo, Fremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041950699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bennett Farms Livestock-Cafo, Fremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041952072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
A&R Farms-Cafo, Fremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069997778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sol Vista-Cafo, Hesperia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070388611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Magna Mirrors North America, Newaygo
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041158920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Anr Pipeline Co. - Goodwell Compressor Station (N5576), White Cloud
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041987758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Gagnon Hog Farm Llc-Cafo, Newaygo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069482394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Office, Newaygo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977546 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Magna Mirrors North America, Newaygo
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041158920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Anr Pipeline Co. - Goodwell Compressor Station (N5576), White Cloud
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041987758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Fremont Community Digester, Llc, Newaygo
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 59785 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Gerber Products Co, Fremont
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000410341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hesperia Wtp, Hesperia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072084775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
White Cloud, White Cloud
Public airport. O.
Record ID 42C (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Fremont Muni, Fremont
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID FFX (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
White Cloud Wastewater Treatment Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/660049276 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Newaygo 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 Newaygo 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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