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Oakland County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Oakland County is 133.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 2,348 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Gas station (mapped facility) (420), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (336), Brownfield property (323). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 42.6568, -83.3867.

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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 Oakland County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	Deaths	0.6	0.5	1.2x	0.4 to 0.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.2	18.5	1.09xSignificant	19.2 to 21.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.1	13.9	1.09xSignificant	14.2 to 15.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.2	18.7	1.08xSignificant	19.2 to 21.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.7	23.8	1.08xSignificant	24.6 to 26.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.1	4.8	1.06x	4.6 to 5.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6	5.7	1.05x	5.5 to 6.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.4	6.2	1.03x	5.8 to 7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	466.6	453.4	1.03xSignificant	461.8 to 471.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.5	4.4	1.02x	4 to 5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14.5	14.5	1x	13.6 to 15.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.3	11.3	1x	10.6 to 12	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4	4.1	0.98x	3.6 to 4.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	50.2	51.8	0.97x	48.7 to 51.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.2	17.9	0.96x	16.3 to 18.2	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.4	4.6	0.96x	4 to 4.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	133.6	143.2	0.93x	131.1 to 136.1	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.1	6.6	0.92x	5.6 to 6.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.8	13	0.91x	11 to 12.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.1	30.2	0.9x	26 to 28.2	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.3	3.7	0.89x	2.9 to 3.7	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	14.6	16.4	0.89x	12.4 to 17.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.7	2	0.85x	1.4 to 2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.7	3.4	0.79x	2.3 to 3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4.9	6.6	0.74x	4.5 to 5.4	2020-2024
Stomach	Deaths	2	2.7	0.74x	1.7 to 2.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.3	8.7	0.72x	5.8 to 6.9	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 Oakland County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,101.2	9,842.6	-38%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.1	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	35.9	59.8	-40%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.8	6.2	-22%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	61	96.9	-37%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.6	28.6	-35%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde15.66 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Naphthalene1.92 per million
Benzene1.56 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 350 days: 242 good, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 41, peak 166.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

2,348 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Gas station (mapped facility)420
NPDES wastewater discharge permit336
Brownfield property323
Small hazardous waste generator277
Air permit holder (minor source)234
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)169
Rail grade crossing153
Industrial wastewater discharge108
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)70
TRI reporting facility56
Large hazardous waste generator54
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)43
Major air pollution source22
Hazardous waste transporter21
Heliport18
Large greenhouse gas emitter11
Scrapyard (mapped facility)7
Landfill (mapped facility)4
Superfund (NPL) site4
EPA air quality monitor3
Oil-fired power plant3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Airfield2
Commercial airport2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Public airport1
Biomass power plant1
Gas 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.

Hi-Mill Manufacturing Co., Highland
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 49.5. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID005341714 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Rose Township Dump, Rose Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID980499842 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Springfield Township Dump, Davisburg
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 52. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID980499966 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
J & L Landfill, Rochester Hills
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 31.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MID980609440 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Michigan Seamless Tube, Llc, South Lyon
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010306784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.3
Lymtal International,Inc., Lake Orion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Cumene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 4,035 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48057HSPTR4150S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Gage Products Co, Ferndale
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041123370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
General Motors Llc Orion Assembly Center, Lake Orion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Certain glycol ethers, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, n-Butyl alcohol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 171,540 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48055GNRLM4555G (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Gage Products Co, Ferndale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 73,168 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48220GGPRD625WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
United Paint & Chemical, Southfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Certain glycol ethers, Ethylbenzene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 37,217 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48034NTDPN24671 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
K C Jones Plating Co Div Of Chemetco, Hazel Park
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000592886 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Akzonobel Coatings Inc, Pontiac
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 14,813 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48341KZCTN2527B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Nd Industries Inc, Troy
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens. 12,322 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48084NDNDS1893B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Elringklinger Automotive Manufacturing Inc, Southfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042411707 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Michigan Seamless Tube Llc, South Lyon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Zinc compounds, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 3,037 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48178QNXMC400MC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Oerlikon Metco (Us) Troy/Oerlikon Metco (Us) Troy, Troy
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Aluminum (fume or dust), Copper compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,700 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48084SLZRP1972M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
K C Jones Plating Co, Hazel Park
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitric acid, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nickel compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,484 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48030KCJNS321WT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Michigan Seamless Tube, Llc, South Lyon
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010306784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Michigan Seamless Tube, Llc, South Lyon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010306784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Peter-Lacke Usa (N1726), Troy
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $54,860.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039576786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Nd Industries Inc., Clawson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers). 124,522 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48017NDNDS1NCRK (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Tribar Technologies, Wixom
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069512012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Macdermid Inc, Ferndale
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Ammonia, Nickel compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,037 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48220MCDRM1221F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Engineered Heat Treat Inc, Madison Heights
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Cyanide compounds. 84,415 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48071NGNRD31271 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
X-Cel Industries Inc., Southfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 1 more. 82,014 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48034XCLND21121 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8

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, White Lake
EPA FRS registry ID
110003661145
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
County Of Oakland Law Enforcement Jail Complex, Pontiac
EPA FRS registry ID
110020898475
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Oakland 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 Oakland 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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