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Oceana County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Oceana County is 159.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 58 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Gas station (mapped facility) (20), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12), Air permit holder (minor source) (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: 43.6429, -86.29.

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 Oceana County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.7	30.2	1.28xSignificant	30.8 to 48.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.8	17.9	1.22x	15 to 30.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	159.4	143.2	1.11x	142 to 178.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.1	11.3	1.07x	7.7 to 18.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.4	13.9	1.04x	9.4 to 21.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.3	18.7	1.03x	13.8 to 26.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.8	51.8	0.96x	40.7 to 60.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.5	18.5	0.89x	10.9 to 24.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	393.3	453.4	0.87x	364.3 to 424.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.6	14.5	0.73x	6.1 to 17.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.2	23.8	0.72x	11.6 to 24.8	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 Oceana County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,787.3	9,842.6	-11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.9	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	62.6	59.8	+5%	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	89	96.9	-8%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	16.1	28.6	-44%	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.

Formaldehyde11.52 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.06 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Gas station (mapped facility)20
NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Brownfield property5
Industrial wastewater discharge5
Small hazardous waste generator3
Public airport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Heliport1
Oil-fired power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Peterson Farms Inc., Shelby
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid. 2,146 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4945WPTRSN314WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Pentwater Cwp, Pentwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,968.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044263515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Peterson Farms, Inc., Shelby
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002053688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Barber Steel Foundry Corporation, Rothbury
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000411064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hart Wwtp, Hart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009900349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
R Shafer Hog-Cafo, Hart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029518476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Arbre Farms Corp / Willow Cold Storage, Walkerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038363730 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jack Pine Farms, Llc-Walkerville-Cafo, Walkerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041950528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Malburg Malac Llc-Cafo, Hart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043729114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Burnette Foods, Inc. (Bfi), New Era
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070005007 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hart, Hart
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 1827 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Barber Steel Foundry Corporation, Rothbury
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000411064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Former Corner Garage, Walkerville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973743 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
327 South Hancock, Pentwater
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977820 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
805 S Griswold St, Hart
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981808 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Barber Steel, Rothbury
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983572 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
148 North Michigan Avenue & 25 East 3rd Street, Shelby
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072154631 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mediatechnologies Llc (P0059), Shelby
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110003643264 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Oceana County, Hart/Shelby
Public airport. O.
Record ID C04 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1301634870 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Silver Lake State Park
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/477543360 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Indian Summer Co-Op-Hart, Hart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006741213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Petersons Farm, Shelby
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070157871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ict Inc, Shelby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003644913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hart Electric Plant, Hart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006743355 (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 Oceana 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 Oceana 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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