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Ogemaw County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ogemaw County is 185.2 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 1.8 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 125 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (31), Gas station (mapped facility) (20), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20). 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: 44.3418, -84.1265.

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 Ogemaw County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	52.9	30.2	1.75xSignificant	43.3 to 64.7	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	32.3	18.7	1.73xSignificant	24.4 to 42.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	23.1	14.5	1.59xSignificant	15.7 to 33.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.2	51.8	1.43xSignificant	62.8 to 87.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	185.2	143.2	1.29xSignificant	165 to 207.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.4	23.8	1.19x	19.7 to 40	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16x	11.1 to 23.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.3	18.5	1.15x	14.5 to 30.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	511.2	453.4	1.13xSignificant	475.2 to 549.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	8.3 to 19.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.7	17.9	0.93x	10.3 to 26.1	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 Ogemaw County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,752.3	9,842.6	+19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	60	59.8	+0%	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	124.3	96.9	+28%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	31.9	28.6	+12%	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.

Formaldehyde11.16 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.06 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing31
Gas station (mapped facility)20
NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Industrial wastewater discharge15
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)13
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Small hazardous waste generator4
Brownfield property3
Heliport3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
TRI reporting facility2
Airfield1
Public airport1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)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.

Valenite Inc - Die & Wear - Walmet, West Branch
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Hyperion Materials & Technologies, West Branch
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cobalt, Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 218 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48661GTVLN510GR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Wausau Supply Company - Taylor Entrance Systems, West Branch
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 3,422 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4866WWSSPP6N3RD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Prescott Wwtp, Prescott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,369.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020141620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Valenite Inc - Die & Wear - Walmet, West Branch
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Valenite Inc - Die & Wear - Walmet, West Branch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rose City Wwsl, Rose City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006742622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
West Branch Wwtp, West Branch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009909698 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Twin Pines Mhp Wtp, West Branch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039025934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Delt Forge-Rose City, Rose City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067574146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gallagher Dairy Farm Inc - Cafo, West Branch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070163213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Taylor Building Products Inc, West Branch
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sawmill, West Branch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070560700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Arquette Concrete & Supply Inc, West Branch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071321584 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
West Branch Wood Treating, West Branch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070544673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Gas Station-Prescott, Prescott
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015330943 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mill Pond - Metcalf Property, Rose City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966695 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
201 North 8th Street, West Branch
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977658 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Taylor Entrance Systems, West Branch
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates.
TRI facility ID 48661TYLRB631NF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Prescott Wwtp, Prescott
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MI0057529: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
West Branch Gas Plant, West Branch
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $116,980.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000543412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
West Branch Community, West Branch
Public airport. O.
Record ID Y31 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
City of Rose City
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1228225055 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Taylor Building Products Inc, West Branch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
American Plastic Toys-Rose, Rose City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003711305 (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 Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw 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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