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Osceola County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Osceola County is 181.5 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 146 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Brownfield property (48), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Gas station (mapped facility) (15). 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: 43.989, -85.3253.

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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 Osceola County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	27.7	18.7	1.48xSignificant	20.6 to 37	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.3	30.2	1.47xSignificant	35.2 to 55.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	72.4	51.8	1.4xSignificant	60.3 to 86.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.5	18.5	1.27x	16.6 to 32.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	181.5	143.2	1.27xSignificant	161.4 to 203.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	13.1	11.3	1.16x	8.3 to 20.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16x	10.7 to 23.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	467.3	453.4	1.03x	433.7 to 503.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.9	17.9	0.94x	11 to 25.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.4	23.8	0.77x	12 to 27.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.9	14.5	0.75x	6.2 to 18.1	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 Osceola County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,958.7	9,842.6	-19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.9	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	57.3	59.8	-4%	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	90	96.9	-7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	22.9	28.6	-20%	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.

Formaldehyde11.53 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.11 per million
Benzene0.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Brownfield property48
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Rail grade crossing13
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Industrial wastewater discharge10
Small hazardous waste generator4
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Major air pollution source3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Heliport2
Gas power plant2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (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.

Advanced Fibermolding Inc, Leroy
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 177,755 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49655DVNCD23773 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.5
Ventra Evart Llc, Evart
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Cyclohexane, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 19,136 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49631VRTPR601WS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Advanced Fibermolding Incorporated, Leroy
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002472217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Ventra Evart, Llc, Evart
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Wirth Dairy Farm-Cafo, Evart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,357.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069996957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
General Mills Reed City Yoplait Plant, Reed City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid. 195 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49677YPLTS128ES (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Reed City Wwtp, Reed City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009900811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Veddler Dairy Farms-Cafo, Marion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055634336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
H & R Screw Machine Products Inc, Reed City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4967WHRSCR55662 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
R&R Metal Inc, Reed City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070562115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Yoplait Usa Inc, Reed City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002119387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Advanced Fibermolding Incorporated, Leroy
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002472217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
H & R Screw Machine Products Inc, Reed City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042001357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Kraftube Inc, Reed City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003581446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Andy'S Standard, Reed City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070839347 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ventra Evart, Llc, Evart
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Anr Pipeline - Reed City Compressor Station (B3721), Reed City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001847869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
George Johnson, Hersey
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1877 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Cargill Salt Hersey, Hersey
Gas power plant.
Record ID 58196 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Nabco #1 591 E Church, Reed City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001294466 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Tiel Oil, Reed City Richmond Township
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006042594 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
415 S. Morse Street, City Of Reed City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038716119 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
212 Patterson Road, Reed City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038718019 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
420 North Chestnut Street Haz, Reed City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038718411 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
849 S. Chestnut Street, Reed City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039546006 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Osceola 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 Osceola 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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