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Otsego County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Otsego County is 150.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 247 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (129), Rail grade crossing (40), Gas station (mapped facility) (24). 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: 45.0281, -84.6095.

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 Otsego County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.7	30.2	1.22x	28.6 to 46.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.3	14.5	1.19x	11.5 to 25.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13	11.3	1.15x	8.5 to 19.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	150.7	143.2	1.05x	133.2 to 170.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	53.5	51.8	1.03x	43.8 to 65.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	422.2	453.4	0.93x	391.2 to 455.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.3	13.9	0.88x	8 to 18.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16	18.7	0.86x	10.8 to 23.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.6	18.5	0.84x	10.3 to 23.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.1	8.7	0.82x	3.9 to 12.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.6	17.9	0.76x	8.5 to 21	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.8	23.8	0.66x	10 to 23.9	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 Otsego County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,433.8	9,842.6	-4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.5	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	52.4	59.8	-12%	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	78.4	96.9	-19%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.9	28.6	-45%	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.

Formaldehyde11.19 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.02 per million
Benzene0.94 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)129
Rail grade crossing40
Gas station (mapped facility)24
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)12
Small hazardous waste generator10
Major air pollution source8
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Gas power plant3
NPDES wastewater discharge permit3
Brownfield property2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Industrial wastewater discharge1
TRI reporting facility1
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.

Wood - H&H Tube Gwcu, Vanderbilt
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Wood - H&H Tube Gwcu, Vanderbilt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cooper Standard Automotive Inc, Gaylord
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 11 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 49735STNDR594AL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.8
Wood - H&H Tube Gwcu, Vanderbilt
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Gaylord
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000412269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Antrim Plant, Johannesburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001844274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cms Generation Michigan Power Lld - Livingston Generating Station (N6526), Gaylord
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002356922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Anr Pipeline - Central Charlton Cs, Johannesburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007271424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Anr Pipeline Company, South Chester Compressor Station (B7219), Johannesburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008449839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wolverine Power, Gaylord Generating Station, Gaylord
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021100191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Riverside Energy Michigan Llc - Wilderness Co2, Hayes 29 Cpf, Gaylord
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064194312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative Inc. - Alpine Power Plant (P0582), Elmira
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069993184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Alpine Power Plant, Elmira
Gas power plant.
Record ID 59926 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.4
Livingston Generating Station, Gaylord
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55102 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.1
Gaylord - Wolverine, Gaylord
Gas power plant.
Record ID 7932 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.1
Vanderbilt-South, Vanderbilt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983471 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vanderbilt-North, Vanderbilt
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987459 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vanderbilt Groundwater Remediation, Vanderbilt
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009392567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Idot, Various
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018879132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
H & H Tube A Div. Of Sunspring America Inc, Vanderbilt
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper.
TRI facility ID 49795HGGNS108GA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Antrim Plant, Johannesburg
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001844274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cms Generation Michigan Power Lld - Livingston Generating Station (N6526), Gaylord
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002356922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wolverine Power, Gaylord Generating Station, Gaylord
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021100191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Warner Co2 Treatment Plant, Elmira
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040444016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Gaylord Rgnl, Gaylord
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GLR (FAA / U.S. DOT)
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 Otsego 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 Otsego 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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