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Presque Isle County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Presque Isle County is 151.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 78 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (19), Gas station (mapped facility) (16), Industrial wastewater discharge (10). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 45.4126, -84.0173.

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 Presque Isle County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	34	18.5	1.84xSignificant	22.6 to 50.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	19.6	13.9	1.41x	11.1 to 33.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23	18.7	1.23x	16.1 to 34.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.8	14.5	1.09x	9.1 to 27.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	151.1	143.2	1.06x	130 to 176	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	454.2	453.4	1x	411.8 to 500.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.2	30.2	0.97x	20.9 to 41.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44.5	51.8	0.86x	34.2 to 58.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.2	17.9	0.85x	8.5 to 26.8	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 Presque Isle County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,915.8	9,842.6	-20%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.6	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde9.15 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
Acetaldehyde0.87 per million
Benzene0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)19
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Industrial wastewater discharge10
NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
Brownfield property7
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Rail grade crossing2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Rogers City Wwtp, Rogers City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009026972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Lafarge Presque Isle Quarry, Presque Isle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
O-N Minerals(Michigan) Company Dba Carmeuse Lime, Rogers City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002379337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Usdi-Hammond Bay Biological Station, Millersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006794638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Onaway Wwtp/City Of Onaway, Onaway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009899850 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lafarge Presque Isle Quarry, Presque Isle
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000733065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Elk Run Landfill, Onaway
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013867734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sawmill Property/Rc, Rogers City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015331602 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kiwanis Park, Rogers City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015332111 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Icehouse/Rc, Rogers City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015332120 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ken'S Oil/Former Railroadf Grade/Rc, Rogers City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015336518 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Dpw Property, Rogers City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015336527 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
The Village Market, Posen
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975566 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rogers City- Storm'S Ice House, Ken'S Oil/D&M Rail, Rogers City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978232 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Elk Run Landfill, Onaway
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013867734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Stone Mill Properties Llc, Onaway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070669659 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Presque Isle County, Rogers City
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PZQ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill, Rogers City
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1426060369 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1426060370 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1429085277 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Cadillac Products Automotive Co. (N1754), Rogers City
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006625143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Presque Isle Electric Gwcu, Onaway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009026160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Halron Oil Company Inc, Rogers City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015900514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dnr/Presque Isle State Harbor, Presque Isle
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044810684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
451 Road, Hawks
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 251081U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

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 Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle 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.

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