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Roscommon County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Roscommon County is 187.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 72 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Gas station (mapped facility) (22), Rail grade crossing (14), Brownfield property (9). 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: 44.3474, -84.6121.

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 Roscommon County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	11	5.7	1.93xSignificant	6.3 to 18.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	57.8	30.2	1.91xSignificant	47.9 to 69.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	82.7	51.8	1.6xSignificant	70.7 to 96.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25.1	18.7	1.34xSignificant	18.9 to 33.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24	17.9	1.34x	16.1 to 34.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.8	11.3	1.31x	10.3 to 21.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	187.1	143.2	1.31xSignificant	167.7 to 208.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	17.1	13.9	1.23x	12 to 24.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.2	14.5	1.12x	10.8 to 24.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	485.7	453.4	1.07x	453 to 520.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.4	6.6	0.97x	3.9 to 11.5	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.6	23.8	0.91x	14.6 to 31.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.5	18.5	0.84x	11.2 to 22.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6	8.7	0.69x	3.6 to 11.1	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 Roscommon County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,762.5	9,842.6	+30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.2	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	78.9	59.8	+32%	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	109	96.9	+12%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	39.3	28.6	+37%	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.

Formaldehyde10.78 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.03 per million
Benzene0.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Gas station (mapped facility)22
Rail grade crossing14
Brownfield property9
Industrial wastewater discharge8
NPDES wastewater discharge permit5
Public airport3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Houghton Lake Wwtp, Houghton Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006740535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Denton Twp Wwtp, Prudenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006739912 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Harvey Marina, Houghton Lake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031383722 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Irwin Property, St. Helen
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044762218 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Delano Garage, Houghton Lake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044764305 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Residential House, Roscommon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045010297 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dognut Hole, Roscommon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045010304 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lyon Manor, Higgins Lake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045010313 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Oxford Automotive, Prudenville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968083 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Roscommon County Road Commission Office, Roscommon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968295 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1.9 Acre Parcel, Prudenville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969406 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Roscommon Conservation, Roscommon
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3RC (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Houghton Lake State, Houghton Lake Heights
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5Y2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
St Helen, St Helen
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6Y6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Roscommon County/Blodgett Meml, Houghton Lake
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HTL (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Houghton Lake Sewer Authority
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/928296081 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Houghton Lake Sewer Authority
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/928296082 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Roscommon Wwtp, Roscommon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006740820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Don Nester Auto Group, Houghton Lake
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003637477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Home Depot Usa Inc, Houghton Lake
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015806993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Signature Truck Systems Llc, Houghton Lake
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040451427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Roscommon Co Gm-Forest Canopy, Roscommon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067580291 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
St Helen Forward Shell Station, Saint Helen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071879989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Moore Rd, St Helen
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 511262T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Deckers Rd, St Helen
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 511263A (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 Roscommon 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 Roscommon 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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