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Saginaw County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Saginaw County is 165.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 912 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (315), Brownfield property (169), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (113). 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: 43.3433, -84.034.

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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 Saginaw County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	New cases	17.7	13.9	1.27xSignificant	15.4 to 20.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.7	11.3	1.21xSignificant	11.8 to 16	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.1	3.4	1.21x	3 to 5.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	62.2	51.8	1.2xSignificant	58.1 to 66.6	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.9	4.1	1.2x	3.8 to 6.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.3	18.7	1.19xSignificant	19.8 to 25	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.7	4.8	1.19x	4.5 to 7.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.6	30.2	1.18xSignificant	32.5 to 38.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.6	5.7	1.16x	5.3 to 8.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	165.7	143.2	1.16xSignificant	158.8 to 172.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5	4.4	1.14x	3.8 to 6.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.3	17.9	1.13x	17.7 to 23.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.9	18.5	1.13x	18.4 to 23.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.1	3.7	1.11x	3.1 to 5.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.3	6.6	1.11x	6 to 8.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5	4.6	1.09x	3.8 to 6.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	491.2	453.4	1.08xSignificant	478.7 to 503.9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.4	6.2	1.03x	5 to 8.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.1	14.5	0.97x	12.1 to 16.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.2	8.7	0.94x	6.8 to 9.8	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.7	6.6	0.86x	4.5 to 7.2	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.3	2.7	0.85x	1.6 to 3.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	10.7	13	0.82x	8.6 to 13.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.4	23.8	0.82x	16.9 to 22.2	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	13.2	16.4	0.8x	8.3 to 20	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.2	2	0.6x	0.7 to 2	2020-2024

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 Saginaw County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,741.8	9,842.6	+9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.5	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	72	59.8	+20%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	8.6	6.2	+39%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	97.4	96.9	+0%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	33.3	28.6	+16%	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.

Formaldehyde14.04 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde1.41 per million
Benzene1.1 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing315
Brownfield property169
NPDES wastewater discharge permit113
Gas station (mapped facility)85
Industrial wastewater discharge62
Air permit holder (minor source)33
Small hazardous waste generator31
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)18
Combined sewer overflow outfall12
TRI reporting facility12
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)12
Large hazardous waste generator8
Major air pollution source7
Public airport6
Large greenhouse gas emitter6
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)6
Hazardous waste transporter4
Heliport3
Solar power plant3
Commercial airport2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Biomass power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Nexteer Automotive Corp, Saginaw
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Nexteer Automotive Corp, Saginaw
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Ammonia, Manganese, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 20,143 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48601GMCSG3900H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Plastatech Engineering Ltd, Saginaw
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001683054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
Hemlock Semiconductor Operations Llc, Hemlock
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us 9 Llc. (Hims), Hemlock
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 2,521 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48626DWCRN1635N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Hemlock Semiconductor Operations Llc, Hemlock
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Nitric acid and 1 more. 40,814 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48626HMLCK12334 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Plastatech Engineering Ltd, Saginaw
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Antimony compounds, Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 437 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48601PLSTT725MO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Nexteer Automotive Corp, Saginaw
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Saginaw Metal Casting Operations, Saginaw
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Copper, Diisocyanates, Nickel and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 364 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48605SGNWG1629N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Advanced Micronutrient Products Inc, Reese
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Copper compounds and 4 more. 32,590 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48757GRCCH2405S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Nexteer Automotive Corp, Saginaw
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Nexteer Automotive Corp, Saginaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Saginaw Charter Township Wwtp, Saginaw
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000722460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Frankenmuth Wrrf, Frankenmuth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000737034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Agrium Advanced Technologies (Us) Inc, Reese
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407970 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Safety Kleen Systems Inc, Saginaw
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Plastatech Engineering Ltd, Saginaw
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001683054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
General Motors Powetrain, Saginaw
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $462,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017421084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Nexteer Automotive Corp, Saginaw
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Industrial Coating Inc, Bridgeport
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $586.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Industrial Coating Inc, Bridgeport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $586.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Safety-Kleen Systems Saginaw (Sag), Saginaw
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 10 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48601SFTYK3899W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Dow Corning Corp Healthcare Inds Materials Site, Hemlock
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056956539 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Porex Technologies Corp, Saint Charles
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Lead, Antimony and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48655LNDLL5301S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Hemlock Semiconductor Operations Llc, Hemlock
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Saginaw 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 Saginaw 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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