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Sanilac County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sanilac County is 170.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Brain & nervous system deaths at 2.2 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 349 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (110), Industrial wastewater discharge (74), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (72). 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: 43.4215, -82.823.

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 Sanilac County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	9.6	4.4	2.18xSignificant	6 to 14.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.8	4.6	1.7xSignificant	5.1 to 11.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	9.2	6.2	1.48x	5.4 to 14.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41	30.2	1.36xSignificant	34.4 to 48.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.6	51.8	1.27xSignificant	57.2 to 75.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.9	5.7	1.21x	4.2 to 10.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	170.8	143.2	1.19xSignificant	156.4 to 186.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	5.5	4.8	1.15x	3.1 to 9.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19	18.7	1.02x	14.2 to 25	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.8	17.9	0.99x	13.1 to 23.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	445.2	453.4	0.98x	420.4 to 471.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.9	11.3	0.96x	7.5 to 15.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	13.9	14.5	0.96x	9.6 to 19.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.6	13.9	0.91x	8.9 to 17.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.5	23.8	0.9x	16.3 to 28.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.5	18.5	0.89x	11.9 to 22.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.2	13	0.78x	6.1 to 15.8	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 Sanilac County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,590.7	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.3	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	42.5	59.8	-29%	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	77.4	96.9	-20%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	18.9	28.6	-34%	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.

Formaldehyde11.65 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.13 per million
Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing110
Industrial wastewater discharge74
NPDES wastewater discharge permit72
Gas station (mapped facility)30
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Brownfield property10
Public airport7
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Small hazardous waste generator5
TRI reporting facility5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Wind power plant2
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
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.

Michigan Sugar Co - Croswell Factory, Croswell
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.9
Midwest Rubber Company, Deckerville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003582631 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Dgp Inc, Marlette
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 63,826 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48453DGPNC3260F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Michigan Sugar Co-Crosw Ell Factory, Croswell
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 43,397 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48422MCHGN159SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Michigan Sugar Co - Croswell Factory, Croswell
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Tri-City Recycling And Disposal Facility (Rdf) - Landfill, Carsonville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001848458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Midwest Rubber Co, Deckerville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine, Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP), Sodium nitrite, Diisocyanates. 15,418 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48427MDWST3525R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Dgp Inc., Marlette
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000494055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Grupo Antolin Marlette, Marlette
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 106 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48453GRPNT63EUC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Michigan Sugar Co - Croswell Factory, Croswell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Tri-City Recycling And Disposal Facility (Rdf) - Landfill, Carsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001848458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Michigan Sugar Co - Croswell Factory, Croswell
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000407417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Tri-City Recycling And Disposal Facility (Rdf) - Landfill, Carsonville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001848458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Grupo Antolin, Marlette
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001683072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Vibracoustic Usa Inc. - Sandusky, Sandusky
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol. 150 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 48471YLRBB180ND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Midwest Rubber Company, Deckerville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003582631 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Midwest Rubber Company, Deckerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003582631 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sandusky Wwtp, Sandusky
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006741080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Country Hill Pines Mhp, Croswell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006742383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sanilac Co-Evergreen Park Wwsl, Cass City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009048057 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Deckerville Wwsl, Deckerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009910579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Forestville Wwsl, Forestville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009911104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Carsonville Wwsl, Carsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011126833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Carsonville-Pt Sanilac Schools, Carsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022189013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Creekside Huron Shores Estates Wwsl, Port Sanilac
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024404410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Sanilac 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 Sanilac 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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