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Shiawassee County, Michigan: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Shiawassee County is 176.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 2 times the U.S. rate and Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 352 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (159), Industrial wastewater discharge (48), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (38). 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: 42.9493, -84.1477.

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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 Shiawassee County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
EsophagusDeaths7.43.72xSignificant5.2 to 10.42020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths5.93.41.74xSignificant3.9 to 8.82020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths47.830.21.58xSignificant41.9 to 54.42020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths7.14.81.48x4.8 to 10.32020-2024
BladderDeaths64.11.46x4 to 8.82020-2024
EsophagusNew cases6.64.61.43x4.6 to 9.52019-2023
LeukemiaDeaths7.95.71.39x5.4 to 11.12020-2024
Brain & nervous systemDeaths64.41.36x3.9 to 8.92020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases68.951.81.33xSignificant61.7 to 76.82019-2023
All cancerDeaths176.8143.21.23xSignificant164.8 to 189.52020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases21.917.91.22x17.6 to 272019-2023
Brain & nervous systemNew cases7.56.21.21x4.9 to 10.82019-2023
BladderNew cases21.818.71.17x17.8 to 26.62019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths7.56.61.14x5.2 to 10.62020-2024
All cancerNew cases490.5453.41.08xSignificant469.8 to 5122019-2023
StomachNew cases6.86.61.03x4.5 to 9.92019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases18.618.51.01x14.6 to 23.42019-2023
PancreasNew cases13.713.90.99x10.6 to 17.62019-2023
PancreasDeaths10.611.30.94x7.8 to 14.12020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases13.214.50.91x9.8 to 17.32019-2023
ThyroidNew cases11.6130.89x8.2 to 162019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases7.48.70.85x5.1 to 10.62019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases1923.80.8x14.9 to 242019-2023

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 Shiawassee County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,144.69,842.6-17%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy7675.3+1%years
Child mortality41.659.8-30%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality66.2-3%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths78.896.9-19%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths21.628.6-24%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.

  • Formaldehyde14.25 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.41 per million
  • Benzene1.04 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing159
  • Industrial wastewater discharge48
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit38
  • Gas station (mapped facility)31
  • Air permit holder (minor source)15
  • Small hazardous waste generator9
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)7
  • TRI reporting facility6
  • Major air pollution source5
  • Brownfield property5
  • Public airport4
  • Large hazardous waste generator4
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
  • Heliport2
  • Biomass power plant2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Solar 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.

  1. Great Lakes Composites Llc, Owosso

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 80,519 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 48867NRPLS401SD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.3

  2. General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 66, Corunna

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Lead, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 17,299 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 48817MCHGN3820S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.8

  3. General Shale Brick, Inc. - Dba Michigan Brick (A6497), Corunna

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $121,770.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001318725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.6

  4. Pyramid Peak Coatings Llc, Owosso

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers). 9,282 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 48867VNGRD630SC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6

  5. Pyramid Peak Coating Llc, Owosso

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042023440 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  6. Owosso Graphic Arts, Owosso

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Copper. 3,450 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 48867WSSGR151ND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.7

  7. Durand Wwtp, Durand

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,880.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006740866 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  8. Toledo Commutator Co, Owosso

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper. 1,250 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 48867TLDCM1101S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.4

  9. Toledo Commutator Co, Owosso

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000408452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.1

  10. Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals Lp, Owosso

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000494064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  11. Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals Lp, Owosso

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000494064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  12. Owosso/Mid Shiawassee Co Wwtp, Owosso

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000733403 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  13. General Shale Brick, Inc. - Dba Michigan Brick (A6497), Corunna

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $121,770.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001318725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  14. Georgia-Pacific-Owosso, Owosso

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110003616551 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  15. New Lothrop Wwsl, New Lothrop

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006649252 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  16. Countryside Village Mhp, Perry

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006740599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  17. Holiday Meadows Cg-Durand Wwsl, Venice Township

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006742515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  18. Country Manor Mhp-Durand Wwsl, Durand

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006742702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  19. Spring Vale Christian School, Owosso

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009026552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  20. Lakeview Estates Mhp Wwsl, Durand

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009911088 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  21. Holiday Shores Cg Wwsl-Durand, Durand

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009911097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  22. Vernon Wwsl, Vernon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009911328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  23. Byron Wwsl, Byron

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009911346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  24. Alans Mhp-Durand, Durand

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013091162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  25. Green Meadow Farms 2 & 3-Cafo, Elsie

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040768586 (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 Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee 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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