AK / county FIPS 02275 / county research

Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wrangell City and Borough is 182.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 63 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18), Air permit holder (minor source) (3). 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: 56.2697, -131.675.

How this county ranks in Alaska

View on the heat map Scan an address in this county

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 Wrangell City and Borough compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	182.2	143.2	1.27x	124.7 to 264.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	427.1	453.4	0.94x	332.2 to 546.3	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 Wrangell City and Borough
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,946.5	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.5	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	146	96.9	+51%	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.

Formaldehyde5.68 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.04 per million
Acetaldehyde0.96 per million
Benzene0.8 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge33
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Airfield2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Hydroelectric plant1
Oil-fired 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.

Wrangell, Wrangell
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID WRG (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Wrangell Airport, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038085513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wrangell, Wrangell
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 95 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Trident Seafoods Wrangell Plant, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041624141 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pacific Seafood Wrangell, Llc Wrangell Plant, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071279627 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pats Creek Ltf, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039169841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Wrangell Wwtp, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064637898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Wrangell Junkyard, Wrangell
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966404 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wrangell Ferry Terminal, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070505012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Wrangell Marine Service Center, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,620.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070517615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1290595699 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Anita Bay South Ltf, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039169609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Deep Bay Ltf, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039169654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Rynda Ltf, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039170679 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
St Johns Ltf, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039170802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Petro Marine Services Wrangell, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025222523 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Delta Western - Wrangell, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025243467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Venus Cove Ltf, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039170893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Burnett Inlet Aquaculture Facility Ssraa, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070235112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pms Wrangell Bulk Fuel Facility: Lower Tank Farm, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071527802 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pacific Seafood-Wrangell, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071527867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wrangell Ferry Terminal, Wrangell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072257002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stikine Transportation, Wrangell
Hazardous waste transporter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007918566 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Wrangell Municipal Light And Power Plant, Wrangell
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010418360 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Campbell Towing Company, Wrangell
Hazardous waste transporter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012177296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Wrangell City and Borough

Alaska 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 Wrangell City and Borough, and their findings.
Alaska vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Alaska health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Alaska 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.
Alaska 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.

Scan an address in Wrangell City and Borough View on the heat map All Alaska counties