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Barron County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Barron County is 157.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 332 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (119), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (91), Gas station (mapped facility) (32). 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: 45.4258, -91.8485.

How this county ranks in Wisconsin

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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 Barron County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	8	4.8	1.67xSignificant	5.3 to 11.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.8	3.4	1.41x	2.9 to 7.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.2	30.2	1.2xSignificant	30.4 to 42.9	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.7	23.8	1.12x	21.1 to 33.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.3	5.7	1.11x	3.9 to 9.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.7	17.9	1.1x	14.9 to 25.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	157.2	143.2	1.1xSignificant	144.6 to 170.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.5	51.8	1.09x	49.2 to 64.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5	4.6	1.09x	2.9 to 8.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.8	18.5	1.07x	15.2 to 25.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.5	18.7	1.04x	15.2 to 24.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.8	8.7	1.01x	6 to 12.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.5	14.5	1x	10.5 to 19.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	449.5	453.4	0.99x	426.6 to 473.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.1	11.3	0.98x	8.1 to 15.3	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6	6.2	0.97x	3.4 to 9.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.4	13.9	0.96x	9.8 to 18	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.9	6.6	0.89x	3.6 to 9.3	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	9.5	13	0.73x	6.1 to 14.2	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	4.5	6.6	0.68x	2.6 to 7.6	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 Barron County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,672.8	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.6	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	46.9	59.8	-22%	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	100.4	96.9	+4%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	11.5	28.6	-60%	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.

Formaldehyde12.88 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.3 per million
Benzene0.97 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing119
NPDES wastewater discharge permit91
Gas station (mapped facility)32
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)15
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)13
TRI reporting facility11
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Major air pollution source6
Small hazardous waste generator6
Public airport5
Large hazardous waste generator5
Heliport3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Airfield2
Commercial airport2
Brownfield property2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Solar power plant2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
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.

Johnson Truck Bodies Llc, Rice Lake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 83,753 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54868JHNSN215EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
F/G Products Inc, Rice Lake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 69,586 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54868FGPRD3000P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Jennie-O-Turkey Store Barron, Barron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Copper compounds, Methanol, Zinc compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 35,717 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54812JRMFD34N7T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Saputo Cheese Usa Inc - Almena, Almena
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000494420 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.6
3m Cumberland, Cumberland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 143,576 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54829MCMPN1640W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Mastercraft Industries Inc, Rice Lake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene. 118,581 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54868MSTRC120WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Lejeune Steel Co. (2950 Barronett), Barronett
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 835 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54813WSCNSNORTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Johnson Truck Bodies, Rice Lake
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422926 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
3m-Cumberland Facility, Cumberland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000855478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
F G Products, Inc, Rice Lake
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Mastercraft Industries Inc, Rice Lake
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422935 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Rice Lake Wastewater Plt, Rice Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000736124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Saputo Cheese Usa Inc, Almena
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid. 1,700 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54805TWNTWRT1HW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Stella-Jones Corp, Cameron
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Pentachlorophenol, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, Hexachlorobenzene. Reports carcinogens. 8 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5482WMCFRL114S1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Rice Lake Weighing Systems, Rice Lake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 4 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54868RCLKW230WC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Jennie O Turkey Store Inc - Barron Plant, Barron
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $12,720.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000567869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Barron County Waste To Energy And Recycling Facility, Almena
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002033834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Rice Lake Weighing Systems, Rice Lake
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005432692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Todd'S Redimix Concrete, Rice Lake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5486WTDDSR17723 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Wright Products, Rice Lake
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Seneca Foods Corp, Cumberland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002033825 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Knutsons Inc, Ridgeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008236952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Four Mile Creek Dairy Llc, Rice Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041254567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cameron Sewage Collection System, Cameron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070941080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Parker Hannifin Corp, Chetek
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Manganese, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 54728PRKRH1715P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
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 Barron County

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