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Dunn County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dunn County is 133.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 243 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (83), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (62), Gas station (mapped facility) (29). 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: 44.9476, -91.8932.

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 Dunn County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	7.2	4.6	1.57x	4.4 to 11.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.5	4.8	1.56x	4.5 to 11.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33.8	23.8	1.42xSignificant	26.6 to 42.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19.4	18.7	1.04x	14.5 to 25.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.6	11.3	1.03x	7.9 to 16.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.1	18.5	0.98x	13.3 to 24.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	50.6	51.8	0.98x	42.6 to 59.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.1	13.9	0.94x	9.2 to 18.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	133.5	143.2	0.93x	120.1 to 148.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	13.2	14.5	0.91x	9 to 18.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27.4	30.2	0.91x	21.6 to 34.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	406.5	453.4	0.9x	382 to 432.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.6	17.9	0.76x	9.5 to 18.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.3	13	0.64x	4.8 to 13.3	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 Dunn County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,951.5	9,842.6	-40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.8	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	39.9	59.8	-33%	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	84.1	96.9	-13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	8.8	28.6	-69%	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.

Formaldehyde14.19 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
Acetaldehyde1.46 per million
Benzene1.18 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing83
NPDES wastewater discharge permit62
Gas station (mapped facility)29
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
TRI reporting facility9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
Scrapyard (mapped facility)8
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Small hazardous waste generator6
Public airport4
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Hydroelectric plant2
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Solar power plant1
Wastewater plant (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.

3m Co - Menomonie, Menomonie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Formic acid, N,N-Dimethylformamide, Nickel And Nickel Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 481,504 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54751MCXXX1425P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Big River Resources Boyceville Llc, Boyceville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Formic acid, n-Hexane, Formaldehyde and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 131,002 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54725WSTRNN1185 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Phillips Medisize Corp, Menomonie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, Nitric acid, Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 1,627 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5475WPHLLP422TE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Menomonie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers). 59,833 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54751SLGNC1416I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Big River Resources Boyceville, Llc, Boyceville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031001467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Silgan Containers Mfg Corp, Menomonie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Menomonie Wastewater Treatment Facility, Menomonie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002050128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Phillips Plastics - Metal Injection Molding, Menomonie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009448188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Cardinal Fg Menomonie, Menomonie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 539 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5475WCRDNL22STK (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Cardinal Fg, Menomonie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014365588 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
American Materials - Menomonie, Menomonie
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5475WMRCNM628TH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Woods Run Forest Products Inc, Colfax
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422819 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Five Star Dairy Llc, Elk Mound
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028218042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sand Creek San Dist 1 Wwtf, Sand Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Woods Run Forest Products Inc, Colfax
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 54730WDSRN305WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Boyceville Waterworks, Boyceville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010884463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ohly Americas, Boyceville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001921797 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc, Menomonie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002433162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
American Materials - Menomonie, Menomonie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070740432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery - Menomonie, Menomonie
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071529270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Wheeler Wastewater Treatment Facility, Wheeler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016875979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Big River Resources Boyceville, Llc, Boyceville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031001467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Knapp Wastewater Treatment Facility, Knapp
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010883776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cardinal Fg, Menomonie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014365588 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Elk Mound Wastewater Treatment Facility, Elk Mound
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010893907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3

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 Dunn 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 Dunn 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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