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Florence County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Florence County is 143.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 25 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Gas station (mapped facility) (4), Hydroelectric plant (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: 45.8672, -88.3754.

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 Florence County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	143.3	143.2	1x	108.2 to 190.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	51.6	51.8	1x	33.6 to 82.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	384	453.4	0.85x	320.5 to 459.6	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 Florence County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,122.6	9,842.6	-28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.8	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	130.7	96.9	+35%	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.

Formaldehyde8.96 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde0.94 per million
Benzene0.7 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Hydroelectric plant3
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Brownfield property1
Landfill (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.

Aurora Sanitary District # 1, Niagara
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010886229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Halada Property, Long Lake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972683 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/845559194 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Florence Utility Commission-Rg750, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013076303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Demolition Disposal Of Aurora Inc-Site A, Niagara
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055505680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
G&G Lumber, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071092274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Florence Hardwoods Llc, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071092368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Forest Investment Associates, Fern
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071096313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Town Of Florence Site, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071142369 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Town Of Florence Site, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071145030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Town Of Florence, Wisconsin Site, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071145708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Town Of Florence Site, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071146630 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
G & G Lumber Site, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071146646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Florence County Site, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071148192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pleasant Pastures Dairy Site, Fence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071149276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Town Of Florence Site, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071149368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wis Dot - 9100-05-01, Florence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071357079 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Florence Hardwoods Llc, Florence
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110071723626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cenex
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/7888538731 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Fuel Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/307809671 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Fuel Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/727335600 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Krist
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/846705792 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Twin Falls (Wi), Florence
Hydroelectric plant.
Record ID 59836 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 0.5
Brule, Florence
Hydroelectric plant.
Record ID 1775 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 0.5
Pine, Florence
Hydroelectric plant.
Record ID 4045 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 0.5

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 Florence 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 Florence 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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