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Green County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Green County is 141.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 189 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (64), Rail grade crossing (39), Gas station (mapped facility) (21). 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: 42.6777, -89.6024.

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 Green County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	7.3	4.8	1.52x	4.4 to 11.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27	17.9	1.51xSignificant	20.9 to 34.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.9	14.5	1.3x	13.8 to 25.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.3	23.8	1.27x	23.4 to 38.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.7	18.5	1.17x	16.1 to 28.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16	13.9	1.15x	11.6 to 21.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.4	18.7	1.09x	15.3 to 27	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.2	5.7	1.09x	3.6 to 10.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.5	30.2	1.08x	26.1 to 40.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.7	11.3	1.04x	8.1 to 16.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	465.2	453.4	1.03x	438.4 to 493.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.2	13	1.02x	8.5 to 19.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.4	51.8	1.01x	44.1 to 62	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	141.4	143.2	0.99x	127.4 to 156.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.7	8.7	0.77x	4.1 to 10.8	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 Green County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,851.6	9,842.6	-41%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.2	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	43	59.8	-28%	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	90.1	96.9	-7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.4	28.6	-46%	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.

Formaldehyde14.47 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.39 per million
Benzene0.91 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit64
Rail grade crossing39
Gas station (mapped facility)21
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)16
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)13
TRI reporting facility10
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Public airport5
Major air pollution source3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Browntown Foundry Llc, Browntown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001921939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.2
Badger State Ethanol Llc, Monroe
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Acetaldehyde, Ammonia, Formaldehyde and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 25,243 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53566BDGRS820W1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Badger State Ethanol, Monroe
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038166365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Grede-Browntown, Browntown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Chromium, Lead and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,250 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53522RQSFNHWYMA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Kuhn N.A. Inc., Brodhead
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 1,103 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53520KNGHT1501W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Grande Cheese, Juda
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005528688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Monroe Truck Equipment, Monroe
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Cobalt and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 749 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53566MNRTR1051W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Browntown Foundry Llc, Browntown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001921939 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Industrial Combustion Llc, Monroe
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 134 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53566NDSTR35121 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Stoughton Trailers Llc-Plant 4, Brodhead
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese. 1,184 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53520STGHT30223 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Milk Specialties Global Monroe, Monroe
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000744455 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Kuhn North America Inc, Brodhead
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000419556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Badger State Ethanol, Monroe
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038166365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Monroe Truck Equipment Inc, Monroe
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000419949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Actus Nutrition - Monroe, Monroe
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Nitric acid. 332 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53566SPTCH24511 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Monroe Wastewater Treatment Facility, Monroe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000737800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Industrial Combustion Llc, Monroe
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002034290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Juda Sanitary District #1 Wwtf, Brodhead
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010886960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Spring Grove Dairy, Brodhead
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031276287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Badger State Ethanol, Monroe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038166365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Williams Bedrock Bovines Inc, Spring Grove, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041253130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Grande Cheese, Juda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005528688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Grande Cheese Co, Juda
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002433215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Klondike Cheese Co, Monroe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010884506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Badger State Ethanol, Monroe
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $1,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038166365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Green 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 Green 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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