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Juneau County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Juneau County is 174.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 224 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (92), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (55), Gas station (mapped facility) (27). 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: 43.9439, -90.1342.

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 Juneau County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	30.2	18.5	1.63xSignificant	22.6 to 39.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	22.4	13.9	1.61xSignificant	16.3 to 30.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	81.9	51.8	1.58xSignificant	70.2 to 95.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	47.7	30.2	1.58xSignificant	38.8 to 58.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.5	17.9	1.54xSignificant	20.4 to 36.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	28.2	18.7	1.51xSignificant	21.3 to 36.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	16.5	11.3	1.46xSignificant	11.4 to 23.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	174.3	143.2	1.22xSignificant	156.5 to 193.9	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	15.8	13	1.22x	9.9 to 24	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.1	14.5	1.18x	11.7 to 24.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	516.6	453.4	1.14xSignificant	484.7 to 550.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.7	23.8	0.95x	16.2 to 31.2	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 Juneau County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,838.6	9,842.6	-10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76	75.3	+1%	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	101.6	96.9	+5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	26.1	28.6	-9%	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.

Formaldehyde13.9 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.37 per million
Benzene0.93 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing92
NPDES wastewater discharge permit55
Gas station (mapped facility)27
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)9
TRI reporting facility7
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Public airport4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Brownfield property3
Solar power plant3
Commercial airport2
Oil-fired power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric 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.

Marquis Energy-Wisconsin Llc, Necedah
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $5,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038364221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.9
United Energy Necedah Llc, Necedah
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Acetaldehyde, Formic acid, Acrolein and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 71,971 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5464WCSTLRINTER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Mastermold Llc, Mauston
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 37,780 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53948MSTRM141EN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Marquis Energy-Wisconsin Llc, Necedah
Major air pollution source. Penalties $5,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038364221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Marquis Energy-Wisconsin Llc, Necedah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038364221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Marquis Energy-Wisconsin Llc, Necedah
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $5,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038364221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Leer Inc Merchandiser Div, New Lisbon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methyl isobutyl ketone, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 164 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53950LRMNF206NL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Wabash (Walker Stainless Equipment Co), New Lisbon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Copper, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 160 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53950WLKRS625ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Sprinkman Manufacturing, Elroy
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 120 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53929SPRNK12ACA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Wabash (Walker Stainless Equipment Co), Elroy
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Chromium, Nickel, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 64 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53929WLKRS902SE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.9
Wi Air National Guard Volk Field-Bp978, Camp Douglas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006884522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Mastermold Llc, Mauston
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005546356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Walker Stainless Equipment Co, New Lisbon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420580 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Sprinkman Manufacturing, Elroy
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025332637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Walker Stainless Equipment Co, Elroy
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000494340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Central Sands Dairy-100, Nekoosa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041254610 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Kemper Jerseys, Llc, Lindina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071070343 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Us Dod, Usaf, Volk Field Crtc, Camp Douglas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 54618SRFRC1INDE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
New Lisbon, New Lisbon
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 4130 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Elroy, Elroy
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 4113 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Elroy Wastewater Lab, Elroy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010888520 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
New Lisbon Wastewater Treatment Facility, New Lisbon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039718240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Leer Inc, New Lisbon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054257950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mauston Wastewater Treatment Facility, Mauston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010888101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Necedah Wastewater Treatment Facility, Necedah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010889832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

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 Juneau 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 Juneau 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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