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Price County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Price County is 144.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 175 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (102), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (26), Gas station (mapped facility) (13). 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: 45.6753, -90.3608.

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 Price County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	Deaths	17.2	11.3	1.52x	11 to 27.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	24.6	18.7	1.32x	17 to 36.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36	30.2	1.19x	26.4 to 49.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.8	17.9	1.11x	11.8 to 32.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.7	51.8	1.06x	43.1 to 69.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	144.8	143.2	1.01x	124.8 to 168.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	442.9	453.4	0.98x	403.5 to 486	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.2	18.5	0.93x	10.3 to 28.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.6	13.9	0.91x	7.4 to 22	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	11.3	14.5	0.78x	6.1 to 20.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	11.3	23.8	0.47x	6.4 to 20.5	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 Price County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,009.3	9,842.6	-39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.4	75.3	+4%	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	86.5	96.9	-11%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde9.66 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde0.97 per million
Benzene0.69 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing102
NPDES wastewater discharge permit26
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Small hazardous waste generator5
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Large hazardous waste generator3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Commercial airport2
Brownfield property2
Hydroelectric plant2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Biomass power plant1
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.

Phillips Plating Corporation, Phillips
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Phillips Plating Corp, Phillips
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Chromium, Nickel compounds, Copper compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 95 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54555PHLLP984NL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Phillips Plating Corporation, Phillips
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Catawba Kennan Joint Sewage Commission, Catawba
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016893245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Phillips Plating Corporation, Phillips
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
John A Biewer Lumber Co, Prentice
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
City Of Phillips Wastewater Treatment Plant, Phillips
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010889431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Fifield Sanitary District No 1, Fifield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039978361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bw Papersystems, Phillips
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070814026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
John A Biewer Lumber Co, Prentice
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Saunders Wood Specialties, Park Falls
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013881022 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
115 Depot Road, Phillips
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114791 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Bw Papersystems, Phillips
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000768143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Weather Shield, Inc., Park Falls
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010285798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Flambeau River Papers, Park Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070828286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
John A Biewer Lumber Co, Prentice
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds.
TRI facility ID 54556JHNBW400RE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Bwpapersystems, Phillips
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds.
TRI facility ID 5455WBWPPR13NAI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Park Falls Industrial Management, Park Falls
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 50620 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Park Falls Industrial Management, Llc, Park Falls
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422392 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Prentice Village Of, Prentice
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010848146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
St Croix Of Park Falls Ltd, Park Falls
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000768134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Ogema Sanitary District, Ogema
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010887683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Park Falls City Of, Park Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039719383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Prentice, Prentice
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5N2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Price County, Phillips
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PBH (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2

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 Price 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 Price 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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