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Trempealeau County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Trempealeau County is 140.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 205 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (76), Rail grade crossing (69), 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: 44.2902, -91.3477.

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 Trempealeau County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	36	23.8	1.51xSignificant	27.1 to 46.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.8	5.7	1.37x	4.4 to 13.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	15.2	11.3	1.35x	10.4 to 21.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	18.3	13.9	1.32x	12.7 to 25.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	59.3	51.8	1.14x	49.2 to 71.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.3	18.5	1.1x	14.3 to 28	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.9	17.9	1.06x	13.4 to 26.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	477	453.4	1.05x	446.3 to 509.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.2	14.5	1.05x	10.4 to 21.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140.5	143.2	0.98x	124.6 to 158	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.8	30.2	0.95x	22 to 37.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	17	18.7	0.91x	11.8 to 23.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.5	13	0.73x	5.2 to 15.9	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 Trempealeau County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,004.8	9,842.6	-39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.4	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	42.5	59.8	-29%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.7	6.2	+24%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	71.1	96.9	-27%	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.

Formaldehyde14.5 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.41 per million
Benzene1.02 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit76
Rail grade crossing69
Gas station (mapped facility)21
Small hazardous waste generator7
TRI reporting facility6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Public airport4
Major air pollution source2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Heliport2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Oil-fired 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.

Pilgrim'S Arcadia Processing Plant, Arcadia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid. 10,332 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5461WGLDNP29NRT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Nelson Global Inc-Arcadia, Arcadia
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 95 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54612NLSND1450E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Gea Farm Technologies Inc., Galesville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 50 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5463WGFRMT293WG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Global Finishing Solutions Inc., Osseo
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel, Copper and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 49 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54758GLBLF12731 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Gold'N Plump Arcadia, Arcadia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000560857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Ampi Blair Cheese Plant, Blair
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000494395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Global Finishing Solutions Inc, Osseo
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002038125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Nelson Global Products Inc, Arcadia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001925178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Hamlin Valley Farms Inc, Albion, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040433368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Van Ryn Dairy, Hale, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041249789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Arctic View Farms, Gale, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041254745 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Blair Sewage Collection System, Blair
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070938437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Eleva Sewage Collection System, Eleva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070940977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gea Farm Technologies, Galesville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009516087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Independence Wastewater Treatment Plant, Independence
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010888058 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Associated Milk Producers Inc., Blair
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Benzoyl peroxide. 25 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54616SSCTD220EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.1
Arcadia Electric, Arcadia
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 4100 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Gold\2019n Plump Farms Limited Partnership Llc, Arcadia
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001928754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Arcadia Wastewater Treatment F, Arcadia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002050226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ashley Furniture Industries Inc, Arcadia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012507661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Eleva Strum Joint Sewerage Commission Wwtf, Strum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064581297 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Trempealeau Wastewater Treatment Facility, Trempealeau
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010848137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Arcadia Municipal Electric, Arcadia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001925150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Galesville Wastewater Treatment Plant, Galesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010888897 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ettrick Wastewater Treatment Facility, Ettrick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010895558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau 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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