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Wood County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wood County is 136.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 459 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (126), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (125), Gas station (mapped facility) (40). 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: 44.4604, -90.0211.

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 Wood County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.7	3.4	1.38x	3.2 to 6.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.8	4.6	1.26x	4 to 8.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.5	4.4	1.25x	3.7 to 8.1	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.2	18.7	1.24xSignificant	19.2 to 27.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.3	3.7	1.16x	2.7 to 6.5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7	6.2	1.13x	4.8 to 10.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.1	11.3	1.07x	9.5 to 15.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15	14.5	1.03x	11.7 to 19.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.9	18.5	1.02x	15.2 to 23.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.8	23.8	1x	19.4 to 29.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.7	17.9	0.99x	14.1 to 22	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	447.7	453.4	0.99x	429.1 to 466.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	136.1	143.2	0.95x	126.7 to 146.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.1	30.2	0.93x	24 to 32.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.3	5.7	0.93x	3.6 to 7.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.7	13.9	0.91x	10 to 16.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	45.7	51.8	0.88x	40.4 to 51.7	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	3.3	4.1	0.8x	2 to 5.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3.8	4.8	0.79x	2.4 to 6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	10.1	13	0.78x	7.2 to 13.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6	8.7	0.69x	4 to 8.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4.2	6.6	0.64x	2.7 to 6.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	2.9	6.6	0.44x	1.7 to 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 Wood County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,716.3	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.1	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	45	59.8	-25%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.5	6.2	+5%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	105.3	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.3	28.6	-26%	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.

Formaldehyde13.76 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.42 per million
Naphthalene1.13 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing126
NPDES wastewater discharge permit125
Gas station (mapped facility)40
Brownfield property38
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)17
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)17
TRI reporting facility14
Small hazardous waste generator12
Major air pollution source10
Hazardous waste transporter10
Large greenhouse gas emitter8
Large hazardous waste generator5
Public airport4
Hydroelectric plant3
Commercial airport2
Gas power plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Coal power plant1
Other 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.

Domtar Aw Llc Nekoosa Mill, Nekoosa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,368,545 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54457NKSMLMARKE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Water Quality Center, Wisconsin Rapids
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,231,253 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54494CNSLDNASHR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.2
Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill, Wisconsin Rapids
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 711,846 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54494CNSLD950FO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Water Quality Center, Wisconsin Rapids
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $271,377.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000544233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.8
Domtar A. W. Llc-Nekoosa, Nekoosa
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040877619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.7
Nd Paper Inc - Biron Div, Wisconsin Rapids
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Lead compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 108,443 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54494CNSLD621BI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Forte Opening Solutions - Marshfield, Marshfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 85,020 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54449WYRHS1401E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Ecc Corrosion Inc., Wisconsin Rapids
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 58,372 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54494DVNCD44CMM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Erco Worldwide (Usa) Inc, Nekoosa
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.1
Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill, Wisconsin Rapids
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Acetaldehyde, Formaldehyde, Lead compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 16,550 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54494CNSLD231FI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Matalco Wisconsin Llc, Wisconsin Rapids
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, Chromium, Manganese and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,927 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5449WMTLCX48CMM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
H & S Manufacturing Co Inc, Marshfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese, Chromium, Copper and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,908 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54449HSMNF2608S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Felker Brothers Corp, Marshfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride, Chromium, Nickel and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,500 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54449FLKRB1707E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Water Quality Center, Wisconsin Rapids
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $271,377.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000544233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Ecc Corrosion Inc, Wisconsin Rapids
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030739422 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Erco Worldwide (Usa) Inc, Nekoosa
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen sulfide, Chlorine, Lead And Lead Compounds and 4 more. 27,400 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54469VLCNMSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Ibp Solutions Us Llc., Marshfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000422007 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Matalco Inc, Wisconsin Rapids
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070667067 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Counter Form Llc, Marshfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 11,442 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54449CNTRF2001E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Biron, Biron
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070834480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Biron Mill, Wisconsin Rapids
Coal power plant.
Record ID 10234 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.1
Water Quality Center, Wisconsin Rapids
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $271,377.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000544233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Marshfield Wastewater Utility, Marshfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002049177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Felker Bros Corp, Marshfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000421963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
H And S Manufacturing Co Inc, Marshfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000421972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8

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 Wood 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 Wood 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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