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Antelope County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Antelope County is 146.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 102 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (35), Rail grade crossing (31), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18). 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: 42.1762, -98.0677.

How this county ranks in Nebraska

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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 Antelope 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	41.8	23.8	1.76x	22.8 to 70.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	489.9	453.4	1.08x	418.8 to 570	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.6	51.8	1.07x	35.8 to 84.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146.8	143.2	1.03x	113.6 to 187.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30	30.2	0.99x	16.5 to 52.1	2020-2024

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 Antelope County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,812.4	9,842.6	-41%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.8	75.3	+6%	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	79.4	96.9	-18%	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.

Formaldehyde13.04 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde1 per million
Benzene0.5 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)35
Rail grade crossing31
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Wind power plant4
Public airport3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Brownfield property1
Scrapyard (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.

Neligh Electric Generation, Neligh
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043324532 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
New Moon Community Theater, Neligh
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972835 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Neligh Wastewater Treatment, Neligh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009841216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Elgin Wastewater Treatment Facility, Elgin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006610818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Antelope County, Neligh
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4V9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Oakdale Wastewater Treatment Facility, Oakdale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009841001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ne Game & Parks - Grove Trout Rearing Station, Royal
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010828051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mueller Dairy & Livestock, Clearwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040440092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ten West Cattle Inc., Elgin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040440136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jonny Dodge Chrysler Jeep Inc, Neligh
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040498752 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tom Allemang Livestock, Clearwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044902004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Thiele Dairy North, Clearwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045501792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oak Creek Ranch, Elgin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045721590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Thiele Dairy, Clearwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045779779 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
John Moser Feedlot, Clearwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045835263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Koinzan Ranch, Elgin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045875308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wilbur-Ellis Company Llc Orchard, Ne, Orchard
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069518711 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jsmm Farms Llc Elgin Feedlot, Albion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070099674 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smeal Sfa Llc - Neligh, Neligh
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070121654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fry Dairy Ltd, Ewing
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070622251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
O & W Dairy Farm Inc, Orchard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070831488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Klabenes Land & Cattle, Llc, Clearwater (Historical)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071177957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Randy Frey Livestock, Tilden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071951825 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Klabenes Land & Cattle, Llc, Clearwater (Historical)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071997256 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clearwater Burn Site, Clearwater
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007128349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.3

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 Antelope County

Nebraska 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 Antelope County, and their findings.
Nebraska vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Nebraska health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Nebraska 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.
Nebraska 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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