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Brown County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Brown County is 147.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 28 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (15), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (9), Gas station (mapped facility) (2). 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: 42.4559, -99.9296.

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 Brown County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	147.5	143.2	1.03x	103.5 to 208.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	413.9	453.4	0.91x	324.9 to 521.7	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 Brown County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,800.9	9,842.6	+10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.6	75.3	+0%	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	68.1	96.9	-30%	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.

Formaldehyde10.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.78 per million
Acetaldehyde0.71 per million
Benzene0.42 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)15
NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Wind power 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.

Long Pine Wastewater Treatment Facility, Long Pine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008930684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ainsworth Rgnl, Ainsworth
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ANW (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ainsworth Wastewater Treatment Facility, Ainsworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008951027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bejot Feed Lots, Ainsworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027374650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rolling Stone Land & Cattle Ii, Llc, Ainsworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027374669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rolling Stone Land & Cattle, Llc, Ainsworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027374678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Robert Miles Livestock, Ainsworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030485302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Robert Miles Livestock, Johnstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045795341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dan Mcgowan, Ainsworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054964721 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ldo, Llc, Ainsworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070105058 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Farmers/Ranchers Co-Op Assn, Ainsworth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001505933 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Deaver Stockham Company, Long Pine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001505951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Shawn Fernau Construction Llc, Ainsworth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001519143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Pump & Pantry 26, Ainsworth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110006610765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Ainsworth Landfill, Ainsworth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110008891253 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Long Pine Burn Site, Long Pine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110008919288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Dan Mcgowan Cabin, Johnstown
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018858967 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Daniel'S Manufacturing Co, Ainsworth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110022409838 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Vontz Paving Inc Plant 2, No City Name
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110022410354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Bejot Feed Lots, Ainsworth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110027374650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Rolling Stone Land & Cattle Ii, Llc, Ainsworth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110027374669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Rolling Stone Land & Cattle, Llc, Ainsworth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110027374678 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Nppd Ainsworth Wind Facility, Ainsworth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110039131329 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
K-C Kollision, Ainsworth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110040498869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Farmers/Ranchers Co-Op Assn, Ainsworth
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110045725658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Brown 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 Brown 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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