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Burt County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Burt County is 172.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 90 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (33), Rail grade crossing (32), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (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: 41.8647, -96.3462.

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 Burt County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	172.3	143.2	1.2x	138.4 to 213.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.7	30.2	1.18x	22.5 to 56.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.3	51.8	1.13x	40.5 to 83.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	464.8	453.4	1.03x	404.8 to 532.4	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 Burt County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,043.8	9,842.6	+22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.4	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	94.3	96.9	-3%	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.

Formaldehyde14.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.23 per million
Benzene0.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)33
Rail grade crossing32
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Brownfield property5
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Oil-fired power plant1
Solar 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.

Lyons, Lyons
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2253 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Brehmer Manufacturing Inc, Lyons
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001514433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oakland Wwtf, Oakland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009720873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Oakland Industrial Site, Oakland
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040821242 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tekamah Industrial Site, Tekamah
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040822866 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Medicine Chest Building, Tekamah
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043317069 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tiger Bowl, Tekamah
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972333 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Carson, Llc Building, Tekamah
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976458 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Decatur Wastewater Treatment Facility, Decatur
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008951296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Tekamah Muni, Tekamah
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID TQE (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Oakland Potable Wtp, Oakland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006579675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Tekamah Wastewater Treatment, Tekamah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011033773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
V-Hansen Land & Cattle Co, Herman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006616117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lyons Wastewater Treatment Facility, Lyons
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011035646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Logan Valley Feeders, Oakland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028119612 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Db Feedyards, Inc., Tekamah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035859728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Magnus Stover Livestock, Oakland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037095069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Craig Cattle Llc, Craig
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037105593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Charling Farms Inc, Oakland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045865881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Craig Ne Tsb 1, Craig
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061054898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jared Krause Livestock, Tekamah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070667434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jared Krause Livestock, Tekamah
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071658478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fulton St, Oakland
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083118T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
2nd Street, Oakland
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083119A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
5th Street, Oakland
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083121B (Federal Railroad Administration)
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 Burt 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 Burt 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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