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Cedar County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cedar County is 140.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 111 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (37), Rail grade crossing (36), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (25). 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: 42.6051, -97.2505.

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 Cedar 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	29.5	23.8	1.24x	15.7 to 50.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.4	30.2	1.17x	21.1 to 56.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	140.7	143.2	0.98x	112 to 175.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	427.7	453.4	0.94x	372.1 to 489.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	43.9	51.8	0.85x	28.4 to 66.1	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 Cedar County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,345.3	9,842.6	-46%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.2	75.3	+7%	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	78.6	96.9	-19%	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.

Formaldehyde13.5 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.06 per million
Benzene0.53 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)37
Rail grade crossing36
NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Brownfield property3
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hydroelectric plant1
Gas 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.

Us Army Corps Engineers Gavins Point Project, Crofton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071362679 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Laurel, Laurel
Gas power plant.
Record ID 2249 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Mrbf-10, South Yankton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966415 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hartington Industrial Park, Hartington
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981264 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
104 N Bridge Street, Randolph
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072154728 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Coleridge Wastewater Treatment Facility, Coleridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008961720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Randolph Wastewater Treatment Facility, Randolph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009841234 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Laurel, Laurel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039893684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Hartington Muni/Bud Becker Fld, Hartington
Public airport. O.
Record ID 0B4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/134969013 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Hartington Wwtp, Hartington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008930988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Hartington Rendering Llc, Hartington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001517519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Prince Manufacturing Corporation - Hartington, Hartington
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002081247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Prince Manufacturing Corporation - Hartington, Hartington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002081247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heine Feedlot Company, Llc, Fordyce
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006564912 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Keith Becker Livestock, Hartington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006595407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heimes Feedlot, Hartington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006603611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mick Wiepen Livestock, Saint Helena
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006611103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wynot Wastewater Treatment Facility, Wynot
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006674857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
St Helena Wastewater Treatment, St Helena
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011033657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Northeast Nebraska Feeders, Randolph
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028119462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pehrson Feed Yards, Laurel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037099671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heine Farms Feedyard, Llc, Fordyce
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037105557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Larry Paulsen Feedyard, Coleridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043268898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
C K Feedlot Inc, Hartington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045883380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Cedar 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 Cedar 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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