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Deuel County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Deuel County is 121.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 47 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (19), Air permit holder (minor source) (15), Gas station (mapped facility) (8). 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: 41.116, -102.3331.

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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 Deuel County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths121.5143.20.85x72.8 to 200.12020-2024
All cancerNew cases301.7453.40.67x219.4 to 412.62019-2023

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 Deuel County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death7,402.49,842.6-25%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy79.975.3+6%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths163.496.9+69%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde10.52 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.66 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.7 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

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

  • Rail grade crossing19
  • Air permit holder (minor source)15
  • Gas station (mapped facility)8
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Oil-fired 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.

  1. Chappell, Chappell

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 2230 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  2. Tigt Big Springs Station, Big Springs

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007125315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  3. Billy G Ray Fld, Chappell

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID CNP (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  4. Farmers Elevator Company, Chappell

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005985924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  5. Chappell Feedlot, Llc, Chappell

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110045801003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  6. Hummermeier Feedlot, Chappell

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071995217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  7. Private, Chappell

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 805395A (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  8. Pine Street, Big Springs

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 815491E (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  9. Private, Big Springs

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 815492L (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  10. Private, Big Springs

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 815494A (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  11. Private, Big Springs

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 815495G (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  12. Private, Big Springs

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 815497V (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  13. Road 175, Chappell

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 815500B (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  14. Road 6, Chappell

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 815501H (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  15. Road 8, Chappell

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 815502P (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  16. Private, Chappell

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 815504D (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  17. Cr 169, Chappell

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 815505K (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  18. Vincent Avenue, Chappell

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 815507Y (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  19. Private, Chappell

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 817800W (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  20. Private, Chappell

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 817801D (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  21. Road 159, Chappell

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 817802K (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  22. Road 157, Chappell

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 817803S (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  23. Road 155, Lodgepole

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 817804Y (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  24. Private, Lodgepole

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 817805F (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  25. Farmers Cooperative Elevator Association, Big Springs

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000548426 (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 Deuel 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 Deuel 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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