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Dixon County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dixon County is 151.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 83 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (29), Air permit holder (minor source) (27), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17). 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: 42.4968, -96.8688.

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 Dixon County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41	30.2	1.36x	24 to 67.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	151.4	143.2	1.06x	117.4 to 194	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	392.7	453.4	0.87x	330.3 to 464.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	42.3	51.8	0.82x	23.7 to 71.1	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 Dixon County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,812.2	9,842.6	-41%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.9	75.3	+5%	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	75.1	96.9	-23%	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.

Formaldehyde13.77 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.1 per million
Benzene0.57 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing29
Air permit holder (minor source)27
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Wind power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
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.

Mg Waldbaum Co, Wakefield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Mg Waldbaum Co, Wakefield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Ammonia, Chlorine. 167,926 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68784MLTNG105NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Mg Waldbaum Co, Wakefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Wakefield, Wakefield
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2311 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Newcastle Wastewater Treatment Facility, Newcastle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008930782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Naturally Recycled Proteins, Wakefield
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016753155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Emerson, Emerson
Gas power plant.
Record ID 2235 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
The Hatchery, Wakefield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985277 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wakefield Wastewater Treatment, Wakefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008930407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Mg Waldbaum Co, Wakefield
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Big Red Farms, Wakefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Wakefield Wastewater Treatment, Wakefield
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110008930407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Ponca Wastewater Treatment, Ponca
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009841412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1445924696 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Big Red Farms, Wakefield
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Waterbury Wastewater Treatment, Waterbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011033764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Husker Pride Farms, Wakefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000596953 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Emerson Municipal Utilities, Emerson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001507263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dixon County Feedyard Co, Allen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006606565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Allen Wastewater Treatment Facility, Allen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008930247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
M.G. Waldbaum Co. Poultry Operations - Wakefield, Wakefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037939489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wakefield Farms, Emerson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045804518 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gardner Growers I, Wakefield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045851128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
8 K Cattle, Llc, Allen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070099668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Arrow B Livestock, Ponca
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070620085 (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 Dixon 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 Dixon 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.

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