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Dodge County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dodge County is 164.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 348 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (122), Air permit holder (minor source) (107), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35). 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: 41.5679, -96.6751.

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 Dodge County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	6.6	3.7	1.78x	3.6 to 11	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	7.1	4.6	1.54x	4 to 11.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	18.2	13	1.4x	12.5 to 25.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.8	30.2	1.38xSignificant	34.2 to 50.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.6	23.8	1.33xSignificant	24.3 to 40.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.7	17.9	1.21x	16.1 to 28.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	164.9	143.2	1.15xSignificant	149.2 to 181.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	16.2	14.5	1.12x	11.4 to 22.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.6	51.8	1.11x	48.7 to 67.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.2	6.6	1.09x	4.3 to 11.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	449.2	453.4	0.99x	421.7 to 478.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.9	18.5	0.81x	10.4 to 20.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.1	11.3	0.81x	5.7 to 13.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	14	18.7	0.75x	9.8 to 19.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.2	13.9	0.73x	6.5 to 15.5	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 Dodge County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,617.2	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.2	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	75.1	59.8	+26%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.8	6.2	+26%	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.

Formaldehyde15.48 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.26 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing122
Air permit holder (minor source)107
NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
Gas station (mapped facility)24
Brownfield property12
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
TRI reporting facility9
Small hazardous waste generator6
Major air pollution source3
Commercial airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
EPA air quality monitor1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Coal power plant1
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.

City Of Fremont Department Of Utilities Lon D Wright Power, Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Copper compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 330,570 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68025CTYFF2701E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Wholestone Farms Cooperative Inc, Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000555550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.5
Lon D Wright Power Plant, Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040983308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Magnus Llc, Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead, Copper, Antimony and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 25,373 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68025MGNSFSOUTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Adm, Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane. 1,414,632 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68025RCHRD130NB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Provimi N.A. Inc., Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds, Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,565 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68025VGRTN943SS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Wholestone Farms Cooperative Inc., Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Acetic acid, 2-[(γ-ω-perfluoro-C4-20-alkyl)thio] derivs., 2-hydroxypropyl esters, Nitric acid, Phosphoric acid, γ-ω-perfluoro-C8-16-alkyl esters, compds. with diethanolamine and 2 more. Reports PFAS. 5,509 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68025GHRML900SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Fremont Wastewater Treatment Facility, Fremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $26,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000760267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Lincoln Premium Poultry, Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds. 58,126 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6802WLNCLN1325E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Archer Daniels Midland Co, Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000447437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Lincoln Premium Poultry Llc, Fremont
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070005201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Lon Wright, Fremont
Coal power plant.
Record ID 2240 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.2
Lincoln Premium Poultry, Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070569728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Magnus Division Of Lv Ventures, Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000447419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Wholestone Farms Cooperative Inc, Fremont
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000555550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Provimi North America Inc, Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000447446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Lon D Wright Power Plant, Fremont
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040983308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Fremont Wastewater Treatment Facility, Fremont
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $26,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000760267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Lon D Wright Power Plant, Fremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040983308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Materials Packaging Corp, Fremont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 68026GRHLD33NBR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Wholestone Farms Cooperative Inc, Fremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000555550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lon D Wright Power Plant, Fremont
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040983308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Scribner Diesel Generation Facility, Scribner
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 64420 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Purina Animal Nutrition Llc, Fremont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000447384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Wholestone Farms Cooperative Inc, Fremont
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000555550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Dodge 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 Dodge 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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