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Franklin County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Franklin County is 184.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 70 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (35), Air permit holder (minor source) (23), Public airport (3). 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: 40.173, -98.9526.

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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 Franklin County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths184.5143.21.29x134.3 to 2522020-2024
All cancerNew cases508.5453.41.12x411.7 to 623.92019-2023

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 Franklin County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death13,659.39,842.6+39%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy73.175.3-3%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 deaths95.196.9-2%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.

  • Formaldehyde13.34 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.99 per million
  • Benzene0.49 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing35
  • Air permit holder (minor source)23
  • Public airport3
  • Gas station (mapped facility)3
  • Brownfield property1
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • Heliport1
  • Gas power plant1
  • Oil-fired power plant1
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit1

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. Campbell Village, Campbell

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 2225 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  2. Franklin (Ne), Franklin

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 2238 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 3

  3. Former Lincoln Hotel, Franklin

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965865 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  4. Casey'S General Store, Franklin

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037602877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  5. Ian James Livestock, Bloomington

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072002225 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  6. Blank, Franklin

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077121M (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  7. Blank, Franklin

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077122U (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  8. Blank, Franklin

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077123B (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  9. 16th Avenue, Franklin

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077124H (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  10. Blank, Franklin

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077125P (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  11. Blank, Franklin

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077126W (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  12. Blank, Franklin

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077127D (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  13. N-S1/2sec, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077128K (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  14. Blank, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077129S (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  15. Blank, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077131T (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  16. Blank, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077132A (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  17. Blank, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077133G (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  18. Blank, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077134N (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  19. Blank, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077135V (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  20. Blank, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077136C (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  21. Blank, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077137J (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  22. Blank, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077138R (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  23. Blank, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077139X (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  24. Blank, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077140S (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  25. Blank, Bloomington

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077141Y (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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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