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Frontier County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Frontier County is 97.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 77 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (56), Air permit holder (minor source) (14), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (4). 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: 40.5145, -100.382.

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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 Frontier County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerNew cases460.9453.41.02x369.2 to 572.42019-2023
All cancerDeaths97.8143.20.68x61.1 to 154.62020-2024

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 Frontier County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,825.19,842.6-10%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy79.675.3+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 deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde11.51 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.76 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.8 per million
  • Benzene0.43 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing56
  • Air permit holder (minor source)14
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit4
  • Public airport2
  • Gas 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. Curtis Power Plant, Curtis

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008929035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  2. Curtis, Curtis

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 2232 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 3

  3. Curtis Muni, Curtis

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 47V (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  4. Mortensen Custom Feeders, Curtis

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037940217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  5. Weeth Feedlot Ltd, Curtis

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110045815043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  6. Grabenstein Livestock Dba La Farms, Eustis

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070673617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  7. Grabenstein Livestock Dba La Farms, Eustis

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071996108 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. Co. Line, Eustis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077286K (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  9. N-S.Sec, Eustis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077289F (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  10. Allison St., Eustis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077293V (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  11. Main St, Eustis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077294C (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  12. Morton St, Eustis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077295J (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  13. N-S Sec, Eustis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077300D (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  14. N-S Sec, Eustis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077302S (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  15. N-Ssec, Eustis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077304F (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  16. E-W-Sec, Eustis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077305M (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  17. N-Ssec, Eustis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077306U (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  18. N-S Sec, Farnam

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077307B (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  19. E-W Sec, Farnam

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077308H (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  20. N-S.Sec, Farnam

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077309P (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  21. Market St, Moorefield

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077326F (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  22. Ash St, Moorefield

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077327M (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  23. N-23, Moorefield

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077329B (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  24. N-S Sec, Moorefield

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077330V (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  25. E-Wsec, Moorefield

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077334X (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

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 Frontier 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 Frontier 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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