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Furnas County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Furnas County is 166.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 201 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (140), Air permit holder (minor source) (35), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13). 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: 40.1804, -99.9123.

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 Furnas County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.7	51.8	1.25x	39.2 to 102.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	166.8	143.2	1.16x	127.4 to 216.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	434.2	453.4	0.96x	363 to 516.8	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 Furnas County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,966.3	9,842.6	-9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77	75.3	+2%	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	77.5	96.9	-20%	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.

Formaldehyde12.31 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.79 per million
Acetaldehyde0.91 per million
Benzene0.48 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing140
Air permit holder (minor source)35
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Nebraska Corn Processing Llc, Cambridge
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 38,853 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6902WMDMRC17PTT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Nebraska Corn Processing, Llc, Cambridge
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $7,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017852625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Cambridge, Cambridge
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2223 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Nebraska Corn Processing, Llc, Cambridge
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $7,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017852625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Beaver City Municipal Plant, Beaver City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011730494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Beaver City, Beaver City
Gas power plant.
Record ID 2217 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Butler Memorial Library, Cambridge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982357 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Nebraska Corn Processing, Llc, Cambridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017852625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Beaver City Municipal Plant, Beaver City
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110011730494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Nebraska Corn Processing, Llc, Cambridge
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $7,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017852625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Holbrook Wastewater Treatment, Holbrook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009841467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Cambridge Wastewater Treatment Facility, Cambridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015682073 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Arapahoe Muni, Arapahoe
Public airport. O.
Record ID 37V (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Cambridge Muni, Cambridge
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID CSB (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Arapahoe Wastewater Treatment Facility, Arapahoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011036182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Edison Wastewater Treatment Facility, Edison
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009841458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oxford Wastewater Treatment, Oxford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011036084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mccarty Farms Beaver City, Llc, Beaver City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030484964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clark Andrews, Holbrook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045501783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
R & L Anderson Livestock Llc, Arapahoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045918860 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Besler Industries Inc, Cambridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070742449 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carpenter Truck Wash, Arapahoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071403503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
R & L Anderson Livestock Llc, Arapahoe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071644319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ewing St, Oxford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 076595U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Ogden St, Oxford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 076596B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Furnas 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 Furnas 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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