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Gosper County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gosper County is 111.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 28 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (17), Air permit holder (minor source) (4), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (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: 40.5398, -99.8127.

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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 Gosper County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerNew cases375.8453.40.83x276.7 to 503.92019-2023
All cancerDeaths111.1143.20.78x64.9 to 186.42020-2024

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 Gosper County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death9,7829,842.6-1%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy75.875.3+1%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.

  • Formaldehyde12.33 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.77 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.87 per million
  • Benzene0.44 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing17
  • Air permit holder (minor source)4
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit3
  • Hydroelectric plant2
  • Public airport1
  • 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. Canaday, Lexington

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 2226 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 3.1

  2. Rowe, Inc., Elwood

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006558670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  3. Keller Feedlot, Inc., Eustis

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037273571 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  4. Elwood Wwtp, Elwood

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039893924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  5. N S Sec, Bertrand

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077254E (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  6. N S Sec, Bertrand

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077255L (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  7. N S Sec, Smithfield

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077256T (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  8. N-S Sec, Smithfield

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077257A (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  9. N-S Sec, Smithfield

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077259N (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  10. Commercial Ave, Smithfield

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077260H (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  11. N S Sec, Smithfield

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077262W (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  12. N S Sec, Smithfield

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077263D (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  13. N S Sec, Smithfield

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077264K (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  14. N S 1, Elwood

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077270N (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  15. N-Ssec, Elwood

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077271V (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  16. Calvert Ave, Elwood

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077272C (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  17. N S Sec, Elwood

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077279A (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  18. N S Sec, Elwood

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077280U (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  19. Blank, Elwood

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077281B (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  20. N-23, Eustis

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077284W (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.2

  21. Smith Avenue, Elwood

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 077273J (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  22. Elwood Landfill, Elwood

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007379229 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  23. Chs Agri Service Center, Smithfield

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110045814213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  24. Johnson Lake Burn Site, Elwood

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064273423 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  25. Jldi Community Burn Site South, Elwood

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071155221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 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 Gosper 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 Gosper 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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