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Harlan County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Harlan County is 182.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 114 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (87), Air permit holder (minor source) (16), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (5). 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: 40.1807, -99.4045.

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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 Harlan County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths182.8143.21.28x133.5 to 248.72020-2024
All cancerNew cases450.1453.40.99x363 to 554.82019-2023

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 Harlan County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death8,061.69,842.6-18%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy76.875.3+2%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 deaths92.496.9-5%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.

  • Formaldehyde13.02 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.97 per million
  • Benzene0.46 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing87
  • Air permit holder (minor source)16
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit5
  • Public airport2
  • Airfield1
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • Gas power plant1
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)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.

  1. Oxford (Ne), Oxford

    Gas power plant.

    Record ID 2295 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 3

  2. Alma Muni, Alma

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 4D9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  3. Wastewater Plant

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1534404592 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  4. Tripe Motor Co, Alma

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006072720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  5. High Choice Feeders, Llc, Orleans

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110028120511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  6. D.M. Schluntz Corp., Republican City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110030485160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  7. Wbh Cattle Feeding, Llc, Orleans

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037458480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. D.M. Schluntz Corp., Republican City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110058286475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  9. Wbh Cattle Feeding, Llc, Orleans

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071951316 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  10. Co Rd, Oxford

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076580E (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  11. Sh Ne 4, Oxford

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076581L (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  12. Co Rd, Oxford

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076582T (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  13. 1st St, Oxford

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076583A (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  14. Co Rd, Oxford

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076584G (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  15. Co Rd, Oxford

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076586V (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  16. Coon Crossing, Oxford

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076587C (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  17. Us Hwy 36, Oxford

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076588J (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  18. Private, Mascot

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076589R (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  19. Co Rd, Mascot

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076590K (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  20. Private, Mascot

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076591S (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  21. Private, Mascot

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076592Y (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  22. Cornwall St, Oxford

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 094679M (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.3

  23. N-89, Orleans

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076708X (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  24. E-W Sec, Orleans

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076712M (Federal Railroad Administration)

    Severity 1.1

  25. E-W Sec, Orleans

    Rail grade crossing.

    Record ID 076715H (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 Harlan 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 Harlan 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.

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