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Johnson County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Johnson County is 181.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 88 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (52), Air permit holder (minor source) (25), 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: 40.3853, -96.2649.

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 Johnson County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	181.4	143.2	1.27x	139.5 to 233.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	452.9	453.4	1x	384.8 to 531	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	42.3	51.8	0.82x	24.5 to 70.5	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 Johnson County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,994.9	9,842.6	-19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.9	75.3	+3%	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	96.7	96.9	-0%	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.

Formaldehyde15.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.3 per million
Benzene0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing52
Air permit holder (minor source)25
NPDES wastewater discharge permit4
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
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.

Tecumseh Poultry Llc (Dba Mba Poultry), Tecumseh
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $96,506.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001131775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Tecumseh Poultry Llc (Dba Mba Poultry), Tecumseh
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Peracetic acid. 562 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68450CMPBL333SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Tecumseh Waste Water Treatment Facility, Tecumseh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009841289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Tecumseh, Tecumseh
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2308 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Tecumseh Poultry Llc (Dba Mba Poultry), Tecumseh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $96,506.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001131775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Maple Grove Home, Tecumseh
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975385 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Tecumseh Poultry Llc (Dba Mba Poultry), Tecumseh
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $96,506.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001131775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Sterling Wastewater Treatment Facility, Sterling
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009113994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Tecumseh Waste Water Treatment Facility, Tecumseh
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110009841289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Tecumseh Muni, Tecumseh
Public airport. O.
Record ID 0G3 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Crab Orchard Wastewater Treatment Facility, Crab Orchard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028121271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
T.O. Haas Tire & Auto #5137, Tecumseh
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072028826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083292C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083293J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Blank, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083294R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083295X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083296E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
610th Ave, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083297L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Main St, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083299A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
611th Ave, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083300S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083302F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Blank, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083303M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083304U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Blank, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083305B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Sterling
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083306H (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 Johnson 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 Johnson 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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