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Kimball County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Kimball County is 125.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 68 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (29), Air permit holder (minor source) (19), Brownfield property (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: 41.1852, -103.7147.

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 Kimball County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	125.8	143.2	0.88x	87.6 to 179.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	339.8	453.4	0.75x	268.1 to 427.2	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 Kimball County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,793.2	9,842.6	-1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76	75.3	+1%	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	103	96.9	+6%	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.

Formaldehyde10.08 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.57 per million
Acetaldehyde0.75 per million
Pahpom0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing29
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Brownfield property3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator3
NPDES wastewater discharge permit2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Oil-fired power plant1
Wind power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
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.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc - Kimball Facility, Kimball
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $658,624.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041638458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc, Kimball
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead And Lead Compounds, Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms), Nickel And Nickel Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 5,240,222 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 69145CLNHR5MISO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc - Kimball Facility, Kimball
Major air pollution source. Penalties $658,624.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041638458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc - Kimball Facility, Kimball
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $658,624.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041638458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc - Kimball Facility, Kimball
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $658,624.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041638458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Kimball, Kimball
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2248 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Kimball Municipal Power Plant, Kimball
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001510543 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Kimball County Hospital, Kimball
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011715572 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kimball Mixed Use Commercial, Kimball
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971560 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Maginnis Building, Kimball
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986773 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kimball Wastewater Treatment Facility, Kimball
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006707055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Kimball Muni/Robert E Arraj Fld, Kimball
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID IBM (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1536927333 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Kimball Ford Lincoln Mercury, Kimball
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007678931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc - Kimball Facility, Kimball
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071261760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Union Pacific Railroad - Dix Derailment, Dix
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072029145 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cr 69, Dix
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817642Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cr 67, Dix
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817643F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cr 63, Dix
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817644M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Dix
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817645U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Spruce Street/Cr 59, Dix
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817646B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Dix
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817647H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cr 55, Dix
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817648P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Kimball
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817650R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cr 49, Kimball
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817651X (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 Kimball 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 Kimball 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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