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Lincoln County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lincoln County is 154.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 290 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (126), Air permit holder (minor source) (72), Gas station (mapped facility) (32). 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: 41.0252, -100.7372.

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 Lincoln County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	21	14.5	1.45xSignificant	15.3 to 28.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25.9	18.7	1.39xSignificant	20 to 33.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	7.4	5.7	1.3x	4.5 to 11.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.2	30.2	1.3xSignificant	31.9 to 47.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64	51.8	1.24xSignificant	54.5 to 74.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21	17.9	1.17x	15.5 to 28	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	504.4	453.4	1.11xSignificant	475.3 to 534.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.4	23.8	1.11x	20.1 to 34.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	154.4	143.2	1.08x	139.4 to 170.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.6	18.5	1.01x	13.3 to 25.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.7	11.3	0.95x	7.1 to 16	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	11.4	13	0.88x	6.8 to 17.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12	13.9	0.86x	8 to 17.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.7	8.7	0.77x	3.9 to 11	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 Lincoln County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,593.9	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.2	75.3	-0%	years
Child mortality	34.4	59.8	-43%	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	77.8	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.

Formaldehyde11.37 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.74 per million
Acetaldehyde0.76 per million
Benzene0.54 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing126
Air permit holder (minor source)72
Gas station (mapped facility)32
NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Brownfield property7
Small hazardous waste generator7
Public airport5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Hydroelectric plant2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Coal 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.

Gerald Gentleman Station, Sutherland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Barium And Barium Compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,464,159 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 69165GRLDGSHWY2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.5
Midwest Renewable Energy Llc, Sutherland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Ammonia, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 20,641 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 69165MDWST27532 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Gerald Gentleman, Sutherland
Coal power plant.
Record ID 6077 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7.4
Nppd Gerald Gentleman Station, Sutherland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000606522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Union Pacific Railroad, North Platte
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000615503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Union Pacific Railroad, North Platte
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000615503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Midwest Renewable Energy, Llc, Sutherland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017696331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Fld, North Platte
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID LBF (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Masonite Corporation, North Platte
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001520293 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nppd Gerald Gentleman Station, Sutherland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000606522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kmigt North Platte Compressor, North Platte
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007126350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Gary'S Super Foods, North Platte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041243954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
5th Street Parking Property, North Platte
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038763193 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
1913 Post Office Building, North Platte
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038764076 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
5th Street Parking Property, North Platte
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038972868 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lincoln County Jail, North Platte
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040316663 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Source Gas Building, Sutherland
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045400990 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Buchholz Property, Sutherland
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045928396 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Saxton Property, Sutherland
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968362 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Nppd Gerald Gentleman Station, Sutherland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000606522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
North Platte Wastewater Treatment Facility, North Platte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000734233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Masonite Corp, North Platte
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers.
TRI facility ID 6910WMSNTC112IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Nppd Gerald Gentleman Station, Sutherland
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000606522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland, Llc, North Platte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017852634 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Sutherland Wastewater Treatment Facility, Sutherland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071076247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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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