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Nuckolls County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Nuckolls County is 130 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 94 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (40), Air permit holder (minor source) (34), Gas station (mapped facility) (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: 40.1619, -98.0472.

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 Nuckolls County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	465	453.4	1.03x	387.2 to 555.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.9	51.8	0.96x	29.1 to 84	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	130	143.2	0.91x	93.9 to 178.4	2020-2024

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 Nuckolls County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,330.6	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.2	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	82.6	96.9	-15%	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.

Formaldehyde14.57 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde1.15 per million
Benzene0.53 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing40
Air permit holder (minor source)34
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
NPDES wastewater discharge permit4
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (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.

Superior Wastewater Treatment Facility, Superior
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008961481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Northward Elementary School, Superior
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045401007 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Southward Elementary School, Superior
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045401016 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Superior Muni, Superior
Public airport. O.
Record ID 12K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1353550276 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1530651597 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Scholl Brothers Feed Yard, Nelson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043266890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Darrin Lanham Livestock, Nelson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045768068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Schiermeyer Livestock, Nelson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071147864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Road 4700, Davenport
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813693V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Road 4600, Davenport
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813695J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Road 4500, Davenport
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813697X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Road U, Edgar
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813700D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Diamond Lime Llc, Nelson
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110008968260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.3
First St, Superior
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011232V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Hartley St, Superior
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011233C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private, Superior
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011238L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private, Superior
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 011239T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
County Road, Guide Rock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083980P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private, Superior
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083981W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private, Superior
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083982D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
County Road, Guide Rock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083983K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private, Superior
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083984S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private, Superior
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083986F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
County Road, Guide Rock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083988U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

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 Nuckolls 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 Nuckolls 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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