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Pawnee County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pawnee County is 126 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 72 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (35), Air permit holder (minor source) (22), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (10). 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: 40.142, -96.237.

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 Pawnee County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	126	143.2	0.88x	81.7 to 191	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	361.1	453.4	0.8x	280.4 to 462.1	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 Pawnee County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,502.2	9,842.6	+7%	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	147	96.9	+52%	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.

Formaldehyde15.76 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.32 per million
Benzene0.63 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing35
Air permit holder (minor source)22
NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
Public airport2
Gas station (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.

N R Hamm Quarry Inc 102, Pawnee City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008929213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Table Rock Wastewater Treatment Facility, Table Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006707064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Martin Marietta Materials Inc, Du Bois
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006585098 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
C J Foods Inc, Pawnee City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007131077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
N R Hamm Quarry Inc 102, Pawnee City
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110008929213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Pawnee City Muni, Pawnee City
Public airport. O.
Record ID 50K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Pawnee City Wastewater Treatment Facility, Pawnee City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000708841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Burchard Wastewater Treatment Facility, Burchard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008931095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lewiston Wastewater Treatment, Lewiston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006707028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
C J Foods Inc, Pawnee City
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007131077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Steinauer Wastewater Treatment, Steinauer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011036299 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Schaardt Ag. Inc., Table Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042371750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Henry R. Schaardt Livestock, Table Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072003158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
County Line Rd, Elk Creek
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083658N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Blank, Elk Creek
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083659V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Blank, Elk Creek
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083660P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Blank, Elk Creek
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083662D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Blank, Table Rock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083663K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
716th Road, Table Rock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083664S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Table Rock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083665Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Table Rock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083667M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Table Rock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083668U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Table Rock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083669B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Table Rock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083671C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Table Rock
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 083674X (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 Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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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