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Platte County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Platte County is 133 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 358 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (105), Rail grade crossing (105), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (54). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 41.5408, -97.5414.

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 Platte County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.8	6.2	1.42x	4.9 to 14.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.5	18.5	1.27x	17.4 to 31.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.2	18.7	1.24x	17.3 to 30.5	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.6	17.9	1.21x	15.4 to 29.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.3	11.3	1.18x	8.9 to 19.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.9	13.9	1.07x	10.2 to 21.2	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.8	13	0.98x	7.9 to 19.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	436.1	453.4	0.96x	407.8 to 466	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	48.8	51.8	0.94x	40.1 to 59	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.5	14.5	0.93x	8.8 to 19.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	133	143.2	0.93x	118.2 to 149.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	24.9	30.2	0.82x	18.9 to 32.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.3	23.8	0.64x	10.4 to 21.9	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 Platte County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,668.5	9,842.6	-42%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.1	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	33.6	59.8	-44%	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	74.1	96.9	-24%	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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde14.36 per million
Ethylene Oxide10.08 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Chromium Vi Hexavalent1.6 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)105
Rail grade crossing105
NPDES wastewater discharge permit54
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)19
Small hazardous waste generator16
TRI reporting facility16
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Brownfield property7
Large hazardous waste generator5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source3
Hydroelectric plant2
Wind power plant2
Superfund (NPL) site2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
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.

Lindsay Manufacturing Co., Lindsay
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 47.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NED068645696 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
10th Street Site, Columbus
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 28.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NED981713837 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Minnesota Corn Processors - Columbus Facility, Columbus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.5
Adm Corn Processing-Columbus, Columbus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, Ammonia, Methanol, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 804,826 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68601MNNST3000E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Lindsay Irrigation Solutions, Llc, Lindsay
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $30,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000596891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
Lindsay Manufacturing Co, Lindsay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese, Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 49,587 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68644LNDSYEASTH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Flexcon Co Inc., Columbus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Vinyl acetate, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane. Reports carcinogens. 31,256 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68601FLXCN2021E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Becton Dickinson & Co, Columbus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene oxide. Reports carcinogens. 6,582 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6860WBDPHR92E19 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Becton Dickinson Medical -Medication Delivery Solutions, Columbus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,920 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68601BCTNDINDUS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Behlen Mfg. Co., Columbus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,419 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68601BHLNMHWY30 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Minnesota Corn Processors - Columbus Facility, Columbus
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Camaco Columbus Manufacturing, Columbus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001512186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Kent Nutrition Group Inc., Columbus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Cobalt compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 259 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68601KNTFDHWY30 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Flexcon Company Inc, Columbus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448025 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Valmont Newmark Inc, Columbus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 126 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68601RLNCL16E29 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Cargill, Columbus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 10,057 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6860WCRGLL1529B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Archer Daniels Midland Columbus, Columbus
Coal power plant.
Record ID 57046 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 6.1
Minnesota Corn Processors - Columbus Facility, Columbus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Bd Medical Systems, Columbus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000596873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Vishay Dale Electronics Inc 02, Columbus
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $774,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448007 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Camaco Columbus Manufacturing Llc, Columbus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Manganese. 3,536 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68601DGLSLHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Behlen Mfg Co, Columbus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000447990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Douglas Holdings, Columbus
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese. 1,344 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68601PPLTN2500E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Douglas Holdings Llc, Columbus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Bd Pharmaceutical Systems, Columbus
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013303656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 Platte 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 Platte 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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