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Stanton County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Stanton County is 130.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 45 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Air permit holder (minor source) (14), Gas station (mapped facility) (4). 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: 41.9138, -97.194.

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 Stanton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	130.6	143.2	0.91x	96.7 to 173.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	292.7	453.4	0.65x	238.9 to 355.8	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 Stanton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,163.1	9,842.6	-37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.2	75.3	+7%	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	44.4	96.9	-54%	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.

Formaldehyde13.98 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde1.12 per million
Benzene0.56 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Nucor Steel Nebraska, Norfolk
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Manganese compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 28,725 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68701NCRSTRURAL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Tms International Llc, Norfolk
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 8,337 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68701MSDVT2911E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Nucor Steel, Norfolk
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Tube City Ims, Norfolk
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031019993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Nucor Steel, Norfolk
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Northeast Solid Waste Coalition Landfill, Clarkson
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001979636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Nucor Steel, Norfolk
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Nucor Steel, Norfolk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc, Norfolk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070256209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Stanton County Public Power, Norfolk
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973265 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Nucor Steel, Norfolk
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc, Norfolk
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110070256209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Northeast Solid Waste Coalition Landfill, Clarkson
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001979636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Stanton Wastewater Treatment, Stanton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009720837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Pilger Wastewater Treatment, Pilger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045721929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Fore-Quarters Feedlot Llc, Norfolk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006601775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Maas Feedlot, Stanton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006611513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us Greenfiber Llc, Norfolk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027229069 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alexander Cattle & Farms, Pilger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035859746 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jindra Livestock, Clarkson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037105584 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Maas Cattle Co., Stanton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045758603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pioneer, Llc - Stanton County Feedlot, Stanton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045763517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dtn Feeders, Howells
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045876833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Aschoff Cattle Inc., Stanton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070099676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Valley Creek Cattle Feedlot, Clarkson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071895184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Stanton 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 Stanton 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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