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Thayer County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Thayer County is 174.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 103 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (48), Air permit holder (minor source) (37), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (7). 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: 40.1762, -97.595.

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 Thayer County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	174.6	143.2	1.22x	135.6 to 223.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	453.1	453.4	1x	383.6 to 533	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	42.3	51.8	0.82x	25.3 to 70	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 Thayer County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,892.5	9,842.6	-30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.1	75.3	+2%	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	93	96.9	-4%	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.

Formaldehyde14.61 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde1.17 per million
Benzene0.52 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing48
Air permit holder (minor source)37
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Oil-fired power plant2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Small 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.

Hebron, Hebron
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2266 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Deshler, Deshler
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2234 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Nppd Hebron Peaking Unit, Hebron
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007127572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Reinke Manufacturing Co Inc, Deshler
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045794315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Reinke Manufacturing Co Inc, Deshler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045794315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Hebron Muni, Hebron
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HJH (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Deshler Municipal Utilities, Deshler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001514754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Blue Valley Foods Inc, Hebron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001518554 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bruning Wastewater Treatment Facility, Bruning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009841065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hebron Wastewater Treatment Facility, Hebron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039830911 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Reinke Manufacturing Co Inc, Deshler
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110045794315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hebron Wwtf, Hebron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070001656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Legacy Cattle Company, Llc, Byron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072132306 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Carleton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813569P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Road 5900, Carleton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813570J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Carleton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813571R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Road 5800/Cr 32, Carleton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813572X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Carleton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813573E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Road 5700, Carleton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813574L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
A Street, Carleton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813575T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
D Street, Carleton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813576A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Carleton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813578N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Road 5500, Carleton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813579V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Hwy 5, Carleton
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813581W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Alexandria
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 813600Y (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 Thayer 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 Thayer 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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