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Esmeralda County, Nevada: environmental and disease records

Federal databases place 30 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Brownfield property (7), Public airport (5), Gas station (mapped facility) (4). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 37.6932, -117.6563.

How this county ranks in Nevada

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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 Esmeralda County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	644.9	453.4	1.42x	433.8 to 943.5	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 Esmeralda County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	n/a	9,842.6	n/a	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	n/a	75.3	n/a	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	n/a	96.9	n/a	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: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde8.14 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.44 per million
Acetaldehyde0.59 per million
Pahpom0.41 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Brownfield property7
Public airport5
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Small hazardous waste generator4
NPDES wastewater discharge permit4
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Albemarle U.S. Inc., Silverpeak
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lithium carbonate. 35,981 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 89047FTMNRHWY26 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Rockwood Lithium Inc, Silverpeak
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007978876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Coaldale Junction Truck Stop, Coaldale
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968842 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Silver Peak Community Center, Silver Peak
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974616 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Labarthe House, Goldfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974617 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Silver Peak Gas Station, Silver Peak
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980124 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dew Drop Inn, Silverpeak
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981948 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Gas Station And Convenience Store, Silverpeak
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981953 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Silver Peak Motel, Silver Peak
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981954 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mineral Ridge Mine, Silverpeak
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cyanide compounds.
TRI facility ID 89047MNRLR200MI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Lida Junction, Goldfield
Public airport. O.
Record ID 0L4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Goldfield, Goldfield
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1A8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Dyer, Dyer
Public airport. O.
Record ID 2Q9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Silver Peak Waste Transfer Station, Silver Peak
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1177792801 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Goldfield Sanitary Landfill, Goldfield
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1177804646 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Mineral Ridge Mine, Silver Peak
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044943728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grefco Minerals Inc., Dyer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059834684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crescent Dunes Thermal Solar, Tonopah
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062915314 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Silver Peak Road, Esmeralda County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069607223 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wulfenstein Construction Co, Inc - Goldfield Project, North Of Goldfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070618419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Silver Peak Road, Silver Peak
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070685771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Goldfield Bonanza Mine, Goldfield
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071522644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gemfield Resources Llc., Goldfield
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072095892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Silver Peak Operations, Silver Peak
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110042262039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Esmeralda Market & Gas, Dyer
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/4349791131 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Esmeralda County

Nevada 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 Esmeralda County, and their findings.
Nevada vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Nevada health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Nevada 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.
Nevada 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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