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Lincoln County, Nevada: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lincoln County is 147.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 77 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (35), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (14), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). 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: 37.7609, -114.9727.

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 Lincoln County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	147.2	143.2	1.03x	110.7 to 194.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	384.9	453.4	0.85x	318.9 to 462.2	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 Lincoln County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,004.7	9,842.6	-19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77	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	114.1	96.9	+18%	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.

Formaldehyde8.42 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.49 per million
Acetaldehyde0.44 per million
Pahpom0.25 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing35
NPDES wastewater discharge permit14
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Brownfield property5
Landfill (mapped facility)4
Public airport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Old Panaca Pre-School, Panaca
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043455267 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pahranagat High School Multi-Use Building, Alamo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969550 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pahranagat Valley High School Auto Shop, Alamo
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980891 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Gem Theatre, Pioche
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983083 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pioche-Caselton Mill Site (Ou4), Pioche
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071992950 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Burea Of Land Management-Panaca Seat Base, Panaca
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070595195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lincoln County, Panaca
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1L1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Alamo Landing Fld, Alamo
Public airport. O.
Record ID L92 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Old Waste Burial Site
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/14775453 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City Of Mesquite Municipal Landfill, Mesquite
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/15314530 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Old Toxic Waste Burning Pits
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/238030515 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Western Elite Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/491861212 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Jim Wilkin Trucking, Caliente
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021278990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Perlite Mine, Caliente
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041060115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Atlanta Mine, Pioche
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059819914 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haycock Petroleum Company, Caliente
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059850647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Caliente Youth Center Access Bridge, Caliente
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069563458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Uprr Caliente Subdivision, Caliente
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069581410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sr 317 Rainbow Canyon, Caliente
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070001746 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alamo Landing Field, Alamo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070110833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lincoln County Crestline Landfill, Pioche
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070562332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Beaver Dam Road, Caliente
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070568794 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ndot Q1-715, Caliente
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070669432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Medicinal Processing Facility, Caliente
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070670851 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Caliente Yard, Caliente
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070694572 (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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.

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