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Guam, Guam: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Guam. Federal databases place 282 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (251), Brownfield property (16), Toxic chemical release facility (TRI) (10).

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: 13.4501, 144.7267.

How this county ranks in Guam

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.

No county-level cancer statistics are published for this area. Request counts directly from the Guam cancer registry.

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 Guam
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature deathn/a9,842.6n/ayears of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancyn/a75.3n/ayears
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen

No AirToxScreen estimate is available for this county.

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge251
  • Brownfield property16
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
  • Commercial airport2
  • Superfund (NPL) site2
  • 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.

  1. Andersen Air Force Base, Yigo

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID GU6571999519 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10
  2. Ordot Landfill, Ordot

    Superfund (NPL) site. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID GUD980637649 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10
  3. Guam Power Authority, Piti

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead compounds, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 577,004 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 96915GMPWR322CA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.9
  4. South Pacific Petroleum Corp, Piti

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 63,060 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 96913STHPC816NM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.2
  5. Mobil Oil Guam Inc (Cabras Island Terminal), Piti

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 15,369 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 96925MBLLC1189C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.7
  6. Naval Base Guam-Apra Harbor Wwtp, Santa Rita

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 1,086,171 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 96915SNVYPCODE9 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.6
  7. Andersen Air Force Base (Us Air Force), Yigo

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 8,211 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 96543SRFRC36CES (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.5
  8. Yigo Power Plant, Yigo

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene, n-Hexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Mercury. Reports carcinogens. 4,926 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 9692WYGPWRMARIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.3
  9. Tenjo Vista Power Plant, Piti

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene, n-Hexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 1,046 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 9691WTNJVSLT19T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.8
  10. Dededo Combustion Turbine Generating Facility, Dededo

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene, n-Hexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Mercury. Reports carcinogens. 897 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 9692WDDDCM11221 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.8
  11. Hawaiian Rock Products-Guam, Mangilao

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 191 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 96913HWNRC1402R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.3
  12. Tristar Terminals Guam Inc., Agat

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene, Propylene, Certain glycol ethers. Reports carcinogens. 186 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 96928SHLLGTENJO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.2
  13. Guam Intl, Tamuning

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID GUM (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 5
  14. Former Go Cart Track, Tiyan

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964388 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  15. Father Duenas Memorial School, Chalan Pago Ordot

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964392 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  16. Poi-18 Vsqinterceptor Drainage, Barrigada

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968190 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  17. Poi-6 Gse Maintenance Facility, Barrigada

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968191 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  18. Poi-3 Former Aircraft Graveyard, Tiyan

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968192 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  19. Father Duenas Well, Chalan Pago Ordot

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968251 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  20. Old Navy Supply Depot, Sdl, Polaris Pt., Piti

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968335 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  21. Tiyan Typhoon Transition Site, Barrigada

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968341 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  22. Yigo Typhoon Transition Site, Yigo

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968357 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  23. Apra Harbor Reservation F Pcye Area, Piti

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968396 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  24. Former Naval Gymnasium Tiyan, Barrigada

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968403 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  25. Guam Brownfields, Tamuning

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071970012 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 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 Guam

  • Guam 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 Guam, and their findings.

  • Guam vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • Guam health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • Guam 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.

  • Guam 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.