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Añasco Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Añasco Municipio. Federal databases place 43 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Air permit holder (minor source) (11), Small hazardous waste generator (6). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 60 in a million, driven mainly by ethylene oxide.

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: 18.2835, -67.1155.

How this county ranks in Puerto Rico

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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.

No county-level cancer statistics are published for this area. Request counts directly from the Puerto Rico 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 Añasco Municipio
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: 60 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Ethylene Oxide41.71 per million
Formaldehyde16.69 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
Acetaldehyde1.39 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Small hazardous waste generator6
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1

Highest-severity records

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

Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl, Anasco
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene oxide, Ethylene glycol. Reports carcinogens. 8,063 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 00610BXTRHROAD4 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Anasco
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042075072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Amo Puerto Rico Manufacturing, Inc., Anasco
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042086854 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Caribe Ge International Of Pr Inc, Anasco
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000739513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Caribe Ge International Of Pr Inc, Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000739513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Municipality Of AãAsco, Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035859773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Vertedero de Añasco
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1418426656 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Integra Ci Inc, Anasco
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007806810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Integra Ci Inc, Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007806810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amphenol Advanced Sensors, Anasco
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009437733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cardinal Health Puerto Rico 218 Inc, Anasco
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012632464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cardinal Health Puerto Rico 218 Inc, Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012632464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Prasa Anasco Wtp, Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013721437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042075072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Barrio Carreras Abandoned Drum, Anasco
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057069443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amphenol Advanced Sensors, Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064865212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mar-Bela, Casa De Playa, Isabela
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070569148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mas Integrated School, Masis, Inc., Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070865564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amo Pr Mfg., Inc. (Bldg. 1), Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071064958 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cardinal Health Pr218, Inc., Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071065714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amo Pr Mfg, Inc. (Bldg 2/3), Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071067499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mas Integrated School, Masis, Inc., Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071308990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cardinal Health Pr 218, Inc, Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071643551 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ac-200303, Pavement Rehabilitation And Safety Improvements, Highway Pr-2, Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071667959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ac-200303 Pavement Rehabilitation And Safety Improvement Highway Pr-2, Anasco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071708661 (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 Añasco Municipio

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