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Cabo Rojo Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Cabo Rojo Municipio. Federal databases place 51 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (23), Gas station (mapped facility) (15), Air permit holder (minor source) (4). 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: 18.0494, -67.1553.

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 Cabo Rojo Municipio
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 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.

  • Formaldehyde15.51 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.83 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.22 per million
  • Benzene1.11 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit23
  • Gas station (mapped facility)15
  • Air permit holder (minor source)4
  • Industrial wastewater discharge3
  • Public airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)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.

  1. Cabo Rojo Ground Water Contamination, Cabo Rojo

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

    EPA site ID PRN000206319 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Rodriguez Asphalt, Llc - Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071076877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  3. Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110054103126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  4. Mirador Del Sol, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $45,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070500969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  5. Lifescan Llc, Cabo Rojo

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007813027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  6. Cabo Rojo Gas, Inc., Hormigueros

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070667477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  7. Mirador Del Sol, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071309214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  8. Red Cape Landfill

    Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1243404760 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  9. Planta de Tratamiento de Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/534966760 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  10. Prasa Boqueron-Betances Wtp, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064605930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  11. Cabo Rojo Landfill, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071885778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  12. Prasa Boqueron, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009814843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Betteroads Asphalt Plt Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055237364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Proyecto Comercial Cabo Del Mar, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071206374 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Construction Of Flooding Mitigation Infrastructure, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071237129 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Los Pozos Subdivision, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071364762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Colinas Del Mar, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071400910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Vam Plaza, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071708460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Combate Beach Resort, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071919993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Mariola Building Remodel And Expansion, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071954961 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. New Soccer Field At Rebekah Colberg Sports Complex, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072001237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Construction Of Phase 2-B Of The Cabo Rojo Municipal Landfill, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072084869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Widening Of Pr-100 (Including New Bicycle Lanes) Between Pr-308 And Pr-101, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072165573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Widening Of Pr-100(Including New Bicycle Lane) Between Pr-308 And Pr-101, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072255055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Cabo Rojo Storage Facility, Cabo Rojo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID x08f08e2b7760ffbb070ead2baa6ed8bf (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 Cabo Rojo 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 Cabo Rojo 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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