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Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Caguas Municipio. Federal databases place 158 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (45), Gas station (mapped facility) (38), Small hazardous waste generator (22). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 18.2125, -66.0566.

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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 Caguas 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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde16.58 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.8 per million
  • Benzene1.41 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.16 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit45
  • Gas station (mapped facility)38
  • Small hazardous waste generator22
  • Air permit holder (minor source)15
  • Brownfield property10
  • Large hazardous waste generator7
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
  • Hazardous waste transporter3
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Industrial wastewater discharge1
  • Oil-fired power plant1

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. Quality Electroplating Corp, Caguas

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $52,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008476602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.8

  2. Quality Electroplating Corp, Caguas

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nickel compounds, Cyanide compounds, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 36 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00626QLTYLSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.7

  3. Quality Electroplating Corp, Caguas

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $52,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008476602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  4. Sachs Chemical, Inc., Caguas

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,320.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010624379 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  5. Clorox Manufacturing Co Of Puerto R Ico Inc, Caguas

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011794647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.4

  6. Caguas Wastewater Treatment Plant, Caguas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007823007 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  7. Prasa Espino Wtp, San Lorenzo

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012957960 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  8. Neolpharma, Inc, Caguas

    Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $15,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042081038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  9. Clorox Manufacturing Co Of Puerto R Ico Inc., Caguas

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine. 33 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00625THCLRCARR7 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.2

  10. Imcd Puerto Rico Inc, Caguas

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ethylene glycol, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Methanol and 2 more. 20 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00725SCHSCRD175 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4

  11. Hima San Pablo - Caguas, Caguas

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 61808 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  12. , Caguas

    EPA air quality monitor.

    Record ID 720250007 (U.S. EPA AirData)

    Severity 3.8

  13. Quality Electroplating Corp, Caguas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $52,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008476602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  14. Master Builders Solutions Puerto Rico Corporation, Caguas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071067641 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  15. Mylan Inc, Caguas

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007810556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  16. Hima (Hospital Interamericano Med Avan), Caguas

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011542330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  17. Neolpharma, Inc., Caguas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064875434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  18. Quality Electroplating Corp, Caguas

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $52,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110008476602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  19. La Riviera Building, Caguas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968450 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. Marianne Building, Caguas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968451 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  21. Pridco Old Wastewater Treatment Plant, Caguas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968452 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  22. Old Sedeco Building, Caguas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968453 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  23. Old Postal Office, Caguas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968454 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  24. Notre Dame Parcel, Caguas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968455 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  25. Closed Car Dealer, Caguas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968456 (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 Caguas 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 Caguas 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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