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Canóvanas Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Canóvanas Municipio. Federal databases place 41 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12), Brownfield property (8), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 18.3339, -65.8884.

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 Canóvanas 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: 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.

Formaldehyde15.06 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
Arsenic Compounds Inorganic Including Arsine1.58 per million
Benzene1.04 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Brownfield property8
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Super Asphalt Canovanas Plant, Canovanas
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 14,326 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0072WSPRSPSANIS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Super Asphalt Canovanas Plant, Canovanas
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071302244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Super Asphalt Canovanas Plant, Canovanas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064859425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Municipality Of Canovanas, Canovanas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064622038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Solares 1 Y 2 Del L-367-0-76 (Site 23), Canovanas
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968940 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pridco Building No. T-1123-0-73 (Site 61), Canovanas
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968941 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Downtown'S Old Dairy (Site 1-H), Canovanas
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977180 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vacant Lot Near Site 43-H (Site 44-H), Canovanas
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977181 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Abandoned Gas Station (192) (Site 1-P), Canovanas
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977184 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Abandoned Machine Shop, Tire Center(Site 1.2017-P), Canovanas
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977193 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Municipality'S Public Works Facility, Canovanas
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977194 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Two Adjacent Abandoned Residences (Site 9-H), Canóvanas
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071997862 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Prasa Canovanas Wtp, Canovanas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012286560 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Planta de Tratamiento de Canóvanas, Canóvanas
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1082743978 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/528219970 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/528226703 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Prasa Wtp Cubuy, Canovanas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009815254 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ipr Pharmaceuticals, Inc./Astrazeneca Plc, Canovanas
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011751201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hipodromo Camarero, Canovanas
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032966645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart Supercenter #5802, Canovanas
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037441364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cg Printing, Canovanas
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062917152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ipr Pharmaceuticals Inc, Canovanas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066877348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Er-Hwy-319, Landslide And Road Damage Repair, Pr 186, Km.8.9, Canovanas Pr., Canovanas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070831796 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Riverwoods-Canovanas, Canovanas Pr
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071069902 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Project 222, Canovanas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071155811 (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 Canóvanas 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 Canóvanas 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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