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Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Carolina Municipio. Federal databases place 185 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (62), Gas station (mapped facility) (45), Small hazardous waste generator (28). 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: 18.3646, -65.953.

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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 Carolina 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.

  • Formaldehyde14.86 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
  • Benzene1.23 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit62
  • Gas station (mapped facility)45
  • Small hazardous waste generator28
  • Air permit holder (minor source)13
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
  • Large hazardous waste generator8
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
  • TRI reporting facility4
  • Hazardous waste transporter3
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Crematorium (mapped facility)1
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
  • Industrial wastewater discharge1
  • Landfill (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. Lilly Del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Carolina

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetonitrile, Ammonia, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 35,442 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00628LLLLY65THI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8

  2. Aviation Fuel Termnal, Carolina

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Naphthalene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 373 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00937SSLMMLUISM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.5

  3. Puerto Rico Energy Llc Fuel Depot, Carolina

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 144 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00979GDNVTSUNOI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.2

  4. Lilly Del Caribe Inc Carolina, Carolina

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007808024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.7

  5. Curtis Instruments (Pr) Inc, Carolina

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 19 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0098WCRTSNCUATR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.5

  6. Us Dod Usaf Puerto Rico Ang, Carolina

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene, Biphenyl. Reports carcinogens. 4 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0097WPRTRC2JSET (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5

  7. Vertedero Del Municipio De Carolina, Carolina

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043972298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  8. Luis Munoz Marin Intl, San Juan

    Commercial airport. O.

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

    Severity 5

  9. Puma Energy Caribe - Lmmia Fuel Facility, Carolina

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022524856 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.7

  10. Vertedero Del Municipio De Carolina, Carolina

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043972298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  11. Ups San Juan Hub, Carolina

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $48,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067014956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  12. Dcn Recycling Carolina Pr, Carolina

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070838776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  13. Puerto Rico Wood Treating, Carolina

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 00630WDTRT65INF (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  14. Curtis Instruments (Pr) Inc, Carolina

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070070549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  15. Muã‘Iz Air National Guard Base, Carolina

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009700467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  16. Muã‘Iz Air National Guard Base, Carolina

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009700467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  17. Villas Del Gigante, Carolina, Carolina

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009700804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  18. Orocovis Petroleum Copr, Carolina

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070159655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  19. Pac Tech International, Inc., Carolina

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071158366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  20. Eaton Corp, Canovanas

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022524810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  21. Multiservicar Inc, Carolina

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046247245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  22. Jjw Metal Corp., Carolina

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071075901 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  23. Eaton Corp, Canovanas

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

    TRI facility ID 00629CHLLNRD874 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3.6

  24. Lilly Del Caribe Inc Carolina, Carolina

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007808024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  25. Municipality Of Carolina, Carolina

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064610345 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

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 Carolina 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 Carolina 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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