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Cataño Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Cataño Municipio. Federal databases place 52 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Brownfield property (13), Small hazardous waste generator (13), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (11). 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: 18.4421, -66.1449.

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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 Cataño 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.

  • Formaldehyde14.42 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.83 per million
  • Benzene1.39 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Brownfield property13
  • Small hazardous waste generator13
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
  • Air permit holder (minor source)4
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • EPA air quality monitor1

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. Bacardi Corp, Catano

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 664 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00632BCRDCSTREE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

  2. Mays Chemical Co Of Pr Dba Mays Ochoa, Catano

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Toluene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Naphthalene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 328 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00962CHNDLRD869 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.4

  3. Bacardi Corporation, Catano

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012592186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.9

  4. Petroleum Products Supply Llc, Guaynabo

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide. 2,536 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0096WPTRLMCARRE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.6

  5. Bacardi Corporation, Catano

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012592186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  6. Mays Ochoa Corporation, Catano

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007806151 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.9

  7. Bacardi Corporation, Catano

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012592186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  8. Water Treatment Specialist Inc, Catano

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580997 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  9. Catano, Catano

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055634461 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  10. Water Treatment Specialist Inc, Catano

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 2 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00926WTRTRPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3.4

  11. Las Ruinas, Guaynabo

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038691118 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Old Train Station, Catano

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964005 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. Gulf Gas Station, Catano

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964577 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. Municipal Land Parcel, Cataño

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965699 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  15. Former Llomo Gas Station, Cataño

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965700 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. Heavy Equipment Parcel, Cataño

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965703 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. Vacant Lot, Cataño

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965704 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. San Antonio Boat Mechanical Workshop, Cataño

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965779 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. Wilson 04, Catano

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071973322 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. Reparto Paraíso 002, Catano

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071974332 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  21. Las Vegas B25, Catano

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071974333 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  22. Barbosa 25, Catano

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071982297 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  23. Barbosa 7-13, Catano

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071987218 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  24. Bacardi Corporation, Catano

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012592186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  25. Andres Reyes Burgos (Arb) Solar Inc, Cataã‘O

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067377387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 Cataño 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 Cataño 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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