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Cayey Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Cayey Municipio. Federal databases place 56 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21), Gas station (mapped facility) (13), Air permit holder (minor source) (9). 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: 18.103, -66.1643.

How this county ranks in Puerto Rico

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 Cayey 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.

  • Formaldehyde13.26 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.73 per million
  • Benzene1.15 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
  • Gas station (mapped facility)13
  • Air permit holder (minor source)9
  • Small hazardous waste generator6
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Brownfield property1
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Landfill (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.

  1. Congar International Corp, Cayey

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110060260104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.4
  2. Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers, Cayey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000850892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3
  3. Cc Pallets Inc, Cayey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064869922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3
  4. Congar International Corp, Cayey

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nicotine and salts. 26 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0073WCNGRNANTNI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.1
  5. Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers, Cayey

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000850892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8
  6. Cayey Regional Wwtp, Cayey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006622654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3
  7. Antiguo Hospital Menonita, Cayey

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038763344 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  8. Olay Llc, Cayey

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007342624 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3
  9. Municipality Of Cayey, Cayey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110035859862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8
  10. Nypro Puerto Rico, Inc, Cayey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064869628 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5
  11. Prasa Cayey (Farallon) Wtp, Cayey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009814246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2
  12. Prasa Culebras - Cayey Wtp, Cayey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064639477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2
  13. Simpless Cleaners

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

    Record ID node/9723346229 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2
  14. Vertedero Municipal de Cayey

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

    Record ID way/538882539 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2
  15. Prasa Wtp Cayey Filter Plant, Cayey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009436066 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8
  16. Becton Dickinson Caribe Ltd, Cayey

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110004889265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  17. University Of Puerto Rico Cayey Campus, Cayey

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007807212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  18. Newco (Allied) Inc., Cayey

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007807640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  19. Comar, Llc, Cayey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007813045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  20. Lawson-Mardon-Wheaton Of Pr Inc., Cayey

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007907694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  21. Upr-Cayey Wells, Cayey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110024778034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  22. Bd Caribe - Ltd Biosciences, Cayey

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110031407966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  23. Congar International Corp, Cayey

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110060260104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  24. Bd Diagonostic Facility, Cayey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110063611293 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  25. Bd Bioscience Facility, Cayey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110063611300 (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 Cayey 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 Cayey 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.