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Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Dorado Municipio. Federal databases place 59 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (25), Gas station (mapped facility) (10), Small hazardous waste generator (10). 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: 18.4324, -66.2799.

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 Dorado 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.

  • Formaldehyde15.52 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.83 per million
  • Benzene1.2 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.01 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
  • Gas station (mapped facility)10
  • Small hazardous waste generator10
  • Air permit holder (minor source)6
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Industrial wastewater discharge1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1
  • 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. Dorado Ground Water Contamination, Dorado

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID PRN000201872 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Argos San Juan (Fka Essroc), Dorado

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $111,168.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000581004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8

  3. Argos Puerto Rico Corp., Dorado

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Mercury compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 29,976 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00936SNJNCKM267 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.9

  4. Argos San Juan (Fka Essroc), Dorado

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $111,168.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000581004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  5. Argos San Juan (Fka Essroc), Dorado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $111,168.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000581004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  6. Argos San Juan (Fka Essroc), Dorado

    Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $111,168.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000581004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  7. Argos San Juan (Fka Essroc), Dorado

    Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $111,168.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000581004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  8. Dorado Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dorado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000561419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  9. Boston Scientific Puerto Rico Llc, Dorado

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007810645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. Emerson Puerto Rico Inc, Dorado

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007805893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Biovail Laboratories Inc, Dorado

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007907701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Puerto Rico Dept Of Agriculture Agrological Laboratory, Dorado

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110016712556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Heraeus Medical Components Caribe, Dorado

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110018900439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Gulbrandsen Puerto Rico Inc, Dorado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110032659371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Mapei Caribe, Dorado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038910113 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Promed Molded Products Caribe Inc, Dorado

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040135065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Garage Nacional, Dorado

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043555408 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Municipality Of Dorado, Dorado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046338334 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Guidant Puerto Rico Bv, Dorado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064870634 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Sabanera Dorado, Dorado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070067235 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Caribe Holdings (Cayman) Co. Ltd. D/B/A Puracap Caribe, Dorado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070080166 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Dorado Beach: South Campus, Dorado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070080201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Dorado Beach Resort, Dorado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070100051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Dorado Beach Health Center, Dorado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070502320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Rio De La Plata Flood Control-Dorado Bridge Channel Widening & Scour Protection, Dorado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070552596 (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 Dorado 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 Dorado 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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