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Guánica Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Guánica Municipio. Federal databases place 16 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (10), Air permit holder (minor source) (2), Gas station (mapped facility) (2). 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: 17.9803, -66.9156.

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 Guánica 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.

  • Formaldehyde14.38 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
  • Benzene1.01 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.98 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
  • Air permit holder (minor source)2
  • Gas station (mapped facility)2
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1

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. Ochoa Fertilizer Co, Guanica

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 56.2. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID PRD091171264 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Prasa Guanica Stp, Guanica

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013696250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  3. Pan American Fertilizer, Guanica

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000852863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  4. Guanica, Guanica

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110054103180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  5. Yauco Municipal Landfill, Yauco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071514083 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  6. Pan American Fertilizer, Guanica

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000852863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  7. Guanica Wwtp, Guanica

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110066934964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. Dreams Puerto Rico Resort & Spa - GuãNica, GuãNica

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070162468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  9. Dreams Puerto Rico Resort & Spa - Guanica, Guanica

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070205050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  10. Pavement Rehabilitation And Pr-2 Km 185.8 To Km 195.0 Sabana Grande -Guanica, Sabana Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071344917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Copamarina Beach Resort & Spa, Gu�Nica

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071427232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Centro Vacacional Playa Santa, Guanica

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071546684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Pan American Fertilizer, Guanica

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000852863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  14. Harinas De P.R., Guanica

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002063490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  15. Ultra Top Fuel, Guánica

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

    Record ID node/11258042044 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  16. Total, Guánica

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

    Record ID node/5165830367 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

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 Guánica 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 Guánica 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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