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Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Mayagüez Municipio. Federal databases place 109 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (32), Gas station (mapped facility) (20), Small hazardous waste generator (17). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 18.2117, -67.0952.

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 Mayagüez 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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde17.25 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
  • Benzene1.42 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.4 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit32
  • Gas station (mapped facility)20
  • Small hazardous waste generator17
  • Air permit holder (minor source)16
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
  • Large hazardous waste generator3
  • Heliport2
  • Oil-fired power plant2
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • 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. Compania Cervecera De Puerto Rico, Inc., Mayaguez

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $6,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000307757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.1

  2. Mayaguez Gas Turbines Power Plant, Mayaguez

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 713 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00680MYGZGMALEC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7

  3. Prepa Mayaguez Gas Turbines Power Plant, Mayaguez

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.1

  4. University Of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046539493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  5. Compania Cervecera De Puerto Rico, Inc., Mayaguez

    Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $6,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000307757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  6. Compania Cervecera De Puerto Rico, Inc., Mayaguez

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,900.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000307757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  7. Federacion Asociaciones Pecuarias De Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055237435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  8. Mayaguez Plant, Mayaguez

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 61151 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4.2

  9. Compania Cervecera De Puerto Rico Inc., Mayaguez

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 35 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00709CRVCRCALLE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.2

  10. Cervecera De Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 62410 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  11. Upr-Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110024283292 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  12. Prepa Mayaguez Gas Turbines Power Plant, Mayaguez

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  13. Mayaguez Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mayaguez

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000906814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  14. Prasa Miradero Wtp, Mayaguez

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064615028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  15. Heritage Environmental Service Pr Llc, Mayaguez

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002054703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. Puerto Rico Department Of Housing, Mayaguez

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071140094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. Puerto Rico Dept Of Housing - Calle Enrique, Mayaguez

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071140100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. Comunidad Especial Central Iguaidad, Mayaguez

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071424482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. Petro West Mayaguez- Oil Energy Systems Inc, Mayaguez

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007820974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  20. Mayaguez Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Mayaguez

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070519393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  21. Port Of MayagãœEz, Mayaguez

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071143975 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  22. Mayaguez Municipality Public Works Center, Mayaguez

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006622191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  23. Eugenio Maria De Hostos, Mayaguez

    Commercial airport. O.

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

    Severity 2

  24. Vertedero de Mayagüez, Mayagüez

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

    Record ID way/1330540089 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  25. Wastewater Plant

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

    Record ID way/1462177091 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

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 Mayagüez 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 Mayagüez 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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