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Orocovis Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records
County cancer statistics are not published for Orocovis Municipio. Federal databases place 11 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (8), Gas station (mapped facility) (2), Heliport (1). 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: 18.2213, -66.4349.
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.
| Measure | County | U.S. median | Difference | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premature death | n/a | 9,842.6 | n/a | years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000 |
| Life expectancy | n/a | 75.3 | n/a | years |
| Child mortality | n/a | 59.8 | n/a | deaths under age 18 per 100,000 |
| Infant mortality | n/a | 6.2 | n/a | deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births |
| Injury deaths | n/a | 96.9 | n/a | deaths per 100,000 |
| Drug overdose deaths | n/a | 28.6 | n/a | deaths 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.
- Formaldehyde12.9 per million
- Carbon Tetrachloride2.68 per million
- Benzene0.93 per million
- Acetaldehyde0.59 per million
EPA Air Quality Index
No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.
Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type
11 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.
- NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
- Gas station (mapped facility)2
- Heliport1
Highest-severity records
The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.
- Severity 2.5
Orocovis Wastewater Treatment Plant, Orocovis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000561222 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
- Severity 2.3
Prasa - Sana Muerto Wtp, Orocovis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056156092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
- Severity 1.8
Prasa Matrullas Wtp, Orocovis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064605912 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
- Severity 1.5
Orocovis Filtration Plant, Orocovis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000561259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
- Severity 1.5
Prasa Alturas De Orocovis Wwtp, Orocovis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013695545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
- Severity 1.5
Orocovis, Orocovis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055634504 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
- Severity 1.5
Prasa Alturas De Orocovis, Orocovis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070001061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
- Severity 1.5
Prasa Humacao Wwtp, Bo. Rio Abajo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070002553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
- Severity 1
Gulf, Orocovis
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/10599783927 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
- Severity 1
Mobil, Orocovis
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/5298291215 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
- Severity 0.5
Orocovis Health Center, Orocovis
Heliport. O.
Record ID PR19 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
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 Orocovis 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 Orocovis 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.