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Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Ponce Municipio. Federal databases place 209 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (66), Gas station (mapped facility) (46), Brownfield property (35). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 18.0675, -66.6137.

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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 Ponce 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.

  • Formaldehyde14.63 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
  • Ethylene Oxide1.44 per million
  • Benzene1.16 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit66
  • Gas station (mapped facility)46
  • Brownfield property35
  • Air permit holder (minor source)23
  • Small hazardous waste generator12
  • Major air pollution source3
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
  • Large hazardous waste generator3
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • Industrial wastewater discharge2
  • Solar power plant2
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Commercial airport1
  • Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter1
  • Heliport1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Wastewater plant (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. Ecw Landfill Corp., Ponce

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Asbestos (friable), Lead compounds. Reports carcinogens. 6,255,200 lbs released over 5 years.

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

    Severity 9.7

  2. Allied Waste Of Ponce, Ponce

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070596406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.7

  3. Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc., Ponce

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022868413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  4. Mercedita, Ponce

    Commercial airport. O.

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

    Severity 5

  5. Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc., Ponce

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022868413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  6. Zimmer Manufacturing B.V., Mercedita

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cobalt, Chromium. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 00715ZMMRCTURPE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  7. RESIDENTIAL AREA, Ponce

    EPA air quality monitor.

    Record ID 721130004 (U.S. EPA AirData)

    Severity 4.3

  8. Cemex De Puerto Rico, Inc., Ponce

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022868413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  9. Cantera Robles, Inc., Ponce

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067026890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  10. Robles Aggregates, Inc., Coto Laurel

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067029414 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  11. Rodriguez Asphalt, Llc - Ponce, Ponce

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071074243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  12. R&F Asphalt Unlimited, Inc, Ponce

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071148647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  13. Zimmer Manufacturing B.V., Mercedita

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007803476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  14. Ponce Can, Ponce

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037948326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  15. Cantera Robles, Inc, Ponce

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070232499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  16. Destileria Serralles Inc, Ponce

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000307775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  17. Ponce Landfill, Ponce

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000618564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  18. Schnitzer Puerto Rico, Inc. - Ponce, Ponce

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,550,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064856115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  19. Prasa Ponce Sewage Treatment Plant, Ponce

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006622814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  20. Ponce Nueva Filtration Plant, Ponce

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009815030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  21. Southern Pathology Services Inc, Ponce

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022433954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  22. Haz061-#56 Calle Salud, Ponce

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965429 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  23. Haz062-#54 Calle Salud, Ponce

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965430 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  24. Haz049 Farmacia Moscoso, Ponce

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965431 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  25. Haz050-Antiguo Colegio Ponceño De Varones, Ponce

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965432 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

  • Correction Of Landslide And Repair Of Bridge No.4, Intersection Pr-9/Pr-123, Ponce

    EPA FRS registry ID
    110071525669
    Wastewater permit
    Yes

    EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Ponce 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 Ponce 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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