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Salinas Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Salinas Municipio. Federal databases place 67 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21), Brownfield property (13), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 50 in a million, driven mainly by ethylene oxide.

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: 18.0164, -66.2655.

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 Salinas 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: 50 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Ethylene Oxide34.18 per million
  • Formaldehyde13 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
  • Benzene1.01 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
  • Brownfield property13
  • Gas station (mapped facility)9
  • Air permit holder (minor source)6
  • TRI reporting facility5
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
  • Major air pollution source2
  • Small hazardous waste generator2
  • EPA air quality monitor1
  • Oil-fired power plant1
  • Solar power plant1
  • Scrapyard (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. Prepa - Aguirre Generating Complex, Salinas

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000307800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 9.3

  2. Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati On Complex, Aguirre

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,265,987 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00751PRPGRPRO3K (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9.2

  3. Idi Caribe Inc, Salinas

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Zinc compounds. Reports carcinogens. 64,566 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00608DCRBNRD3KM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.2

  4. Us Army National Guard Camp Santiago Training Center-Ranges, Salinas

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 28,900 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00751SRMYNRAD1I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.9

  5. Super Asphalt Salinas Plant, Salinas

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 4,235 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0075WSPRSPCARRE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.3

  6. Steri-Tech Inc., Salinas

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene oxide. Reports carcinogens. 3,206 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00751STRTCRD701 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.2

  7. Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center, Salinas

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067612630 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  8. Prepa - Aguirre Generating Complex, Salinas

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000307800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.5

  9. Prepa - Aguirre Generating Complex, Salinas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000307800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  10. Idi Caribe Inc, Salinas

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001991480 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.9

  11. Super Asphalt Salinas Plant, Salinas

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071302324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  12. Aguirre Plant, Salinas

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 61146 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 5.5

  13. Steri-Tech, Inc., Salinas

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000602820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.4

  14. Salinas Landfill, Salinas

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042372713 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  15. Salinas Landfill, Salinas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042372713 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  16. Concesionario Jose Agustin Arce, Salinas

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071669284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  17. Aguirre American Hotel, Salinas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964034 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. Aguirre Theater, Salinas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964035 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. Aguirre Main Office Building, Salinas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964036 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. Aguirre Ice Plant, Salinas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964039 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  21. Aguirre Hospital, Salinas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964040 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  22. Aguirre Nurse Building, Salinas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964041 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  23. Aguirre Caribe Store, Salinas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964042 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  24. Aguirre Hacienda Vieja, Salinas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964043 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  25. Tractor Repair Shop, Warehouse And Petroleum Tank, Salinas

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964044 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Salinas 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 Salinas 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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