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San Germán Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for San Germán Municipio. Federal databases place 56 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Brownfield property (15), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Gas station (mapped facility) (8). 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: 18.1144, -67.0293.

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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 San Germán 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.

  • Formaldehyde16.32 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.24 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

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

  • Brownfield property15
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
  • Gas station (mapped facility)8
  • Air permit holder (minor source)7
  • Small hazardous waste generator3
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Heliport1
  • Industrial wastewater discharge1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1
  • TRI reporting facility1
  • 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. San German Ground Water Contamination, San German

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID PRN000205957 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Fenwal International Inc., San German

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007802645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.8

  3. San German Wastewater Treatment Plant, San German

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $181,094.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007804796 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  4. Wallace Silversmiths De Pr, Ltd, San German

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071357883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  5. Macro Mix Concrete, Inc. - San German, San German

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071092370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  6. Pace Analytical Inc, San German

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007806320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  7. Ge Industrial Of Pr, Llc (Caribe Ge), San German

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007807150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  8. San German Waste Disposal Site, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038753337 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  9. Sg-0004 (1h) Abandoned House, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968942 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. Sg-0047 (2h) Abandoned House, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968943 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. Sg-0082 (3h) Abandoned House, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968944 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Sg-0080 (4h) Abandoned Property, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968945 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. Sg-0009 (6h) Abandoned House, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968946 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. Sg-0084 (7h) Abandoned House, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968947 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  15. 1p, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071969776 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. 2p, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071969777 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  17. 3p, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071969778 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  18. 4p, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071969779 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  19. 5p, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071969780 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  20. 6p, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071969781 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  21. 7p, San German

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071969782 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  22. Sg-0008 Abandoned Concepcion Hospital, San Germán

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071997850 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  23. Fenwal International Inc., San German

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007802645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  24. Fenwal International Inc., San German

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007802645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  25. Ge Industrial Of Pr, Llc (Caribe Ge), San German

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007807150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 San Germán 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 San Germán 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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