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San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for San Juan Municipio. Federal databases place 503 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Gas station (mapped facility) (126), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (103), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (59). 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: 18.384, -66.0535.

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 San Juan 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.

  • Formaldehyde14.99 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
  • Benzene1.53 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Gas station (mapped facility)126
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit103
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)59
  • Air permit holder (minor source)57
  • Small hazardous waste generator44
  • Brownfield property25
  • Landfill (mapped facility)15
  • Large hazardous waste generator12
  • Scrapyard (mapped facility)12
  • Hazardous waste transporter10
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)8
  • Heliport8
  • Industrial wastewater discharge6
  • TRI reporting facility6
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
  • Major air pollution source3
  • Oil-fired power plant2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Solar power plant1

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 - San Juan Steam Plant, Puerto Nuevo

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 443,399 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00920PRPSNMERCA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.8

  2. Suiza Dairy, Rio Piedras

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001660131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.2

  3. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, San Juan, San Juan

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000744749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  4. Univ Of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110004895445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  5. Central San Juan Plant, San Juan

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 61148 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4.8

  6. Max Chemical Inc, Rio Piedras

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006433760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  7. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, San Juan, San Juan

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000744749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  8. Suiza Dairy, Rio Piedras

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001660131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  9. Concre-Tech, San Juan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067190854 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  10. Indulac, Hato Rey

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071065686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  11. Suiza Dairy Corp, San Juan

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid. 25 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00936SZDRYAVEDE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.1

  12. Max Chemical Inc, Rio Piedras

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Nonylphenol, Zinc compounds and 2 more. 22 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00924MXCHMLABRI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4

  13. Hima San Pablo Cupey, Cupey

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 62851 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  14. Puerto Rico Wood Treating, San Juan

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  15. Gulf Treating Inc, San Juan

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001142843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  16. Univ Of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110004895445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  17. Prasa Puerto Nuevo, San Juan

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006622823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  18. Indulac, Hato Rey

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037238682 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  19. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, San Juan, San Juan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000744749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  20. Suiza Dairy, Rio Piedras

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001660131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  21. Prasa Puerto Nuevo, San Juan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006622823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  22. San Juan Lf, San Juan

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110061025340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  23. Bacardi Corporation, San Juan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064868013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  24. San Juan Bay Marina, San Juan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071076936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  25. Hato Rey Pathology Associates Inc, San Juan

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071140108 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

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 Juan 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 Juan 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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