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Toa Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Toa Alta Municipio. Federal databases place 44 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13), Gas station (mapped facility) (12), Brownfield property (7). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 18.3577, -66.2456.

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 Toa Alta 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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde17.88 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
  • Benzene1.3 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.18 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
  • Gas station (mapped facility)12
  • Brownfield property7
  • Air permit holder (minor source)5
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • Heliport1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • TRI reporting facility1
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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. Asphalt Solutions Toa Alta, Toa Alta

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064854714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 8.7

  2. Asphalt Solutions Toa Alta, Toa Alta

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 11,445 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0095WSPHLT6PR86 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.6

  3. Toa Alta Municipal Landfill (Vertedero Municipal), Toa Alta

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $100,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040514397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  4. Toa Alta Municipal Landfill (Vertedero Municipal), Toa Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $100,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040514397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  5. Prasa Toa Alta, Toa Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $181,094.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007804858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  6. Asphalt Solutions Toa Alta, Toa Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064854714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  7. Toa Alta, Toa Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055634489 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  8. Prasa Water Treatment Plant Enrique Ortega, Toa Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006622930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  9. 8279 Pridco Site - Coffin Factory, Toa Alta

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972743 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. 8281 Pridco Site - Former Pharmaseal Ii, Toa Alta

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972744 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. 8247 Ramon Morales Diaz Property, Toa Alta

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071979542 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. 8236 Angel Quiñones Ayala Properties, Toa Alta

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071982464 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. 8237 Former Nutribaby, Toa Alta

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071982465 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. 8265 Tomas Maso Rivera Theatre, Toa Alta

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071984562 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  15. 8245 Puth2 - Luis Rivas Calderon Property, Toa Alta

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071997876 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. Vertedero de Toa Alta

    Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1330759474 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  17. Planta de Tratamiento Ingeniero Enrique Ortega Rosado, Toa Alta

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/532381779 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  18. Jr Quality Metal Corp, Toa Alta

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110059663608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Prasa Wtp Enrique Ortega, Toa Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070001524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Prasa Toa Alta Heights, Toa Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070003065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Gran Vista Toa Alta, Toa Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070067239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Prasa Toa Alta Wwtp, Toa Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070236362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Rehabilitation Of Bridge #1657 Over La Plata River At Pr-861 Km 10.5 Toa Alta, Toa Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071346918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Rehabilitation Of Bridge No. 1657 Over Rio La Plata, Toa Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071348445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Rehabilitation Of Enrique Ortega Water Treatment Plant, Toa Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071822176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

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 Toa Alta 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 Toa Alta 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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