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Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Vega Baja Municipio. Federal databases place 61 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21), Gas station (mapped facility) (13), Air permit holder (minor source) (6). 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: 18.4168, -66.3995.

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 Vega Baja 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.

  • Formaldehyde16.7 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.24 per million
  • Benzene1.14 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
  • Gas station (mapped facility)13
  • Air permit holder (minor source)6
  • Small hazardous waste generator4
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • Industrial wastewater discharge2
  • TRI reporting facility2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Public airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Oil-fired power plant1
  • Solar power plant1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1

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. Vega Baja Solid Waste Disposal, Rio Abajo Ward

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50.4. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID PRD980512669 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Taller De Reciclaje De Metales Inc, Vega Baja

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064017497 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  3. Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant, Vega Baja

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Naphthalene. Reports carcinogens. 10 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00693PRPVGPR2KM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.3

  4. La Vega Baja Municipal Landfill, Vega Baja

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110028183604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  5. Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Vega Baja

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Antimony compounds, Chromium and 3 more. Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 00694HRVYHRD686 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  6. Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Vega Baja

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001142488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  7. Vega Baja Municipal Landfill, Vega Baja

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110066913763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  8. Eurocaribe Packing Company Inc., Vega Baja

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071067175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  9. Vega Baja, Vega Baja

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 61232 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  10. Thomas & Betts Caribe Inc, Vega Baja

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001142969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  11. Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant, Vega Baja

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  12. Vega Baja Wastewater Treatment Plant, Vega Baja

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000561623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  13. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Llc (Vb), Vega Baja

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007342786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Llc (Vb), Vega Baja

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007342786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  15. V'Soske, Inc., Vega Baja

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067418495 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  16. Abb Installation Products Caribe Llc, Vega Baja

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds.

    TRI facility ID 00764THMSBCABOC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 3

  17. Professional Ready Mix, Inc., Vega Baja

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071310177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  18. La Vega Landfill

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

    Record ID way/1418420605 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  19. Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Vega Baja

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001142488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  20. Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Vega Baja

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001142488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  21. Thomas & Betts Caribe Inc, Vega Baja

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110001142969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Prasa Wtp Vega Baja, Vega Baja

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009814905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Ge Industrial Of Pr Llc, Vega Baja

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011935031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Prasa-Almirante Sur Wtp, Vega Baja

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110030899785 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Mech-Tech, Vega Baja

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037441435 (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 Vega Baja 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 Vega Baja 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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