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Vieques Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Vieques Municipio. Federal databases place 20 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (6), Brownfield property (5), Air permit holder (minor source) (2). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 18.1209, -65.4586.

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 Vieques 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: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde9.97 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
  • Benzene0.81 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.33 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit6
  • Brownfield property5
  • Air permit holder (minor source)2
  • Gas station (mapped facility)2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Heliport1
  • Oil-fired 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. Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Area - Vieques, Vieques

    Superfund (NPL) site. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID PRN000204694 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Vieques, Vieques

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 61233 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  3. Former Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa School , Vieques

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071964085 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  4. Abandoned Industrial Property, Vieques

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965386 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  5. Antigua Estacion De Gasolina Isabel Ii, Vieques

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972959 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  6. Predio Frente Al Muelle Isabel, Vieques

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972960 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  7. Polideportivo, Vieques

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071972961 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  8. Antonio Rivera RodrãGuez Airport (Vqs), Vieques

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071181344 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  9. Prasa Vieques Wwtp, Vieques

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009814399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  10. Antonio Rivera Rodriguez, Isla De Vieques

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID VQS (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  11. Ge Power Protection Of Puerto Rico Incorporated, Vieques

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000307846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. New Medical Facilities At Vieques, Vieques

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071505196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Improvements To Vieques Wwtp, Vieques

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072166019 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Improvements To Vieques Wwtp, Vieques

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072248648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Concretera S Demetri, Vieques

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007171390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  16. W Retreat & Spa (Former Wyndham), Vieques

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040514636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  17. Total, Vieques

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

    Record ID node/10724337654 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  18. Kike's Quick Lube

    Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/4015264537 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  19. Total, Vieques

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

    Record ID node/4015266405 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  20. Vieques Medical Facility, Vieques

    Heliport. O.

    Record ID 22PR (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 0.5

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 Vieques 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 Vieques 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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