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Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Yabucoa Municipio. Federal databases place 38 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Gas station (mapped facility) (6), Air permit holder (minor source) (4). 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: 18.069, -65.9038.

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 Yabucoa 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.

  • Formaldehyde11.94 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.8 per million
  • Benzene0.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
  • Gas station (mapped facility)6
  • Air permit holder (minor source)4
  • Small hazardous waste generator3
  • TRI reporting facility3
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Oil-fired 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. Olein Recovery Corp: (Refinery Plant), Yabucoa

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers). 211,361 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0076WLNRCVPMB19 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.1

  2. Olein Recovery Corp. (Site 1), Yabucoa

    TRI reporting facility. Penalties $20,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110031393711 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  3. Olein Recovery Corp 2, Yabucoa

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Ethylene glycol, Toluene. 45,591 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0076WLNRCVRAD3K (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.6

  4. Shell Chemical Yabucoa, Inc.-Yabucoa Refinery, Yabucoa

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.9

  5. Olein Recovery Corp 2, Yabucoa

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071041804 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.7

  6. Yabucoa, Humacao

    Oil-fired power plant.

    Record ID 61234 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

    Severity 4

  7. Shell Chemical Yabucoa, Inc.-Yabucoa Refinery, Yabucoa

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  8. Yabucoa Wastewater Treatment Plant, Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007804983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  9. Shell Chemical Yabucoa, Inc.-Yabucoa Refinery, Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000580915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. Yabucoa Refinery Formerly, Yabucoa

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044831572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. Oriental Sand And Gravel, Inc., Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070265948 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Olein Recovery Corp. (Site 1), Yabucoa

    Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $20,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110031393711 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  13. Olein Recovery Corp. (Site 1), Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110031393711 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  14. Olein Recovery Corp. Distribution Center, Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071076328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  15. Olein Recovery Corp. (Site 1), Yabucoa

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $20,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110031393711 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  16. Yabucoa Filtration Plant, Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110004889210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  17. Prasa Wtp Guayabota, Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009700323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  18. Yabucoa Municipal Landfill, Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044246090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Municipality Of Yabucoa, Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110060367204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Yabucoa Wwtp, Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064877931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Prasa Yabucoa Stp, Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070004292 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Buckeye Caribbean Terminals Llc, Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070100050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. La Arboleda, Humacao

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070547587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Olein Recovery Corp, Yabucoa

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071063157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Yabucoa Rcpp Project, Yabucoa

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071309059 (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 Yabucoa 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 Yabucoa 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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