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Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Yauco Municipio. Federal databases place 37 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Gas station (mapped facility) (12), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (9), Brownfield property (8). 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: 18.0628, -66.8626.

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 Yauco 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.

  • Formaldehyde16.21 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.8 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.15 per million
  • Benzene1.08 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Gas station (mapped facility)12
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
  • Brownfield property8
  • Air permit holder (minor source)3
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Hydroelectric plant1
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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. Sartorius Stedim Filters Inc, Yauco

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Dichloromethane. Reports carcinogens. 943,447 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00768SRTRSROAD1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9.1

  2. Sartorius Stedim Filters, Inc, Bda Lluberas

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000307855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  3. Sartorius Stedim Filters, Inc, Bda Lluberas

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000307855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  4. Yauco Landfill, Yauco

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055177749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  5. Prasa Yauco Stp, Yauco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006622994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  6. Trocha Street Service Station, Yauco

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043425308 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  7. Muñoz Rivera Building, Yauco

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043425317 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  8. Former Natali Family Residence, Yauco

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043425326 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  9. Puerto Rico Army National Guard Armory Building, Yauco

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968067 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. Almacigo Bajo Service Station, Yauco

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968068 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. Muñoz Auto Parts, Yauco

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968069 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Pridco Facility T-12440-79, Yauco

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968071 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. Ramilli Theater, Yauco

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968072 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  14. Municipality Of Yauco, Yauco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044243850 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  15. Sartorius Stedim Filters, Inc -Eco Site, Yauco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071074880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  16. Vertedero de Yauco

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

    Record ID way/1243424896 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  17. Prasa Rio Prieto Yauco Filter, Yauco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009814371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  18. Prasa Yauco Wtp, Yauco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013722748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  19. Prasa Rancheras Wtp, Yauco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013695778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Sartorius Stedim Filters, Inc. - Mb, Yauco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070033311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Sartorius Stedim Filters, Inc. Manufacturing & Campus Expansion Project, Yauco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070080198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Pfc Luis F Garcia Olivares Usarc, Yauco

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071375909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Hormig Mayaguezana, Susua

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009242845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  24. Cuatro Calles Dry Cleaning, Yauco

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110031469471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  25. Total, Yauco

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

    Record ID node/10679316646 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

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 Yauco 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 Yauco 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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