Zip Code 00656
📍 Guayanilla, PR
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
256,954.93 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in Guayanilla, PR released over 256,954.93 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was PREPA-SOUTH COAST POWER PLANT, which emitted large quantities of Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) into the local air. Residents of 00656 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- PREPA-SOUTH COAST POWER PLANTOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air222,186.38 lbsLBS
- PREPA-SOUTH COAST POWER PLANTOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air34,585.17 lbsLBS
- PREPA-SOUTH COAST POWER PLANT Cancer RiskOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYNaphthalene released to air120.89 lbsLBS
- PREPA-SOUTH COAST POWER PLANTOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYLead compounds released to air62.07 lbsLBS
- PREPA-SOUTH COAST POWER PLANTOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYBenzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air0.225 lbsLBS
- PREPA-SOUTH COAST POWER PLANT Cancer RiskOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYPolycyclic aromatic compounds released to air0.195 lbsLBS
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