Zip Code 00704
📍 Aguirre, PR
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
104,558.40 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in Aguirre, PR released over 104,558.40 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was PREPA - AGUIRRE POWER GENERATI ON COMPLEX, 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 00704 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- PREPA - AGUIRRE POWER GENERATI ON COMPLEXOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air67,455.83 lbsLBS
- PREPA - AGUIRRE POWER GENERATI ON COMPLEXOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air36,156.75 lbsLBS
- PREPA - AGUIRRE POWER GENERATI ON COMPLEX Cancer RiskOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYNaphthalene released to air288.58 lbsLBS
- PREPA - AGUIRRE POWER GENERATI ON COMPLEXOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYCopper compounds released to air228.46 lbsLBS
- PREPA - AGUIRRE POWER GENERATI ON COMPLEXOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYLead compounds released to air211.63 lbsLBS
- PREPA - AGUIRRE POWER GENERATI ON COMPLEX Cancer RiskOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYPolycyclic aromatic compounds released to air210.11 lbsLBS
- PREPA - AGUIRRE POWER GENERATI ON COMPLEXOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYMercury compounds released to air6.9 lbsLBS
- PREPA - AGUIRRE POWER GENERATI ON COMPLEXOwned by: PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITYBenzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air0.14 lbsLBS
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