Toxic emissions to the environment are the new data added to the interactive map on school and community profiles

These data could support studies on possible associations between the chemicals emitted and health aspects in populations.

March 20, 2023: A new layer on toxic emissions to the environment was added to the “School Community Profile: The Interactive Map” of the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute (Institute). This was reported by the executive director of the Institute, Dr. Orville M. Disdier, who explained that the new layer includes data from the Toxic Emissions Inventory (TRI) of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the year 2020. The TRI provides information on the emissions of chemical substances emitted to the environment by facilities dedicated to manufacturing, metal mining, electric power generation, chemical manufacturing and hazardous waste management.

In this case, the emission of chemical substances means that they are emitted into the air, discharged into the water or placed in some type of disposal unit. Chemical substances are those that are associated with the possible development of cancer or other chronic and acute effects on human health, as well as possible significant adverse effects on the environment. This layer makes it possible to identify the facilities that could be generating toxic emissions, what industrial sector they belong to, how many pounds of toxic emissions they generate, what type of chemical is used or processed, and if the emission is carcinogenic or not. “This information is of enormous value for communities, especially for school communities, since it allows, in collaboration with government agencies and private institutions, to generate prevention and health promotion projects, considering environmental and geographical factors. It also provides data that can help support studies on possible associations between chemical substances emitted and health aspects in populations.”, explained Dr. Disdier.

The “School Community Profile: The Interactive Map”, with this other additional layer and all the others, resides on the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute page and can be accessed at any time by interested parties at the following e-mail address: School community profile.

For technical questions about this tool, you can send an email to: preguntas@estadisticas.pr.

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PRESS RELEASE

Statistics Institute creates resource section on COVID-19

The section includes sources from Puerto Rico and other jurisdictions around the world

San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 11, 2020 — The website of the Puerto Rico Statistics Institute (Institute) has a new section where you can access data and information related to the impact of COVID-19 in Puerto Rico and other jurisdictions around the world. As reported by the executive director, Dr. Orville M. Disdier, the objective is to provide access to the information that various organizations have been producing on this subject from a single electronic portal.

At the moment, the section has information on topics such as tests, positive and negative cases, mortality, demographic and socioeconomic data, surveillance and response, among others. It is contained in links that direct the user to information or data portals of institutions such as the Puerto Rico Department of Health, Red Cross, Johns Hopkins University, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Department of State, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Center for Disease Control and Prevention and several private entities.

Disdier clarified that the content of the section, which can be found on the page www.estadisticas.pr.gov, in the COVID-19 section and under the name COVID-19 Resources, is solely for reference and research on this topic and has not necessarily been reviewed or evaluated by the Institute, so they cannot guarantee that all information is complete or reliable. The section will be reviewed periodically to add new sources.

About the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics

The Puerto Rico Statistics Institute is an autonomous governmental entity tasked with coordinating the government's statistical production service to ensure that the data collection and statistics systems, on which public policies are based, are complete, reliable, and accessible quickly and universally. In addition, as the leading entity of the SDC in Puerto Rico, the Institute manages the SDC portal, which contains the main statistical reports and publications of the U.S. Census Bureau about Puerto Rico, specifically those that are most in demand, such as annual population estimates, the Puerto Rico Community Survey (Puerto Rico Community Survey) and official statistics on Puerto Rico's 10-year population and housing censuses, among others. The Puerto Rico SDC portal can be accessed through: https://censo.estadisticas.pr/.

For more information you can visit the website: https://estadisticas.pr.gov/. In addition, you can follow the Institute on social networks, through Facebook (@estadisticas .pr), Twitter (@EstadisticasPR) and LinkedIn (Institute of Statistics of Puerto Rico) accounts.

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