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Premature Mortality Due to Particulate Air Pollution in 239 American Cities
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BALTIMORE, MD
This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area 0720, BALTIMORE, MD. The table also provides detailed information on PM-10 concentrations reported at individual monitoring stations within the MSA.
A glossary provides an explanation of key terms reported in the MSA tables.
| PM-10 Concentration | |||
| 1990-1994 Average Annual Mean: | 29.6 | ||
| Rank by PM-10 Concentration: | 66 | of 239 | |
| Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution | |||
| Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality: | 1.10 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths: | 861 | (511-1,184) | |
| Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population: | 40 | ||
| Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths: | 17 | of 239 | |
| Rank Attributable Death Rate: | 66 | of 239 | |
| Mortality (1989 data) | |||
| Total Mortality: | 20,457 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths: | 9,339 | ||
| Auto Accident Deaths: | 318 | ||
| Population (1980 data) | |||
| Total Population: | 2,174,000 | ||
| Counties Assigned to MSA | |||
| Anne Arundel Co, MD | |||
| Baltimore, MD | |||
| Baltimore Co, MD | |||
| Carroll Co, MD | |||
| Harford Co, MD | |||
| Howard Co, MD | |||
| Monitoring Stations | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location (State, County, City, Address) |
Average Annual Mean PM-10 Concentration (1990-1994) |
Peak 24-Hour PM-10 Concentration |
Year of Peak Reading |
Number of Years of Data | ||||
| MD | ||||||||
| Anne Arundel Co | ||||||||
| ANNAPOLIS | ||||||||
| ST JOHNS COLLEGE, ANNAPOLIS MD | 23.2 | 60 | 1993 | 3 | ||||
| GLEN BURNIE | ||||||||
| ANNE ARUNDEL CO. PUBLIC WORKS BLDG. | 27.7 | 64 | 1994 | 5 | ||||
| Baltimore | ||||||||
| HAWKINS PT. LANDFILL ROAD,BALTO. MD. | 32.5 | 72 | 1994 | 3 | ||||
| BALTIMORE | ||||||||
| 1200 SOUTH EAST AVENUE BALTIMORE MD | 29.8 | 47 | 1990 | 1 | ||||
| 1900 E PATAPSCO AVE BALTIMORE | 32.8 | 88 | 1991 | 5 | ||||
| FORT MCHENRY VISTORS CENTER | 27.7 | 61 | 1993 | 4 | ||||
| FT HOLABIRD ELEM SCHOOL | 32.2 | 81 | 1991 | 5 | ||||
| N E POLICE STA, 1900 ARGONNE DR, BALTO M | 25.8 | 66 | 1994 | 3 | ||||
| N W POLICE STA, 5700 REISTERSTOWN RD | 27.2 | 65 | 1994 | 3 | ||||
| OLD TOWN FIRE DEPT ST 34 BALTIMORE MD | 31.8 | 75 | 1994 | 3 | ||||
| S E POLICE STA, 5700 EASTERN AVE, BALTO. | 33.6 | 90 | 1991 | 4 | ||||
| WESTPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 31.4 | 74 | 1994 | 5 | ||||
| Baltimore Co | ||||||||
| LODGE FARM ROAD AND BAY FRONT ROAD | 22.0 | 44 | 1990 | 1 | ||||
| WOODWARD & DORSEY RDS ,ESSEX MD | 26.5 | 54 | 1994 | 2 | ||||
| COCKEYSVILLE | ||||||||
| GREENSIDE DRIVE COCKEYSVILLE MD | 25.6 | 58 | 1993 | 4 | ||||
| DUNDALK | ||||||||
| PENINSULA EXPRESSWAY; DUNDALK | 27.7 | 60 | 1991 | 2 | ||||
| Notes | |||
| Annual Mean PM-10 Concentration |
24-Hour PM-10 Concentration | ||
| National Ambient Air Quality Standards: | 50 | 150 | |
| California Ambient Air Quality Standards: | 30 | 50 | |
| NRDC Recommended Standards: | 17 | 33 | |
| All PM-10 concentrations are reported in (ug/m³). | |||
| Bold designates PM-10 Hotspots, individual monitoring stations among the top 50 annual mean concentrations in the U. S. (There were none in this MSA.) | |||
| Italic designates PM-10 Hotspots, individual monitoring stations among the top 50 24-hour concentrations in the U. S. in 1994. (There were none in this MSA.) | |||
| Peak 24-hour PM-10 concentration reported is the highest value of the 2nd highest 24-hour concentration reported during a year for which data is available. | |||
| Metropolitan Statistical Areas are as defined by the Office of Management and Budget for 1980, except for New England, where areas are New England County Metropolitan Areas. | |||
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