NRDC: Breath-Taking - MSA 1123: BOSTON-LOWELL-BROCKTON-LAWRENCE-HAVERHILL, MA

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Breath-taking
Premature Mortality Due to Particulate Air Pollution in 239 American Cities

BOSTON-LOWELL-BROCKTON-LAWRENCE-HAVERHILL, MA

This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area 1123, BOSTON-LOWELL-BROCKTON-LAWRENCE-HAVERHILL, MA. 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:	22.9
	Rank by PM-10 Concentration:	180	of 239
Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution
	Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality:	1.05
	Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths:	792	(466-1,099)
	Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population:	22
	Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths:	19	of 239
	Rank Attributable Death Rate:	179	of 239
Mortality (1989 data)
	Total Mortality:	31,775
	Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths:	15,492
	Auto Accident Deaths:	410
Population (1980 data)
	Total Population:	3,663,000
Counties Assigned to MSA
	Essex Co, MA
	Middlesex Co, MA
	Norfolk Co, MA
	Plymouth Co, MA
	Suffolk Co, MA


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
MA
	Essex Co
		LAWRENCE
			HIGH STREET, STORROW PARK	17.8	48	1992	3
	Middlesex Co
		MEDFORD
			100 TO 120 MAIN STREET	20.2	51	1990	5
		SUDBURY
			WATER ROW RD GREAT MEADOWS NAT WILDLIFE	15.5	61	1992	5
	Norfolk Co
		QUINCY
			HANCOCK STREET	17.1	48	1994	3
	Suffolk Co
		BOSTON
			115 SOUTHAMPTON STREET	22.1	51	1991	4
			200 COLUMBUS AVENUE	25.8	73	1990	5
			340 BREMAN STREET, EAST BOSTON	22.8	53	1991	5
			KENMORE SQUARE, 590 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE	27.8	86	1993	5
			ONE CITY SQUARE, CHARLESTOWN	31.4	69	1990	5

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.