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BRIDGEPORT-STAMFORD-NORWALK-DANBURY, CT
This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area 1163, BRIDGEPORT-STAMFORD-NORWALK-DANBURY, CT. 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: | 26.2 | ||
| Rank by PM-10 Concentration: | 123 | of 239 | |
| Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution | |||
| Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality: | 1.08 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths: | 252 | (149-348) | |
| Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population: | 31 | ||
| Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths: | 54 | of 239 | |
| Rank Attributable Death Rate: | 118 | of 239 | |
| Mortality (1989 data) | |||
| Total Mortality: | 6,794 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths: | 3,533 | ||
| Auto Accident Deaths: | 91 | ||
| Population (1980 data) | |||
| Total Population: | 807,000 | ||
| Counties Assigned to MSA | |||
| Fairfield Co, CT | |||
| 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 | ||||
| CT | ||||||||
| Fairfield Co | ||||||||
| BRIDGEPORT | ||||||||
| MYRTLE AVE | 30.6 | 64 | 1991 | 5 | ||||
| ROOSEVELT SCHOOL PARK AVE. | 24.4 | 62 | 1994 | 5 | ||||
| SHED CONGRESS STREET | 24.5 | 49 | 1990 | 1 | ||||
| DANBURY | ||||||||
| TRAILER, W. CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY | 22.2 | 53 | 1991 | 3 | ||||
| DARIEN | ||||||||
| I-95 AT BROOKSIDE DRIVE | 28.0 | 65 | 1990 | 5 | ||||
| GREENWICH | ||||||||
| GREENWICH POINT PARK | 20.1 | 56 | 1994 | 5 | ||||
| NORWALK | ||||||||
| I-95 AT WEST AVE | 34.5 | 82 | 1990 | 5 | ||||
| STAMFORD | ||||||||
| 653 MAIN STREET | 23.3 | 59 | 1994 | 5 | ||||
| STRATFORD | ||||||||
| 730 MAIN STREET | 24.4 | 52 | 1990 | 1 | ||||
| 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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