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Issues: Air

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

HARTFORD-NEW BRITAIN-BRISTOL, CT

This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area 3283, HARTFORD-NEW BRITAIN-BRISTOL, 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:	21.0
	Rank by PM-10 Concentration:	209	of 239
Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution
	Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality:	1.04
	Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths:	172	(101-239)
	Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population:	16
	Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths:	81	of 239
	Rank Attributable Death Rate:	208	of 239
Mortality (1989 data)
	Total Mortality:	8,967
	Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths:	4,437
	Auto Accident Deaths:	144
Population (1980 data)
	Total Population:	1,052,000
Counties Assigned to MSA
	Hartford Co, CT
	Middlesex Co, CT
	Tolland Co, CT


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
	Hartford Co
		BERLIN
			BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL, PATTERSON WAY	18.9	42	1990	1
		BRISTOL
			CITY HALL 111 N. MAIN STREET	19.6	49	1991	5
		EAST HARTFORD
			CITY HALL, 740 MAIN STREET	21.8	67	1994	5
		ENFIELD
			SHAKER ROAD	17.7	51	1991	5
		HARTFORD
			401 FLATBUSH AVENUE	20.0	62	1992	5
			CORNER OF SHELDON ST. AND COLUMBUS BLVD	24.0	56	1990	1
			FRANKLIN AVE. FIREHOUSE	22.1	51	1990	1
			HELCO, 400 SHELDON STREET	25.3	61	1990	5
		MANCHESTER
			TOWN HALL, 41 CENTER STREET	19.1	47	1990	1
		NEW BRITAIN
			NORTHEAST UTILITIES CURTISS STREET	20.8	63	1992	5
	Middlesex Co
		MIDDLETOWN
			CITY HALL, DEKOVEN DRIVE	21.5	58	1992	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.