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HUNTINGTON-ASHLAND, WV-KY-OH
This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area 3400, HUNTINGTON-ASHLAND, WV-KY-OH. 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: | 31.4 | ||
| Rank by PM-10 Concentration: | 46 | of 239 | |
| Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution | |||
| Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality: | 1.11 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths: | 166 | (99-228) | |
| Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population: | 53 | ||
| Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths: | 84 | of 239 | |
| Rank Attributable Death Rate: | 31 | of 239 | |
| Mortality (1989 data) | |||
| Total Mortality: | 2,993 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths: | 1,617 | ||
| Auto Accident Deaths: | 52 | ||
| Population (1980 data) | |||
| Total Population: | 311,000 | ||
| Counties Assigned to MSA | |||
| Boyd Co, KY | |||
| Greenup Co, KY | |||
| Lawrence Co, OH | |||
| Cabell Co, WV | |||
| Wayne Co, WV | |||
| 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 | ||||
| KY | ||||||||
| Boyd Co | ||||||||
| ASHLAND | ||||||||
| ASHLAND OIL & REFINING CO | 35.6 | 73 | 1994 | 5 | ||||
| ECONOMIC SECURITY BLDG 19TH & CARTER | 29.8 | 109 | 1994 | 4 | ||||
| CATLETTSBURG | ||||||||
| COUNTY COURT HOUSE | 31.2 | 81 | 1990 | 5 | ||||
| OH | ||||||||
| Lawrence Co | ||||||||
| COAL GROVE | ||||||||
| MARION PIKE COAL GROVE OH. | 30.3 | 64 | 1990 | 5 | ||||
| IRONTON | ||||||||
| 2128 S. 9TH ST., IRONTON | 29.3 | 63 | 1990 | 5 | ||||
| WV | ||||||||
| Wayne Co | ||||||||
| KENOVA | ||||||||
| CENTENNIAL DRIVE KENOVA WVA | 30.7 | 51 | 1991 | 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. | |||
| 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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