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Breath-taking
Premature Mortality Due to Particulate Air Pollution in 239 American Cities
Top of Report
LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH, CA
This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area
4480, LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH, CA.
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: |
43.8 |
| Rank by PM-10 Concentration: |
6 |
of 239 |
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| Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution |
| Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality: |
1.21 |
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths: |
5,873 |
(3,550-7,933) |
| Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population: |
79 |
| Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths: |
1 |
of 239 |
| Rank Attributable Death Rate: |
6 |
of 239 |
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| Mortality (1989 data) |
| Total Mortality: |
60,906 |
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths: |
33,825 |
| Auto Accident Deaths: |
1,458 |
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| Population (1980 data) |
| Total Population: |
7,478,000 |
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| Counties Assigned to MSA |
| Los Angeles Co, CA |
| Monitoring Stations |
|---|
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| | 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 |
|---|
| CA |
| | Los Angeles Co |
| | | AZUSA |
| | | |
803 N. LOREN AVE., AZUSA |
51.0 |
134 |
1991 |
5 |
| | | BURBANK |
| | | |
228 W. PALM AVE., BURBANK |
47.9 |
176 |
1992 |
5 |
| | | HAWTHORNE |
| | | |
5234 W. 120TH ST., HAWTHORNE |
36.9 |
82 |
1993 |
5 |
| | | LANCASTER |
| | | |
315 W. PONDERA ST., LANCASTER, CA |
39.6 |
175 |
1990 |
5 |
| | | LONG BEACH |
| | | |
3648 N. LONG BEACH BLVD., LONG BEACH |
40.0 |
101 |
1990 |
4 |
| | | LOS ANGELES |
| | | |
1630 N MAIN ST, LOS ANGELES |
50.4 |
132 |
1990 |
5 |
| | | SANTA CLARITA |
| | | |
SAN FERNANDO RD, SANTA CLARITA (NEWHALL) |
38.8 |
89 |
1990 |
5 |
| Notes |
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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 |
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| All PM-10 concentrations are reported in
(ug/m³). |
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| Bold designates PM-10 Hotspots, individual
monitoring stations among the top 50 annual mean concentrations
in the U. S. |
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| 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.) |
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| 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. |
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| 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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