NRDC: Breath-Taking - MSA 4480: LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH, CA

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Issues: Air

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

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
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
Mortality (1989 data)
	Total Mortality:	60,906
	Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths:	33,825
	Auto Accident Deaths:	1,458
Population (1980 data)
	Total Population:	7,478,000
Counties Assigned to MSA
	Los Angeles Co, CA


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
		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.
	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.