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Issues: Air

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

NORFOLK-VIRGINIA BEACH-PORTSMOUTH, VA-NC

This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area 5720, NORFOLK-VIRGINIA BEACH-PORTSMOUTH, VA-NC. 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:	23.4
	Rank by PM-10 Concentration:	172	of 239
Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution
	Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality:	1.06
	Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths:	164	(97-228)
	Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population:	20
	Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths:	88	of 239
	Rank Attributable Death Rate:	193	of 239
Mortality (1989 data)
	Total Mortality:	6,323
	Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths:	3,033
	Auto Accident Deaths:	118
Population (1980 data)
	Total Population:	807,000
Counties Assigned to MSA
	Currituck Co, NC
	Chesapeake, VA
	Norfolk, VA
	Portsmouth, VA
	Suffolk, VA
	Virginia Beach, VA


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
VA
	Chesapeake
		CHESAPEAKE
			OSCAR SMITH H.S. 2500 RODGERS STREET	23.5	57	1991	5
	Norfolk
		NORFOLK
			NORFOLK FIRE DEPARTMENT	24.9	67	1990	5
	Portsmouth
		PORTSMOUTH
			1401 ELMHURST LANE, MANOR HIGH SCHOOL	22.1	50	1991	2
	Suffolk
		SUFFOLK
			B T WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL WALNUT & ADAM	23.2	74	1993	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.