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Premature Mortality Due to Particulate Air Pollution in 239 American Cities
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PITTSBURGH, PA
This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area 6280, PITTSBURGH, PA. 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: | 31.0 | ||
| Rank by PM-10 Concentration: | 48 | of 239 | |
| Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution | |||
| Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality: | 1.11 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths: | 1,216 | (723-1,670) | |
| Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population: | 54 | ||
| Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths: | 8 | of 239 | |
| Rank Attributable Death Rate: | 28 | of 239 | |
| Mortality (1989 data) | |||
| Total Mortality: | 23,089 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths: | 12,083 | ||
| Auto Accident Deaths: | 241 | ||
| Population (1980 data) | |||
| Total Population: | 2,264,000 | ||
| Counties Assigned to MSA | |||
| Allegheny Co, PA | |||
| Beaver Co, PA | |||
| Washington Co, PA | |||
| Westmoreland Co, PA | |||
| 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 | ||||
| PA | ||||||||
| Allegheny Co | ||||||||
| 1000 BEAVER GRADE RD CORAOPOLIS PA | 26.7 | 68 | 1991 | 5 | ||||
| 30 SPRUCE ST NATRONA | 35.3 | 83 | 1993 | 4 | ||||
| BEAVER ROAD LEETSDALE | 25.5 | 64 | 1993 | 5 | ||||
| BOX 258 PINE STREET, BUNOLA, PA 15020 | 26.3 | 71 | 1993 | 2 | ||||
| BOX 76 RD #4, LINCOLN BORO, PA 15037 | 33.0 | 86 | 1993 | 2 | ||||
| MANCHESTER ELEM SCHOOL MANCHESTER PA | 29.7 | 74 | 1991 | 3 | ||||
| OLD OAKDALE ROAD SOUTH FAYETTE | 25.1 | 74 | 1992 | 5 | ||||
| PEARCE MILL ROAD NORTH PARK | 24.2 | 59 | 1991 | 3 | ||||
| SYCAMORE ST, NATRONA | 44.6 | 75 | 1990 | 1 | ||||
| AVALON | ||||||||
| 520 ORCHARD ST PGH., PA 15202 | 35.3 | 84 | 1991 | 4 | ||||
| BRACKENRIDGE | ||||||||
| BRACKENRIDGE WATER WORKS | 16.9 | 31 | 1990 | 1 | ||||
| BRADDOCK | ||||||||
| ST THOMAS SCHOOL 1025 BRADDOCK AVE | 38.9 | 111 | 1990 | 5 | ||||
| CLAIRTON | ||||||||
| 575 COAL VALLEY ROAD, CLAIRTON | 27.1 | 68 | 1991 | 2 | ||||
| 773 MILLER AVENUE CLAIRTON PA 15025 | 28.0 | 66 | 1991 | 3 | ||||
| CLAIRTON ED CTR 501 WADDEL CLAIRTON PA | 28.7 | 91 | 1994 | 3 | ||||
| GREENWAY ALLEY, CLAIRTON | 33.5 | 113 | 1992 | 4 | ||||
| DUQUESNE | ||||||||
| S. THIRD STREET, DUQUESNE | 32.4 | 83 | 1990 | 2 | ||||
| GLASSPORT | ||||||||
| HIGH STREET WATER TOWER, GLASSPORT, PA | 36.0 | 124 | 1993 | 4 | ||||
| LIBERTY | ||||||||
| 2743 WASHINGTON BLVD (MCKEESPORT) | 37.2 | 191 | 1990 | 5 | ||||
| NORTH BRADDOCK | ||||||||
| 600 ANDERSON ST | 35.9 | 100 | 1990 | 5 | ||||
| PITTSBURGH | ||||||||
| 1275 BEDFORD AVE PGH., PA 15222 | 34.1 | 84 | 1994 | 5 | ||||
| 2201 SALSBURY | 28.5 | 63 | 1990 | 3 | ||||
| 3333 FORBES AVE PGH 15213 | 29.6 | 90 | 1991 | 2 | ||||
| FORBES AVE AND COLTART ST PITTSBURGH | 34.8 | 81 | 1990 | 3 | ||||
| GLADSTONE HIGH SCHOOL | 35.0 | 93 | 1991 | 5 | ||||
| SPRINGDALE | ||||||||
| SPRINGDALE JR HIGH, COLFAX & BUTLER | 23.4 | 67 | 1993 | 5 | ||||
| STOWE TOWNSHIP | ||||||||
| 405 WHEELER AVE, MCKEES ROCKS, PA 15132 | 30.5 | 66 | 1991 | 1 | ||||
| SWISSVALE | ||||||||
| 2220 PALMER ST PO BOX 8348 | 36.9 | 93 | 1990 | 2 | ||||
| Beaver Co | ||||||||
| BADEN | ||||||||
| FRONT STREET | 23.4 | 64 | 1993 | 4 | ||||
| Westmoreland Co | ||||||||
| MONESSEN | ||||||||
| 3ND ST & DONNER AVE. | 30.4 | 98 | 1994 | 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. | |||
| 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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