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PROVIDENCE-WARWICK-PAWTUCKET, RI
This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area 6483, PROVIDENCE-WARWICK-PAWTUCKET, RI. 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: | 45 | of 239 | |
| Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution | |||
| Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality: | 1.11 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths: | 448 | (267-615) | |
| Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population: | 52 | ||
| Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths: | 33 | of 239 | |
| Rank Attributable Death Rate: | 32 | of 239 | |
| Mortality (1989 data) | |||
| Total Mortality: | 8,581 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths: | 4,367 | ||
| Auto Accident Deaths: | 109 | ||
| Population (1980 data) | |||
| Total Population: | 866,000 | ||
| Counties Assigned to MSA | |||
| Bristol Co, RI | |||
| Kent Co, RI | |||
| Providence Co, RI | |||
| Washington Co, RI | |||
| 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 | ||||
| RI | ||||||||
| Providence Co | ||||||||
| 111 FOUNTAIN ST | 28.6 | 60 | 1994 | 1 | ||||
| EAST PROV FIRE STATION NORTH BROADWAY | 27.7 | 61 | 1994 | 1 | ||||
| PAWTUCKET | ||||||||
| SUMMIT STREET SAMPLING SITE. | 28.4 | 85 | 1991 | 5 | ||||
| PROVIDENCE | ||||||||
| ALLENS AVE, PROVIDENCE | 35.3 | 78 | 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. (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. | |||
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