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Issues: Air

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

RICHLAND-KENNEWICK-PASCO, WA

This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area 6740, RICHLAND-KENNEWICK-PASCO, WA. 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:	30.0
	Rank by PM-10 Concentration:	62	of 239
Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution
	Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality:	1.10
	Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths:	45	(27-62)
	Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population:	31
	Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths:	177	of 239
	Rank Attributable Death Rate:	118	of 239
Mortality (1989 data)
	Total Mortality:	905
	Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths:	476
	Auto Accident Deaths:	29
Population (1980 data)
	Total Population:	144,000
Counties Assigned to MSA
	Benton Co, WA
	Franklin Co, WA


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
WA
	Benton Co
		KENNEWICK
			COLUMBIA CENTER/556 COLUMBIA CENTER BLVD	30.0	382	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.
	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.