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Premature Mortality Due to Particulate Air Pollution in 239 American Cities
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SEATTLE-EVERETT, WA
This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area 7600, SEATTLE-EVERETT, 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: | 27.7 | ||
| Rank by PM-10 Concentration: | 93 | of 239 | |
| Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution | |||
| Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality: | 1.09 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths: | 501 | (296-690) | |
| Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population: | 31 | ||
| Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths: | 27 | of 239 | |
| Rank Attributable Death Rate: | 118 | of 239 | |
| Mortality (1989 data) | |||
| Total Mortality: | 12,837 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths: | 6,237 | ||
| Auto Accident Deaths: | 281 | ||
| Population (1980 data) | |||
| Total Population: | 1,607,000 | ||
| Counties Assigned to MSA | |||
| King Co, WA | |||
| Snohomish Co, WA | |||
| 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 | ||||
| WA | ||||||||
| King Co | ||||||||
| BELLEVUE | ||||||||
| WEST & WHEELER BLDG/504 BELLEVUE WY | 20.9 | 82 | 1991 | 5 | ||||
| KENT | ||||||||
| JAMES & CENTRAL/JAMES ST & CENTRAL AVE | 29.4 | 115 | 1991 | 5 | ||||
| LAKE FOREST PARK | ||||||||
| 17711 BALLINGER WY NE | 25.9 | 131 | 1991 | 5 | ||||
| SEATTLE | ||||||||
| DUWAMISH PUMP STA/4752 E MARGINAL WY S | 34.8 | 127 | 1991 | 5 | ||||
| HARBOR ISLAND/3400 13TH AVE SW | 32.8 | 95 | 1990 | 5 | ||||
| SOUTH PARK/723 S CONCORD | 26.6 | 74 | 1992 | 5 | ||||
| Snohomish Co | ||||||||
| EVERETT | ||||||||
| HOYT AVE & 26TH ST | 23.1 | 56 | 1991 | 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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