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Premature Mortality Due to Particulate Air Pollution in 239 American Cities
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WILMINGTON, DE-NJ-MD
This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area 9160, WILMINGTON, DE-NJ-MD. 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: | 28.6 | ||
| Rank by PM-10 Concentration: | 81 | of 239 | |
| Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution | |||
| Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality: | 1.09 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths: | 190 | (113-262) | |
| Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population: | 36 | ||
| Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths: | 74 | of 239 | |
| Rank Attributable Death Rate: | 91 | of 239 | |
| Mortality (1989 data) | |||
| Total Mortality: | 4,643 | ||
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths: | 2,221 | ||
| Auto Accident Deaths: | 113 | ||
| Population (1980 data) | |||
| Total Population: | 524,000 | ||
| Counties Assigned to MSA | |||
| New Castle Co, DE | |||
| Cecil Co, MD | |||
| Salem Co, NJ | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DE | ||||||||
| New Castle Co | ||||||||
| GOV BACON HEALTH CENTER (DELAWARE CITY) | 25.8 | 68 | 1990 | 3 | ||||
| WOODS HAVEN-KRUSE SCHOOL (CLAYMONT) | 30.6 | 68 | 1990 | 4 | ||||
| WILMINGTON | ||||||||
| 3RD AND UNION STS | 33.2 | 66 | 1990 | 2 | ||||
| UITH & KING STREETS WILMINGTON DEL | 33.2 | 91 | 1990 | 5 | ||||
| MD | ||||||||
| Cecil Co | ||||||||
| ELKTON | ||||||||
| COUNTY COURT HOUSE | 21.3 | 45 | 1994 | 4 | ||||
| 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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