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Breath-taking
Premature Mortality Due to Particulate Air Pollution in 239 American Cities
Top of Report
WORCESTER-FITCHBURG-LEOMINSTER, MA
This table provides summary information for Metropolitan Statistical Area
9243, WORCESTER-FITCHBURG-LEOMINSTER, MA.
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: |
20.7 |
| Rank by PM-10 Concentration: |
212 |
of 239 |
| Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution |
| Risk Ratio for Cardiopulmonary Mortality: |
1.04 |
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Attributable Deaths: |
112 |
(66-156) |
| Attributable Deaths per 100,000 Population: |
17 |
| Rank by Number of Attributable Deaths: |
114 |
of 239 |
| Rank Attributable Death Rate: |
205 |
of 239 |
| Mortality (1989 data) |
| Total Mortality: |
6,125 |
| Adult Cardiopulmonary Deaths: |
3,024 |
| Auto Accident Deaths: |
96 |
| Population (1980 data) |
| Total Population: |
646,000 |
| Counties Assigned to MSA |
| Worcester Co, MA |
| 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 |
| MA |
| | Worcester Co |
| | | WORCESTER |
| | | |
2 WASHINGTON STREET |
21.2 |
47 |
1990 |
3 |
| | | |
419 BELMONT STREET |
20.4 |
49 |
1990 |
4 |
| Notes |
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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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