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Breath-taking
Premature Mortality Due to Particulate Air Pollution in 239 American Cities
Top of Report
Top 50 MSA's Ranked by PM-10 Concentration
This table considers Metropolitan Statistical Areas
ranked by average annual mean PM-10 concentration and
identifies the top 50 MSA's of the 239 MSA's for which we have
data.
The higher the PM-10 concentration, the greater the risk of
premature mortality from heart and lung disease.
The PM-10 concentration reported is the average of the annual
mean concentration of PM-10 reported at all official monitoring
stations within an MSA over the five year period, 1990
through 1994.
| Rank | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Average Annual Mean
PM-10 Concentration
(1990-1994)
(ug/m³) |
|---|
| 1 |
VISALIA-TULARE-PORTERVILLE, CA |
60.4 |
| 2 |
BAKERSFIELD, CA |
54.8 |
| 3 |
FRESNO, CA |
51.7 |
| 4 |
RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO, CA |
48.1 |
| 5 |
STOCKTON, CA |
44.8 |
| 6 |
LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH, CA |
43.8 |
| 7 |
PHOENIX, AZ |
39.5 |
| 8 |
SPOKANE, WA |
38.7 |
| 9 |
RENO, NV |
38.5 |
| 10 |
LAS VEGAS, NV |
38.3 |
| 11 |
ANAHEIM-SANTA ANA, CA |
38.1 |
| 12 |
MEDFORD, OR |
37.9 |
| 13 |
ST. JOSEPH, MO |
37.6 |
| 14 |
YUBA CITY, CA |
37.4 |
| 15 |
STEUBENVILLE-WEIRTON, OH-WV |
36.6 |
| 16 |
PROVO-OREM, UT |
36.5 |
| 17 |
CLEVELAND, OH |
35.6 |
| 18 |
OMAHA, NE-IA |
35.5 |
| 19 |
ATLANTA, GA |
35.1 |
| 20 |
CHATTANOOGA, TN-GA |
34.9 |
| 21 |
PATERSON-CLIFTON-PASSIAC, NJ |
34.8 |
| 22 |
SAN DIEGO, CA |
34.8 |
| 23 |
BOISE CITY, ID |
34.0 |
| 24 |
CHICAGO, IL |
33.7 |
| 25 |
ROANOKE, VA |
33.7 |
| 26 |
PHILADELPHIA, PA-NJ |
33.5 |
| 27 |
DETROIT, MI |
33.2 |
| 28 |
SALT LAKE CITY-OGDEN, UT |
33.2 |
| 29 |
YAKIMA, WA |
33.1 |
| 30 |
CHICO, CA |
33.1 |
| 31 |
DECATUR, IL |
33.0 |
| 32 |
WATERLOO-CEDAR FALLS, IA |
33.0 |
| 33 |
SAN JOSE, CA |
32.8 |
| 34 |
KNOXVILLE, TN |
32.6 |
| 35 |
NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON, TN |
32.4 |
| 36 |
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ |
32.4 |
| 37 |
LAREDO, TX |
32.4 |
| 38 |
HOUSTON, TX |
31.9 |
| 39 |
SACRAMENTO, CA |
31.9 |
| 40 |
ST. LOUIS, MO-IL |
31.8 |
| 41 |
LAS CRUCES, NM |
31.7 |
| 42 |
GADSDEN, AL |
31.7 |
| 43 |
MOBILE, AL |
31.4 |
| 44 |
NEWARK, NJ |
31.4 |
| 45 |
PROVIDENCE-WARWICK-PAWTUCKET, RI |
31.4 |
| 46 |
HUNTINGTON-ASHLAND, WV-KY-OH |
31.4 |
| 47 |
HAMILTON-MIDDLETOWN, OH |
31.3 |
| 48 |
PITTSBURGH, PA |
31.0 |
| 49 |
LANCASTER, PA |
31.0 |
| 50 |
INDIANAPOLIS, IN |
31.0 |
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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