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• Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA

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Ozone

Particle Pollution 24-hour

Particle Pollution Annual

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High Ozone Days		Learn More
Ozone Grade:	D	How is my grade calculated?
Weighted Average:	2.7	Change Since 1996: 40.2 2.7 fewer days this year
View Orange, Red, and Purple Ozone Days Orange Ozone Days: 8 What do the colors mean? Red Ozone Days: 0 What do the colors mean? Purple Ozone Days: 0 What do the colors mean?
Particle Pollution - 24 Hour		Learn More
Grade:	D	How is my grade calculated?
Weighted Average:	2.3	Change Since 2000: 6.8 2.3 fewer days this year
View Orange, Red, and Purple Particle Pollution Days Orange Particle Days: 7 What do the colors mean? Red Particle Days: 0 What do the colors mean? Purple Particle Days: 0 What do the colors mean?
Particle Pollution - Annual		Learn More
Grade:	Pass	How is my grade calculated?
Design Value	12.9	Change Since 2000: 15.7 12.9 µg/m3
Groups At Risk		Learn More
Total Population:	207,820	Risks to the population
Pediatric Asthma:	4,067	Risks to people with Asthma
Adult Asthma:	16,304	Risks to people with Asthma
Chronic Bronchitis:	7,519	Risks to people with Chronic Bronchitis
Emphysema:	3,677	Risks to people with Emphysema
Cardiovascular Disease:	60,282	Risks to people with Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes:	18,070	Risks to people with Diabetes
Children Under 18:	42,684	Risks to children and teens
Adults 65 & Over:	36,366	Risks to older adults
Poverty Estimate:	21,380	Risks to people with low incomes

Washington

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D

8

0

0

D

2.3

7

0

0

Pass

12.9

207820

42684

36366

4067

16304

7519

3677

147

60282

18070

21380

40.2

44.7

36.7

25

25.3

24.8

16.7

9.8

9

10.3

6.7

4

2.7

6.8

7.8

4.5

10

10.7

11.7

7.3

5

2.3

15.7

15.5

14.9

15.1

14.9

15.5

14.4

13.7

12.9

The air you breathe needs your support.

You can make a difference in the air that you breathe.

Tell your member of Congress to protect your health: Don’t weaken the Clean Air Act.

Tell us why having healthy air matters to you.

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Westmoreland	Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA	Pittsburgh-New-Castle-PA.html	westmoreland-42129.html	42129	3.0	D	9	0	0	D	3.0	9	0	0		Pass	13.4	365169	72611	68877	6919	28801	13508	6795	259	109780	33020	37017	6.3	15.8	15.5	18.5	16.5	16.8	12.8	7.8	6.8	7.8	4.3	3	3.0	4.7	5	1.7	3.3	3.3	3.7	2.3	2	3.0	15.6	15.5	15.1	15.7	15.3	15.5	14.1	13.8	13.4
Lawrence	Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA	Pittsburgh-New-Castle-PA.html	lawrence-42073.html	42073	1.0	C	3	0	0	DNC	0	0	0	0		Dnc	0	91108	19352	17128	1844	7048	3291	1657	64	26695	8032	14362	8.3	9.3	6	6.3	8.8	10.5	9.2	3	2	2.7	2.3	1.7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beaver	Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA	Pittsburgh-New-Castle-PA.html	beaver-42007.html	42007	3.7	F	11	0	0	B	0.3	1	0	0		Pass	13.1	170539	34878	31660	3323	13354	6236	3121	121	50527	15189	25211	22.7	26.7	24.7	22.3	25.7	26.8	20	13	11.3	12.7	8.3	5.7	3.7	2.7	2.3	2.3	4	4.7	4.7	3.3	2	0.3	16	16	15.4	16.4	16.3	16.5	14.9	14.2	13.1
Armstrong	Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA	Pittsburgh-New-Castle-PA.html	armstrong-42005.html	42005	4.7	F	14	0	0	Inc	0	0	0	0		Inc	0	68941	14189	12687	1352	5394	2520	1259	49	20419	6137	9346	0	24.2	26.8	24.3	22.7	23.7	16.7	12.5	12.7	15.8	13.3	9.8	4.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Allegheny	Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA	Pittsburgh-New-Castle-PA.html	allegheny-42003.html	42003	10.5	F	30	1	0	F	26.3	73	4	0		Fail	16.0	1223348	241663	205059	23026	96938	43705	20759	864	344552	102934	141453	38.3	41.8	36.7	30.2	31	30.3	22	15.8	15	19.8	16.2	13.5	10.5	39.8	42.8	39.5	60.7	59.7	55.5	45.5	32.5	26.3	21.4	21.2	20.4	20.8	20.4	19.8	18.3	17	16.0

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High Ozone Days	Learn More
	Change Since This County: Washington, PA Other counties with monitors in this metropolitan area There are no other counties in this metropolitan area What is my length? 6 Allegheny, PA Armstrong, PA Beaver, PA Lawrence, PA Westmoreland, PA A B C D F DNC INC
Particle Pollution - 24 Hour	Learn More
	Change Since This County: Washington, PA Other counties with monitors in this metropolitan area There are no other counties in this metropolitan area Allegheny, PA Armstrong, PA Beaver, PA Lawrence, PA Westmoreland, PA A B C D F DNC INC
Particle Pollution - Annual	Learn More
	Change Since This County: Washington, PA Other counties with monitors in this metropolitan area There are no other counties in this metropolitan area Allegheny, PA Armstrong, PA Beaver, PA Lawrence, PA Westmoreland, PA PASS FAIL DNC INC

Groups At Risk		Learn More
Total Population:		Risks to the population
Pediatric Asthma:		Risks to people with Asthma
Adult Asthma:		Risks to people with Asthma
Chronic Bronchitis:		Risks to people with Chronic Bronchitis
Emphysema:		Risks to people with Emphysema
Cardiovascular Disease:		Risks to people with Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes:		Risks to people with Diabetes
Children Under 18:		Risks to children and teens
Adults 65 & Over:		Risks to older adults
Poverty Estimate:		Risks to people with low incomes

Notes:

(1) INC indicates incomplete monitoring data for all three years. Therefore, those counties are excluded from the grade analysis.
(2) DNC indicates that there is no monitor collecting data in the county.

More about Methodology.