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Measure E1: Exceedances of Air Quality Standards
Table E1: Percentage of children living in counties in which air quality standards were exceeded
1993-1998 |
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Pollutant |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ozone eight-hour standard |
53% |
58% |
58% |
56% |
54% |
62% |
PM-10 |
7.3% |
6.8% |
12% |
3.6% |
6.0% |
5.0% |
Carbon monoxide |
6.4% |
11% |
8.3% |
7.8% |
5.8% |
5.3% |
Lead |
2.1% |
1.7% |
1.7% |
1.6% |
1.7% |
1.6% |
Sulfur dioxide |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Nitrogen dioxide |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Any standard |
55% |
59% |
60% |
57% |
55% |
63% |
1999-2006 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pollutant |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Ozone eight-hour standard |
62% |
60% |
60% |
60% |
58% |
41% |
55% |
53% |
PM-10 |
11% |
5.8% |
5.9% |
9.4% |
7.6% |
6.7% |
6.1% |
8.7% |
PM-2.5 |
24% |
29% |
25% |
21% |
19% |
16% |
25% |
13% |
Carbon monoxide |
5.7% |
0.72% |
0.71% |
4.1% |
1.0% |
0.071% |
0.18% |
0.49% |
Lead |
0.69% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
0.075% |
0.0095% |
0.0% |
0.073% |
0.074% |
Sulfur dioxide |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Nitrogen dioxide |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Any standard |
65% |
64% |
63% |
61% |
60% |
46% |
60% |
55% |
DATA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Aerometric Information Retrieval System
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Addendum 1 to Table E1: Percentage of children living in counties in which air quality standards were exceeded, by race/ethnicity, 2006
All Races/
Ethnicities |
White non-
Hispanic |
Black
non- Hispanic |
American
Indian/ Alaska Native non- Hispanic |
Asian or
Pacific Islander non- Hispanic |
Hispanic
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ozone eight-hour standard |
53% |
44% |
59% |
34% |
67% |
69% |
PM-10 |
8.7% |
5.7% |
7.7% |
14% |
8.5% |
18% |
PM-2.5 |
13% |
7.2% |
17% |
4.4% |
16% |
25% |
Carbon monoxide |
0.49% |
0.42% |
0.82% |
0.32% |
0.47% |
0.47% |
Lead |
0.074% |
0.12% |
0.0074% |
0.017% |
0.012% |
0.0058% |
Sulfur dioxide |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Nitrogen dioxide |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Any standard |
55% |
46% |
62% |
40% |
68% |
71% |
DATA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Aerometric Information Retrieval System
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Addendum 2 to Table E1: Percentage of children living in counties in which air quality standards were exceeded, by family income, 2006
All Incomes
|
<
Poverty Level |
100- 200% of Poverty Level |
> 200% of Poverty Level |
≥
Poverty Level |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ozone eight-hour standard |
53% |
52% |
50% |
53% |
53% |
PM-10 |
8.7% |
11% |
10% |
7.7% |
8.3% |
PM-2.5 |
13% |
17% |
14% |
11% |
12% |
Carbon monoxide |
0.49% |
0.59% |
0.51% |
0.46% |
0.47% |
Lead |
0.074% |
0.039% |
0.064% |
0.086% |
0.081% |
Sulfur dioxide |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Nitrogen dioxide |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Any standard |
55% |
55% |
53% |
55% |
55% |
DATA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Aerometric Information Retrieval System
Download a universal spreadsheet file of the Environmental Contaminants data tables
Environmental Contaminants
Measures:
Outdoor Air Pollutants
- Measure E1
- Measure E2
- Measure E3
- Measure E4
Indoor Air Pollutants
Drinking Water Contaminants
Pesticide Residues
Land Contaminants