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 December 30, 2008

Ozone Pollution Worst in Los Angeles, San Diego not in Top Ten
A recent report filed by the American Lung Association rank U.S. cities which are most adversely affected by 3 types of air pollution; San Diego California did not make the top ten. The three types are: year-round particle pollution, ozone pollution, and short-term particle pollution.
The Lung Association's report found that 42% of Americans reside in 216 counties in which they are exposed to what are considered to be unhealthful levels of one of the three types of pollution which were measured.

Nearly ten percent - 30.4 million Americans reside in 18 counties are exposed to where what are considered to be unhealthful levels of all 3 types of pollution that were measured in the report.

The ten cities with the highest levels of ozone-pollution are:

1. Los Angeles, Long Beach & Riverside, CA
2. Bakersfield, CA
3. Visalia & Porterville, CA
4. Houston, TX
5. Fresno & Madera, CA
6. Sacramento, CA
7. Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
8. New York, NY & Newark, NJ
9. Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC & Northern VA
10. Baton Rouge, LA