San Jose - San Francisco - Oakland , California 4th Highest Year Round Particle Pollution among U.S. cities / metropolitan regions | Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA most polluted by Ozone | Billions earmarked for green initiatives - Pork Barrel Politics ?

[Golwalkar]

According the the American Lung Association's "State of the Air" report based on recent air pollution data from the Environmental Protection Agency, here are the cleanest and most polluted cities in the US. The report is based on two types of pollution: ozone (smog) and particle pollution (aka soot).

 

 

Most Year Round Particle Pollution

Rank	City
#1	Bakersfield, CA
#2	Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA
#2	Visalia, CA
#4	San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
#5	Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
#6	Medford-Grants Pass, OR
#7	Fairbanks, AK
#8	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
#9	Chico, CA
#10	El Centro, CA

 

Most Polluted Cities By Ozone

Rank	City
#1	Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
#2	Bakersfield, CA
#3	Visalia, CA
#4	Fresno-Madera-Hanford, CA
#5	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
#6	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
#7	Denver-Aurora, CO
#8	Houston-The Woodlands, TX
#9	Sacramento-Roseville, CA
#10	Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT

 

Top 25 Cleanest American Cities For Year-Round Particle Pollution

Rank	City
#1	Cheyenne, WY
#2	Wilmington, NC
#3	Urban Honolulu, HI
#4	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
#5	Bangor, ME
#6	Casper, WY
#7	Bellingham, WA
#8	Bismarck, ND
#8	Elmira-Corning, NY
#8	Sioux Falls, SD
#8	St. George, UT
#12	Duluth, MN-WI
#13	Asheville-Marion-Brevard, NC
#13	Colorado Springs, CO
#13	Grand Junction, CO
#13	Syracuse-Auburn, NY
#17	Pittsfield, MA
#18	Lynchburg, VA
#19	Greenville-Kinston-Washington, NC
#19	Saginaw-Midland-Bay City, MI
#21	Charlottesville, VA
#22	Anchorage, AK
#22	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
#22	Rapid City-Spearfish, SD

 

Bet these studies are funded by some Air Purifier Technology Consortium.

But the real question is do those Consumer grade Air Purifiers even work all that well beyond Pollen and Dust? 

 

[manadonga]

Bokkale ma na hyd and vijayawada lo ayithe deeniki 10 times vuntayi emo delhi ayithe 100 times 

[Ara_Tenkai]

2 hours ago, manadonga said:

Bokkale ma na hyd and vijayawada lo ayithe deeniki 10 times vuntayi emo delhi ayithe 100 times 

Naku ade anipinchindi...mana cities most polluted in the entire world

[Acharya]

Sanjose full of karri people scary  

[allushirish]

1 minute ago, Acharya said:

Sanjose full of karri people scary  

Cc @SwatCUT @Swatkat @Swatkit

[Acharya]

1 minute ago, allushirish said:

Cc @SwatCUT @Swatkat @Swatkit

inka  scary  

[allushirish]

Just now, Acharya said:

inka  scary  

Cum 

[Acharya]

Just now, allushirish said:

Cum 

notlo?

[allushirish]

Just now, Acharya said:

notlo?

Cc @Swatkat