The Smoggiest Cities In America

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Eight of the Top 10 most polluted cities in America belong to California. Leading the way is Los Angeles, which remains the smoggiest city in the nation.

The metropolitan area of Los Angeles-Riverside-Long Beach has an average of more than 140 days a year of dangerous o-zone levels, according to the American Lung Association’s Annual Assessment.

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The other cities making the Top 10 list of most polluted cities:

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According to a Los Angeles Times article, the report found that high air pollution levels threaten the health of 175 million people, about 58% of the population. But in California, the proportion is far higher: 91% of state residents, more than 33 million people, live in counties with poor air quality, especially in Southern California and the Central Valley.

Annually, California’s dirty air is estimated to cause 19,000 premature deaths, 9,400 hospitalizations and 300,000 respiratory illnesses.

James Spencer is the editor of PublicCEO.com. He can be reached at jspencer@publicceo.com or 916.333.5285.

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