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| A1C |
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles can continue being the butt of smog jokes now that it has once again topped the American Lung Association's bad air list of most polluted cities in America.
The association found that the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside metropolitan area had the worst air based on 2003 through 2005 figures.
The Pittsburgh area was ranked as the nation's second most polluted metropolitan area followed by Bakersfield, Calif., Birmingham, Ala., Detroit and Cleveland. Visalia, Calif., Cincinnati, Indianapolis and St. Louis rounded out the top 10.
The news wasn't all bad for Los Angeles. Despite the dubious distinction, the number of days residents breathed the nation's worst ozone levels was fewer than in previous years.
"Nobody is surprised that LA has an air pollution problem," said Janice Nolen, the association's assistant vice president for national policy and advocacy. "The problems there are one of the reasons we have the Clean Air Act. But it is important for folks to know that there has been some improvement."
The organization based the rankings on ozone pollution levels produced when heat and sunlight come into contact with pollutants from power plants, cars, refineries and other sources. The group also studied particle pollution levels emitted from these sources, which are made up of a mix of tiny solid and liquid particles in the air.
Such pollution can contribute to heart disease, lung cancer and asthma attacks, the association said. Those especially vulnerable to polluted air are children, senior citizens, people who work or exercise outdoors and people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Nearly half of the U.S. population lives in counties that still have unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution, even though there appeared to be less ozone in many counties than previous years, the study found.
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| Miss Julia |
| At least I don't feel bad about smoking. Even if I quit, the air is still bad. |
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| skizzell |
If I lived in LA, I would most certainly use mass-transit to commute to work and any other place I could. I took the train daily to/from OC when I worked in downtown LA. Sadly, we live in a motorist state where everyone feels the need to have their space in their typically large car or suv. If only more people could explore reasonable options to commute, we would certainly keep our planet a *little* happier.
News like this makes me sad, but I'm hopeful that it will help wake people up. I've taken a great interest in the past few years to do my part. If only millions of other people could pay attention to the damage we are doing... |
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| Mecca82 |
LA is not bad compare too many asian cities such as Jakarta... :(
can't even see those buildings in the background anymore...
we dont do something bout LA this is wats gonna happen... is it even possible to change? |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mecca82
LA is not bad compare too many asian cities such as Jakarta... :(
can't even see those buildings in the background anymore...
we dont do something bout LA this is wats gonna happen... is it even possible to change? |
manila is horrid too. |
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| A1C |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mecca82
we dont do something bout LA this is wats gonna happen... is it even possible to change? |
I don't think so. I honestly think that LA has reached the point of no return. There's too many people in this city... It would require a cultural evolution so great that people would honestly give up their cars. Pollution isn't the only issue.. the entire city is a wash as far as being successful... It's a filthy, nasty mess, from the roads to the buildings... Population is outta control here... :nervous: |
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| montie |
linkage?
do they have the whole list posted? |
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| A1C |
| quote: | Originally posted by montie
linkage?
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| quote: | | Los Angeles can continue being the butt of smog jokes now that it has once again topped the American Lung Association's bad air list of most polluted cities in America. |
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| CReddick |
I think its all fake... Its just a ploy to make you feel guilty about driving your Hummer H1 to work and Ralphs.
J/K |
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| CReddick |
| quote: | Originally posted by Miss Julia
At least I don't feel bad about smoking. Even if I quit, the air is still bad. |
Smoking makes your boobs shrivel up.. that should be reason enough right there. |
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| bas |
| We're number one!! In your face Pittsburgh!! |
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| A1C |
| quote: | Originally posted by bas
We're number one!! In your face Pittsburgh!! |
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