New York and Los Angeles Air is Dirtiest With Carcinogenic Toxins

Irani SenMar 23 2006

Do you know, Los Angeles and New York breathe the dirtiest air in the United States?! This is what the Environmental Protection Agency is suggesting.

The risk of developing cancer from air toxins is estimated to be 68 resident per million in New York and 66 resident per million in Los Angeles! Including heavy metals like lead, solvents, and combusion byproducts, the EPA evaluated toxins.

After Los Angeles and New York; Oregon, Washington D.C., and New Jersey had the third, fourth, and fifth worst air in the United States, respectively. Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana is measured to have the cleanest air.

Via: Laptop Logic

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