Pollution Locator: Lead Hazards: County Report

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Lead Hazard Report: ALLEGHENY County, PA

Map Locating Lead Hazards

Lead Hazard Indicators and Comparative Rankings

Hot Spots of Lead Air Quality Hazards

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Map Locating Lead Hazards

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Lead Hazard Indicators and Comparative Rankings

Counties in US with
Low Hazard Indicator Percentile Counties in US with
High Hazard Indicator

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Number of housing units with a high risk of lead hazards: 27,000

Percent of housing units with a high risk of lead hazards: 5%

Number of housing units built before 1950: 240,000

Number of housing units with low income: 62,000

Percent of housing units with low income: 12%

Number of children under 5 living below poverty: 16,000

Percent of children under 5 below poverty: 23%

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Note: For comparative purposes, percent may be a more appropriate indicator than number.

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Hot Spots of Lead Air Quality Hazards
Counties in PENNSYLVANIA with the Highest Ambient Air Concentrations of Lead:
Rank	County	ug/m3
1.	BERKS	.39
2.	CARBON	.1
3.	BEAVER	.09
4.	ALLEGHENY	.06
5.	PHILADELPHIA	.04
Counties in PENNSYLVANIA with the Greatest Reported Releases of Lead to Air:
Rank	County	Pounds
1.	BERKS	6,065
2.	ERIE	1,969
3.	MERCER	1,652
4.	LAWRENCE	1,504
5.	MONROE	1,430
Counties in PENNSYLVANIA with the Greatest Reported Releases of Lead Compounds to Air:
Rank	County	Pounds
1.	BEAVER	11,203
2.	FRANKLIN	10,394
3.	ALLEGHENY	8,056
4.	CENTRE	6,048
5.	WESTMORELAND	5,997

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