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Old 01-17-2011, 03:49 PM
 
Location: Tampa, FL
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Are there any areas that are so bad I should avoid? What are some of the more polluted (air) neighborhoods or towns? In contrast, how about the ones that are cleaner? I'm talking about no more than 30 mins from the casino... Thanks
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Old 01-17-2011, 04:30 PM
 
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The Post Gazette did a big writeup including maps recently:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03001/1108747-209.stm
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Old 01-17-2011, 04:39 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh area
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One of the interesting things I see right off on the maps is that Ben Avon/Ben Avon Heights don't seem to have heightened rates of any of these (marginal on heart disease) despite being across from Neville Island. Wonder why that is, when all the rest of the spots arounhd there have higher incidence?
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Old 01-17-2011, 04:50 PM
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The Post Gazette did a big writeup including maps recently:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03001/1108747-209.stm
Wow there is a ton of information in the link. Great maps like this one.

Mapping Mortality - Interactive Map of Allegheny County - A special report on air pollution

Which people would think more about pollution. Just look at the issues it causes. Wow. That is one thing I wish Pittsburgh could get rid of, but with all the coal plants around and all the huge SUV's this area lives for, I think we will always have a bad pollution problem. This area would be amazing if we could rid that issue.
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Old 01-17-2011, 04:57 PM
 
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One of the interesting things I see right off on the maps is that Ben Avon/Ben Avon Heights don't seem to have heightened rates of any of these (marginal on heart disease) despite being across from Neville Island. Wonder why that is, when all the rest of the spots arounhd there have higher incidence?
One of the big problems with the study is it doesn't control for other factors that can contribute to increased incidence of those diseases. And the sample size is getting pretty small anyway on a neighborhood level.

In other words, I have no idea, but it may not mean anything in particular.
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Old 01-17-2011, 06:34 PM
 
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Wow there is a ton of information in the link. Great maps like this one.

Mapping Mortality - Interactive Map of Allegheny County - A special report on air pollution

Which people would think more about pollution. Just look at the issues it causes. Wow. That is one thing I wish Pittsburgh could get rid of, but with all the coal plants around and all the huge SUV's this area lives for, I think we will always have a bad pollution problem. This area would be amazing if we could rid that issue.
I've heard between 50-75% of Pittsburgh ( and SW PA ) particulate pollution actually comes from Ohio . Ohio power plants are supposedly currently working on installing scrubbers or other devices to cut down on pollution amount.
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Old 01-17-2011, 06:37 PM
 
Location: Greensburg, PA
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I've heard between 50-75% of Pittsburgh ( and SW PA ) particulate pollution actually comes from Ohio . Ohio power plants are supposedly currently working on installing scrubbers or other devices to cut down on pollution amount.
Can we actually pinpoint which particular power plant is causing most of the pollution or is it generally all the same?
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Old 01-17-2011, 06:54 PM
 
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Can we actually pinpoint which particular power plant is causing most of the pollution or is it generally all the same?
I heard that information ^ on radio on my way to work at 6am one Sunday morning but I don't recall if they stated the particular power plant. I remember the take away from the show is that the EPA is pushing for those fixes and that it will translate into higher utility costs for the customers served by those plants.
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Old 01-17-2011, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Tampa, FL
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That map is pretty scary, but at the same time, it seems like there has to be other factors in those deaths. It does not break it down by age, only by gender. I want to try to compare these numbers with other cities to see how they match up. I want to see how NYC compares and NJ. I grew up in those two areas so i would like to see the differences because there could just be a density factor there and income factor. Look at Fox Chapel and the two communities that surround it, they are lower than national average on all levels. Could access to health care also have a factor in these deaths? I think so, but i am not a scientist nor statitics major.
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Old 01-17-2011, 10:36 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, USA
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Locations with photos of coal-fired power plants in PA, several near us:
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Dirty Kilowatts - America's Most Polluting Power Plants (PDF)
http://www.dirtykilowatts.org/Dirty_Kilowatts.pdf
"Pennsylvania was home to four of the top 10 highest emitters." SO2
5 states (includes PA) account for 30 of the the top 50.
Plants in TX & PA topped the list for the nation's highest power plant mercury emission rates.
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