BURBANK MAKES LIST OF SOOTIEST CITIES.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer Burbank is sixth on a list of the nation's top 10 cities with the worst soot, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a three-year study released by the South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible mainly for regulating stationary sources of air pollution for most of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside County, and all of Orange county. . Diesel exhaust is the main culprit for the high rates of PM 2.5 - the fine particulates that lodge in Verb 1. lodge in - live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor" occupy, reside move in - occupy a place; "The crowds are moving in" stay at - reside temporarily; "I'm staying at the Hilton" the lungs when inhaled, officials said. The city also sits hard against the Verdugo Mountains The Verdugo Mountains are a small mountain range located just south of the western San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County, Southern California, The United States of America (USA). The range is commonly known simply as the Verdugos. , where pollution from neighboring cities collects. ``It's not surprising,'' said Burbank City Councilman Todd Campbell, director of public policy for Seal Beach-based Clean Energy, which provides natural gas for transportation. ``We have a tendency to be like a dust bowl.'' Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. City Councilwoman Jan Perry Jan Perry (circa. 1954 —) currently represents the 9th district of the Los Angeles City Council. External links
Preceded by Rita Walters Los Angeles City Councilwoman , a governing board member of the western region of the AQMD AQMD Air Quality Management District AQMD Action Quake Map Depot , attributes Burbank's bad air to the proximity to two freeways heavily traveled by diesel-belching big rigs. ``Geographically, it's a much more contained municipality,'' said Perry, chairwoman of L.A.'s Environmental Quality Wastewater Management Committee. ``It's inland and it's backed up against a mountain.'' The AQMD gathers data on particulate matter annually from its 32 air monitoring stations across Southern California. The top 10 ranking was reported at an asthma conference sponsored by the AQMD last week. Officials held the meeting to try to understand why an increasing number of children are suffering from asthma and how to cut Southern California's air pollution. ``New studies empower us to proceed with more stringent air quality standards,'' said Elaine Chang, deputy executive officer of the AQMD. ``There's a lot of data being collected. It's not always easy to do human studies following folks around for several years to identify the causes of the health effects, to link certain health symptoms directly back to fine particles.'' Jason Kandel, (818) 546-3306 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com BAD AIR The following is a list of the top-10 cities in the nation with the worst soot: 1. Rubidoux 2. Riverside 3. Ontario 4. San Bernardino 5. Fontana 6. Burbank 7. Pico Rivera 8. Lynwood 9. Los Angeles 10. Azusa CAPTION(S): box Box: BAD AIR (see text) |
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