National Air Toxics Assessment and Cancer Risk in Allegheny County Pennsylvania

The document analyzes cancer risks from air toxics in Allegheny County, PA, highlighting that the county ranks among the worst in the U.S. for point source emissions, primarily driven by coke oven emissions. It further notes that when diesel particulate matter (DPM) is included, the total cancer risk exceeds 100 per million people, with significant disparities affecting environmental justice (EJ) tracts.

• Allegheny County's estimated cancer risk from Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) is 39.7 per million, ranking it 238th out of over 3,200 U.S. counties, which places it within the worst 10% nationwide.
• Point source emissions are a critical concern in Allegheny County, which ranks 27th among all U.S. counties for cancer risk from these sources. Approximately 90% of this point source risk is attributed to coke oven emissions, with about 90% of those emissions originating from the Clairton facility.

APA

Graham, J., Jacobs, M., & Hoppin, P. (2021). National Air Toxics Assessment and Cancer Risk in Allegheny County Pennsylvania. Clean Air Task Force. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/21092216/NATA-Factsheet-Final-May-2021.pdf

Chicago

Graham, John, Molly Jacobs, and Polly Hoppin. National Air Toxics Assessment and Cancer Risk in Allegheny County Pennsylvania. Clean Air Task Force, 2021. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/21092216/NATA-Factsheet-Final-May-2021.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{graham2021national, author = {Graham, John and Jacobs, Molly and Hoppin, Polly}, title = {{National Air Toxics Assessment and Cancer Risk in Allegheny County Pennsylvania}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2021}, month = may, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/21092216/NATA-Factsheet-Final-May-2021.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }