The American Lung Association today released a report on the best and worst cities for air quality.
And, well, Sacramento rates high on the worst list, up down there with Los Angeles. In the ozone category, the Sacramento valley ranked sixth among the "at risk" cities, just two down from Fresno. Los Angeles, of course, topped that list. The good news: Sacramento didn't make the list of bottom 25 "at risk" cities for year-round particles.
Taking a closer look at the charts, which you can find here, Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and El Dorado counties all received an "F" for number of ozone days. For particle pollution, Sacramento received an F grade, Yolo a D and Place a C. El Dorado didn't make the list.
Now, you mgiht be thinking, our air quality in't nearly as bad as in Southern California, and you're right. But the ozone and particle pollution we do have are a bane to the 109,920 pediatric and adult asthma sufferers in the county, as well as the 16,063 with emphysema, according to ALA data.
