Air Quality and Health

In California, pollution related to the ports and goods movement causes more than 2,400 premature deaths annually and cancer risk rates up to 20 times higher than federal clean air standards.1

The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are the single largest source of air pollution in southern California- causing asthma rates for children living in port-adjacent communities such as Long Beach to be almost twice as high as the rest of the U.S. These residents more often than not are from low-income, communities of color.

The Ports are responsible for more deadly diesel soot and smog each day than all of the 6 million cars in the region.

Health Effects Associated with Goods Movement in California-2005

Particulate Matter and Ozone-related

Go to:

What Are the Health Impacts of Air Pollution?

PSR-LA's Current Air Quality and Goods Movement Work

Reference:

1 California Air Resources Board. 2006.  http://www.arb.ca.gov/homepage.htm.

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