air pollution in new york city
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Air Pollution in New York City
Jack Lebeau MD
E Global Solutions ndash Anthony Straggi
January 2005
Air Pollution in New York State
is concentrated in the area of NYC
CARCINOGENS LISTED IN NRDCS ANALYSIS
Air Toxics(Carcinogens) EPA Benchmark Concentrations(microgm3)
Acetaldehyde045 Benzene012
Acrylamide000077 Beryllium000042
Acrylonitrile0015 Ethylene dichloride0038
Arsenic000023 Hydrazine00002
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate025 Formaldehyde0077
13-Butadiene00036 Lead0013
Cadmium000056 Methyl chloride056
Carbon tetrachloride0067 Methylene chloride21
Chloroform0043 Nickel00042
Chromium0000083 Propylene dichloride0053
13-Dichloropropene0027 Quinoline000029
Ethyl acrylate0073 1122-Tetrachloroethane0017
Ethylene dibromide00045 112-Trichloroethane0063
Ethylene oxide00043 Vinyl chloride0012
Tetrachloroethylene17 Vinylidene chloride002
Trichloroethylene059
HIGHEST RISK COUNTIES IN THE STATE
COUNTY New York Kings Bronx Queens Richmond Westchester
RISK 421 320 318 281 195 150
RISK FACTOR AND SOURCE OF TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS
OF CONCERN IN NEW YORK COUNTY NY
Air Toxic Risk Source Percentage
13 Butadiene 176 Mobile 70
Formaldehyde 64 Mobile
Area
55
42
Benzene 53 Mobile 70
Chromium 43 Area
Mobile
47
31
Nickel 20 Area 68
Carbon Tetrachloride 13 Area 100
Mobile Sources Cars trucks buses tractors etc
Point Sources Large factories and other major industrial sources
Area Sources Small factories dry cleaners gas stations etc
KEY
The US Environmental Protection Agency has developed benchmarks for safe
concentrations of toxics in air levels at which one person in one million is at risk
of developing cancer Key represents the risk factor for a combination of 31 toxics
as a multiple of EPAs safe level (eg darkest shade indicates levels more than 400
times EPAs safe concentrations) See the chart on the next slide for a list of the
31 toxics
Air Pollution in NYC
Diesel engines
Gasoline Engines
New Jersey Industry
Port of New York
Airports
Helicopters
Smoking
Dry cleaning
Chemical industries
These include stationary engines like generators and pumps and off-road as well as on-road engines
Everyone in the NY metropolitan area breathes air that
fails to meet EPA health standards and many New
Yorkers suffer serious health impacts from breathing that
dirty air
bull One million people in New York City including
300000 children have been diagnosed with asthma
bull Air pollution from mobile sources like construction
equipment contributes to over 90 of the air cancer
risk in New York County
bull Nearly 1 in 4 children in east Harlem suffer from
asthma the worst rate in the country
bull The costs of asthma hospitalization in New York
City totaled more than $242 million in 2000
Asthma Hospitalization rates by ZIP Code
in NYC for Children Aged 0-14 in the year 2000
Perera FP et al Biomarkers in maternal and newborn blood indicate
heightened fetal susceptibility to procarcinogenic DNA damage
Environmental Health Perspectives Vol 112 pp 1133-1136 (July 2004)
bull In a study of newborns and their mothers in
New York City scientists found that
developing babies had accumulated a
relatively high number of genetic
mutations and they linked the mutations to
emissions from vehicles and other sources
of urban pollution
In 1999 nonroad diesel engines like construction
equipment in the New York metropolitan area emitted
more tons of particulate matter than nonroad vehicles
than in any other major US city
1048633 Using clean fuel ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (15 ppm) and
tailpipe retrofits can cut pollution from construction
vehicles at City construction sites up to 90
1048633 The technology needed to cut pollution from construction
vehicles is increasingly easy to use and as the market grows
will become even more cost-effective than it already is today
1048633 Retrofit costs are very low - a few thousand dollars -
compared to the acquisition cost of a piece of construction
machinery which can easily be in the six digits
Local Law 77
bull Local Law 77 is an effective plan to
improve air quality in New York City and
will have many favorable effects on
asthma heart attack stroke sudden
death cancer in children and adults
bull It will prevent lost work time and the
economic damage that results
bull Costs from air pollution related illness and
hospitalization will be cut dramatically
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
Air Pollution in New York State
is concentrated in the area of NYC
CARCINOGENS LISTED IN NRDCS ANALYSIS
Air Toxics(Carcinogens) EPA Benchmark Concentrations(microgm3)
Acetaldehyde045 Benzene012
Acrylamide000077 Beryllium000042
Acrylonitrile0015 Ethylene dichloride0038
Arsenic000023 Hydrazine00002
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate025 Formaldehyde0077
13-Butadiene00036 Lead0013
Cadmium000056 Methyl chloride056
Carbon tetrachloride0067 Methylene chloride21
Chloroform0043 Nickel00042
Chromium0000083 Propylene dichloride0053
13-Dichloropropene0027 Quinoline000029
Ethyl acrylate0073 1122-Tetrachloroethane0017
Ethylene dibromide00045 112-Trichloroethane0063
Ethylene oxide00043 Vinyl chloride0012
Tetrachloroethylene17 Vinylidene chloride002
Trichloroethylene059
HIGHEST RISK COUNTIES IN THE STATE
COUNTY New York Kings Bronx Queens Richmond Westchester
RISK 421 320 318 281 195 150
RISK FACTOR AND SOURCE OF TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS
OF CONCERN IN NEW YORK COUNTY NY
Air Toxic Risk Source Percentage
13 Butadiene 176 Mobile 70
Formaldehyde 64 Mobile
Area
55
42
Benzene 53 Mobile 70
Chromium 43 Area
Mobile
47
31
Nickel 20 Area 68
Carbon Tetrachloride 13 Area 100
Mobile Sources Cars trucks buses tractors etc
Point Sources Large factories and other major industrial sources
Area Sources Small factories dry cleaners gas stations etc
KEY
The US Environmental Protection Agency has developed benchmarks for safe
concentrations of toxics in air levels at which one person in one million is at risk
of developing cancer Key represents the risk factor for a combination of 31 toxics
as a multiple of EPAs safe level (eg darkest shade indicates levels more than 400
times EPAs safe concentrations) See the chart on the next slide for a list of the
31 toxics
Air Pollution in NYC
Diesel engines
Gasoline Engines
New Jersey Industry
Port of New York
Airports
Helicopters
Smoking
Dry cleaning
Chemical industries
These include stationary engines like generators and pumps and off-road as well as on-road engines
Everyone in the NY metropolitan area breathes air that
fails to meet EPA health standards and many New
Yorkers suffer serious health impacts from breathing that
dirty air
bull One million people in New York City including
300000 children have been diagnosed with asthma
bull Air pollution from mobile sources like construction
equipment contributes to over 90 of the air cancer
risk in New York County
bull Nearly 1 in 4 children in east Harlem suffer from
asthma the worst rate in the country
bull The costs of asthma hospitalization in New York
City totaled more than $242 million in 2000
Asthma Hospitalization rates by ZIP Code
in NYC for Children Aged 0-14 in the year 2000
Perera FP et al Biomarkers in maternal and newborn blood indicate
heightened fetal susceptibility to procarcinogenic DNA damage
Environmental Health Perspectives Vol 112 pp 1133-1136 (July 2004)
bull In a study of newborns and their mothers in
New York City scientists found that
developing babies had accumulated a
relatively high number of genetic
mutations and they linked the mutations to
emissions from vehicles and other sources
of urban pollution
In 1999 nonroad diesel engines like construction
equipment in the New York metropolitan area emitted
more tons of particulate matter than nonroad vehicles
than in any other major US city
1048633 Using clean fuel ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (15 ppm) and
tailpipe retrofits can cut pollution from construction
vehicles at City construction sites up to 90
1048633 The technology needed to cut pollution from construction
vehicles is increasingly easy to use and as the market grows
will become even more cost-effective than it already is today
1048633 Retrofit costs are very low - a few thousand dollars -
compared to the acquisition cost of a piece of construction
machinery which can easily be in the six digits
Local Law 77
bull Local Law 77 is an effective plan to
improve air quality in New York City and
will have many favorable effects on
asthma heart attack stroke sudden
death cancer in children and adults
bull It will prevent lost work time and the
economic damage that results
bull Costs from air pollution related illness and
hospitalization will be cut dramatically
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
CARCINOGENS LISTED IN NRDCS ANALYSIS
Air Toxics(Carcinogens) EPA Benchmark Concentrations(microgm3)
Acetaldehyde045 Benzene012
Acrylamide000077 Beryllium000042
Acrylonitrile0015 Ethylene dichloride0038
Arsenic000023 Hydrazine00002
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate025 Formaldehyde0077
13-Butadiene00036 Lead0013
Cadmium000056 Methyl chloride056
Carbon tetrachloride0067 Methylene chloride21
Chloroform0043 Nickel00042
Chromium0000083 Propylene dichloride0053
13-Dichloropropene0027 Quinoline000029
Ethyl acrylate0073 1122-Tetrachloroethane0017
Ethylene dibromide00045 112-Trichloroethane0063
Ethylene oxide00043 Vinyl chloride0012
Tetrachloroethylene17 Vinylidene chloride002
Trichloroethylene059
HIGHEST RISK COUNTIES IN THE STATE
COUNTY New York Kings Bronx Queens Richmond Westchester
RISK 421 320 318 281 195 150
RISK FACTOR AND SOURCE OF TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS
OF CONCERN IN NEW YORK COUNTY NY
Air Toxic Risk Source Percentage
13 Butadiene 176 Mobile 70
Formaldehyde 64 Mobile
Area
55
42
Benzene 53 Mobile 70
Chromium 43 Area
Mobile
47
31
Nickel 20 Area 68
Carbon Tetrachloride 13 Area 100
Mobile Sources Cars trucks buses tractors etc
Point Sources Large factories and other major industrial sources
Area Sources Small factories dry cleaners gas stations etc
KEY
The US Environmental Protection Agency has developed benchmarks for safe
concentrations of toxics in air levels at which one person in one million is at risk
of developing cancer Key represents the risk factor for a combination of 31 toxics
as a multiple of EPAs safe level (eg darkest shade indicates levels more than 400
times EPAs safe concentrations) See the chart on the next slide for a list of the
31 toxics
Air Pollution in NYC
Diesel engines
Gasoline Engines
New Jersey Industry
Port of New York
Airports
Helicopters
Smoking
Dry cleaning
Chemical industries
These include stationary engines like generators and pumps and off-road as well as on-road engines
Everyone in the NY metropolitan area breathes air that
fails to meet EPA health standards and many New
Yorkers suffer serious health impacts from breathing that
dirty air
bull One million people in New York City including
300000 children have been diagnosed with asthma
bull Air pollution from mobile sources like construction
equipment contributes to over 90 of the air cancer
risk in New York County
bull Nearly 1 in 4 children in east Harlem suffer from
asthma the worst rate in the country
bull The costs of asthma hospitalization in New York
City totaled more than $242 million in 2000
Asthma Hospitalization rates by ZIP Code
in NYC for Children Aged 0-14 in the year 2000
Perera FP et al Biomarkers in maternal and newborn blood indicate
heightened fetal susceptibility to procarcinogenic DNA damage
Environmental Health Perspectives Vol 112 pp 1133-1136 (July 2004)
bull In a study of newborns and their mothers in
New York City scientists found that
developing babies had accumulated a
relatively high number of genetic
mutations and they linked the mutations to
emissions from vehicles and other sources
of urban pollution
In 1999 nonroad diesel engines like construction
equipment in the New York metropolitan area emitted
more tons of particulate matter than nonroad vehicles
than in any other major US city
1048633 Using clean fuel ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (15 ppm) and
tailpipe retrofits can cut pollution from construction
vehicles at City construction sites up to 90
1048633 The technology needed to cut pollution from construction
vehicles is increasingly easy to use and as the market grows
will become even more cost-effective than it already is today
1048633 Retrofit costs are very low - a few thousand dollars -
compared to the acquisition cost of a piece of construction
machinery which can easily be in the six digits
Local Law 77
bull Local Law 77 is an effective plan to
improve air quality in New York City and
will have many favorable effects on
asthma heart attack stroke sudden
death cancer in children and adults
bull It will prevent lost work time and the
economic damage that results
bull Costs from air pollution related illness and
hospitalization will be cut dramatically
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
HIGHEST RISK COUNTIES IN THE STATE
COUNTY New York Kings Bronx Queens Richmond Westchester
RISK 421 320 318 281 195 150
RISK FACTOR AND SOURCE OF TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS
OF CONCERN IN NEW YORK COUNTY NY
Air Toxic Risk Source Percentage
13 Butadiene 176 Mobile 70
Formaldehyde 64 Mobile
Area
55
42
Benzene 53 Mobile 70
Chromium 43 Area
Mobile
47
31
Nickel 20 Area 68
Carbon Tetrachloride 13 Area 100
Mobile Sources Cars trucks buses tractors etc
Point Sources Large factories and other major industrial sources
Area Sources Small factories dry cleaners gas stations etc
KEY
The US Environmental Protection Agency has developed benchmarks for safe
concentrations of toxics in air levels at which one person in one million is at risk
of developing cancer Key represents the risk factor for a combination of 31 toxics
as a multiple of EPAs safe level (eg darkest shade indicates levels more than 400
times EPAs safe concentrations) See the chart on the next slide for a list of the
31 toxics
Air Pollution in NYC
Diesel engines
Gasoline Engines
New Jersey Industry
Port of New York
Airports
Helicopters
Smoking
Dry cleaning
Chemical industries
These include stationary engines like generators and pumps and off-road as well as on-road engines
Everyone in the NY metropolitan area breathes air that
fails to meet EPA health standards and many New
Yorkers suffer serious health impacts from breathing that
dirty air
bull One million people in New York City including
300000 children have been diagnosed with asthma
bull Air pollution from mobile sources like construction
equipment contributes to over 90 of the air cancer
risk in New York County
bull Nearly 1 in 4 children in east Harlem suffer from
asthma the worst rate in the country
bull The costs of asthma hospitalization in New York
City totaled more than $242 million in 2000
Asthma Hospitalization rates by ZIP Code
in NYC for Children Aged 0-14 in the year 2000
Perera FP et al Biomarkers in maternal and newborn blood indicate
heightened fetal susceptibility to procarcinogenic DNA damage
Environmental Health Perspectives Vol 112 pp 1133-1136 (July 2004)
bull In a study of newborns and their mothers in
New York City scientists found that
developing babies had accumulated a
relatively high number of genetic
mutations and they linked the mutations to
emissions from vehicles and other sources
of urban pollution
In 1999 nonroad diesel engines like construction
equipment in the New York metropolitan area emitted
more tons of particulate matter than nonroad vehicles
than in any other major US city
1048633 Using clean fuel ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (15 ppm) and
tailpipe retrofits can cut pollution from construction
vehicles at City construction sites up to 90
1048633 The technology needed to cut pollution from construction
vehicles is increasingly easy to use and as the market grows
will become even more cost-effective than it already is today
1048633 Retrofit costs are very low - a few thousand dollars -
compared to the acquisition cost of a piece of construction
machinery which can easily be in the six digits
Local Law 77
bull Local Law 77 is an effective plan to
improve air quality in New York City and
will have many favorable effects on
asthma heart attack stroke sudden
death cancer in children and adults
bull It will prevent lost work time and the
economic damage that results
bull Costs from air pollution related illness and
hospitalization will be cut dramatically
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
RISK FACTOR AND SOURCE OF TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS
OF CONCERN IN NEW YORK COUNTY NY
Air Toxic Risk Source Percentage
13 Butadiene 176 Mobile 70
Formaldehyde 64 Mobile
Area
55
42
Benzene 53 Mobile 70
Chromium 43 Area
Mobile
47
31
Nickel 20 Area 68
Carbon Tetrachloride 13 Area 100
Mobile Sources Cars trucks buses tractors etc
Point Sources Large factories and other major industrial sources
Area Sources Small factories dry cleaners gas stations etc
KEY
The US Environmental Protection Agency has developed benchmarks for safe
concentrations of toxics in air levels at which one person in one million is at risk
of developing cancer Key represents the risk factor for a combination of 31 toxics
as a multiple of EPAs safe level (eg darkest shade indicates levels more than 400
times EPAs safe concentrations) See the chart on the next slide for a list of the
31 toxics
Air Pollution in NYC
Diesel engines
Gasoline Engines
New Jersey Industry
Port of New York
Airports
Helicopters
Smoking
Dry cleaning
Chemical industries
These include stationary engines like generators and pumps and off-road as well as on-road engines
Everyone in the NY metropolitan area breathes air that
fails to meet EPA health standards and many New
Yorkers suffer serious health impacts from breathing that
dirty air
bull One million people in New York City including
300000 children have been diagnosed with asthma
bull Air pollution from mobile sources like construction
equipment contributes to over 90 of the air cancer
risk in New York County
bull Nearly 1 in 4 children in east Harlem suffer from
asthma the worst rate in the country
bull The costs of asthma hospitalization in New York
City totaled more than $242 million in 2000
Asthma Hospitalization rates by ZIP Code
in NYC for Children Aged 0-14 in the year 2000
Perera FP et al Biomarkers in maternal and newborn blood indicate
heightened fetal susceptibility to procarcinogenic DNA damage
Environmental Health Perspectives Vol 112 pp 1133-1136 (July 2004)
bull In a study of newborns and their mothers in
New York City scientists found that
developing babies had accumulated a
relatively high number of genetic
mutations and they linked the mutations to
emissions from vehicles and other sources
of urban pollution
In 1999 nonroad diesel engines like construction
equipment in the New York metropolitan area emitted
more tons of particulate matter than nonroad vehicles
than in any other major US city
1048633 Using clean fuel ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (15 ppm) and
tailpipe retrofits can cut pollution from construction
vehicles at City construction sites up to 90
1048633 The technology needed to cut pollution from construction
vehicles is increasingly easy to use and as the market grows
will become even more cost-effective than it already is today
1048633 Retrofit costs are very low - a few thousand dollars -
compared to the acquisition cost of a piece of construction
machinery which can easily be in the six digits
Local Law 77
bull Local Law 77 is an effective plan to
improve air quality in New York City and
will have many favorable effects on
asthma heart attack stroke sudden
death cancer in children and adults
bull It will prevent lost work time and the
economic damage that results
bull Costs from air pollution related illness and
hospitalization will be cut dramatically
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
KEY
The US Environmental Protection Agency has developed benchmarks for safe
concentrations of toxics in air levels at which one person in one million is at risk
of developing cancer Key represents the risk factor for a combination of 31 toxics
as a multiple of EPAs safe level (eg darkest shade indicates levels more than 400
times EPAs safe concentrations) See the chart on the next slide for a list of the
31 toxics
Air Pollution in NYC
Diesel engines
Gasoline Engines
New Jersey Industry
Port of New York
Airports
Helicopters
Smoking
Dry cleaning
Chemical industries
These include stationary engines like generators and pumps and off-road as well as on-road engines
Everyone in the NY metropolitan area breathes air that
fails to meet EPA health standards and many New
Yorkers suffer serious health impacts from breathing that
dirty air
bull One million people in New York City including
300000 children have been diagnosed with asthma
bull Air pollution from mobile sources like construction
equipment contributes to over 90 of the air cancer
risk in New York County
bull Nearly 1 in 4 children in east Harlem suffer from
asthma the worst rate in the country
bull The costs of asthma hospitalization in New York
City totaled more than $242 million in 2000
Asthma Hospitalization rates by ZIP Code
in NYC for Children Aged 0-14 in the year 2000
Perera FP et al Biomarkers in maternal and newborn blood indicate
heightened fetal susceptibility to procarcinogenic DNA damage
Environmental Health Perspectives Vol 112 pp 1133-1136 (July 2004)
bull In a study of newborns and their mothers in
New York City scientists found that
developing babies had accumulated a
relatively high number of genetic
mutations and they linked the mutations to
emissions from vehicles and other sources
of urban pollution
In 1999 nonroad diesel engines like construction
equipment in the New York metropolitan area emitted
more tons of particulate matter than nonroad vehicles
than in any other major US city
1048633 Using clean fuel ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (15 ppm) and
tailpipe retrofits can cut pollution from construction
vehicles at City construction sites up to 90
1048633 The technology needed to cut pollution from construction
vehicles is increasingly easy to use and as the market grows
will become even more cost-effective than it already is today
1048633 Retrofit costs are very low - a few thousand dollars -
compared to the acquisition cost of a piece of construction
machinery which can easily be in the six digits
Local Law 77
bull Local Law 77 is an effective plan to
improve air quality in New York City and
will have many favorable effects on
asthma heart attack stroke sudden
death cancer in children and adults
bull It will prevent lost work time and the
economic damage that results
bull Costs from air pollution related illness and
hospitalization will be cut dramatically
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
Air Pollution in NYC
Diesel engines
Gasoline Engines
New Jersey Industry
Port of New York
Airports
Helicopters
Smoking
Dry cleaning
Chemical industries
These include stationary engines like generators and pumps and off-road as well as on-road engines
Everyone in the NY metropolitan area breathes air that
fails to meet EPA health standards and many New
Yorkers suffer serious health impacts from breathing that
dirty air
bull One million people in New York City including
300000 children have been diagnosed with asthma
bull Air pollution from mobile sources like construction
equipment contributes to over 90 of the air cancer
risk in New York County
bull Nearly 1 in 4 children in east Harlem suffer from
asthma the worst rate in the country
bull The costs of asthma hospitalization in New York
City totaled more than $242 million in 2000
Asthma Hospitalization rates by ZIP Code
in NYC for Children Aged 0-14 in the year 2000
Perera FP et al Biomarkers in maternal and newborn blood indicate
heightened fetal susceptibility to procarcinogenic DNA damage
Environmental Health Perspectives Vol 112 pp 1133-1136 (July 2004)
bull In a study of newborns and their mothers in
New York City scientists found that
developing babies had accumulated a
relatively high number of genetic
mutations and they linked the mutations to
emissions from vehicles and other sources
of urban pollution
In 1999 nonroad diesel engines like construction
equipment in the New York metropolitan area emitted
more tons of particulate matter than nonroad vehicles
than in any other major US city
1048633 Using clean fuel ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (15 ppm) and
tailpipe retrofits can cut pollution from construction
vehicles at City construction sites up to 90
1048633 The technology needed to cut pollution from construction
vehicles is increasingly easy to use and as the market grows
will become even more cost-effective than it already is today
1048633 Retrofit costs are very low - a few thousand dollars -
compared to the acquisition cost of a piece of construction
machinery which can easily be in the six digits
Local Law 77
bull Local Law 77 is an effective plan to
improve air quality in New York City and
will have many favorable effects on
asthma heart attack stroke sudden
death cancer in children and adults
bull It will prevent lost work time and the
economic damage that results
bull Costs from air pollution related illness and
hospitalization will be cut dramatically
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
Everyone in the NY metropolitan area breathes air that
fails to meet EPA health standards and many New
Yorkers suffer serious health impacts from breathing that
dirty air
bull One million people in New York City including
300000 children have been diagnosed with asthma
bull Air pollution from mobile sources like construction
equipment contributes to over 90 of the air cancer
risk in New York County
bull Nearly 1 in 4 children in east Harlem suffer from
asthma the worst rate in the country
bull The costs of asthma hospitalization in New York
City totaled more than $242 million in 2000
Asthma Hospitalization rates by ZIP Code
in NYC for Children Aged 0-14 in the year 2000
Perera FP et al Biomarkers in maternal and newborn blood indicate
heightened fetal susceptibility to procarcinogenic DNA damage
Environmental Health Perspectives Vol 112 pp 1133-1136 (July 2004)
bull In a study of newborns and their mothers in
New York City scientists found that
developing babies had accumulated a
relatively high number of genetic
mutations and they linked the mutations to
emissions from vehicles and other sources
of urban pollution
In 1999 nonroad diesel engines like construction
equipment in the New York metropolitan area emitted
more tons of particulate matter than nonroad vehicles
than in any other major US city
1048633 Using clean fuel ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (15 ppm) and
tailpipe retrofits can cut pollution from construction
vehicles at City construction sites up to 90
1048633 The technology needed to cut pollution from construction
vehicles is increasingly easy to use and as the market grows
will become even more cost-effective than it already is today
1048633 Retrofit costs are very low - a few thousand dollars -
compared to the acquisition cost of a piece of construction
machinery which can easily be in the six digits
Local Law 77
bull Local Law 77 is an effective plan to
improve air quality in New York City and
will have many favorable effects on
asthma heart attack stroke sudden
death cancer in children and adults
bull It will prevent lost work time and the
economic damage that results
bull Costs from air pollution related illness and
hospitalization will be cut dramatically
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
Asthma Hospitalization rates by ZIP Code
in NYC for Children Aged 0-14 in the year 2000
Perera FP et al Biomarkers in maternal and newborn blood indicate
heightened fetal susceptibility to procarcinogenic DNA damage
Environmental Health Perspectives Vol 112 pp 1133-1136 (July 2004)
bull In a study of newborns and their mothers in
New York City scientists found that
developing babies had accumulated a
relatively high number of genetic
mutations and they linked the mutations to
emissions from vehicles and other sources
of urban pollution
In 1999 nonroad diesel engines like construction
equipment in the New York metropolitan area emitted
more tons of particulate matter than nonroad vehicles
than in any other major US city
1048633 Using clean fuel ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (15 ppm) and
tailpipe retrofits can cut pollution from construction
vehicles at City construction sites up to 90
1048633 The technology needed to cut pollution from construction
vehicles is increasingly easy to use and as the market grows
will become even more cost-effective than it already is today
1048633 Retrofit costs are very low - a few thousand dollars -
compared to the acquisition cost of a piece of construction
machinery which can easily be in the six digits
Local Law 77
bull Local Law 77 is an effective plan to
improve air quality in New York City and
will have many favorable effects on
asthma heart attack stroke sudden
death cancer in children and adults
bull It will prevent lost work time and the
economic damage that results
bull Costs from air pollution related illness and
hospitalization will be cut dramatically
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
Perera FP et al Biomarkers in maternal and newborn blood indicate
heightened fetal susceptibility to procarcinogenic DNA damage
Environmental Health Perspectives Vol 112 pp 1133-1136 (July 2004)
bull In a study of newborns and their mothers in
New York City scientists found that
developing babies had accumulated a
relatively high number of genetic
mutations and they linked the mutations to
emissions from vehicles and other sources
of urban pollution
In 1999 nonroad diesel engines like construction
equipment in the New York metropolitan area emitted
more tons of particulate matter than nonroad vehicles
than in any other major US city
1048633 Using clean fuel ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (15 ppm) and
tailpipe retrofits can cut pollution from construction
vehicles at City construction sites up to 90
1048633 The technology needed to cut pollution from construction
vehicles is increasingly easy to use and as the market grows
will become even more cost-effective than it already is today
1048633 Retrofit costs are very low - a few thousand dollars -
compared to the acquisition cost of a piece of construction
machinery which can easily be in the six digits
Local Law 77
bull Local Law 77 is an effective plan to
improve air quality in New York City and
will have many favorable effects on
asthma heart attack stroke sudden
death cancer in children and adults
bull It will prevent lost work time and the
economic damage that results
bull Costs from air pollution related illness and
hospitalization will be cut dramatically
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
In 1999 nonroad diesel engines like construction
equipment in the New York metropolitan area emitted
more tons of particulate matter than nonroad vehicles
than in any other major US city
1048633 Using clean fuel ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (15 ppm) and
tailpipe retrofits can cut pollution from construction
vehicles at City construction sites up to 90
1048633 The technology needed to cut pollution from construction
vehicles is increasingly easy to use and as the market grows
will become even more cost-effective than it already is today
1048633 Retrofit costs are very low - a few thousand dollars -
compared to the acquisition cost of a piece of construction
machinery which can easily be in the six digits
Local Law 77
bull Local Law 77 is an effective plan to
improve air quality in New York City and
will have many favorable effects on
asthma heart attack stroke sudden
death cancer in children and adults
bull It will prevent lost work time and the
economic damage that results
bull Costs from air pollution related illness and
hospitalization will be cut dramatically
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
Local Law 77
bull Local Law 77 is an effective plan to
improve air quality in New York City and
will have many favorable effects on
asthma heart attack stroke sudden
death cancer in children and adults
bull It will prevent lost work time and the
economic damage that results
bull Costs from air pollution related illness and
hospitalization will be cut dramatically
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
Similarly Staten Islanders are exposed to
air pollutants emitted from nearby Newark
Airport and many northeastern New Jersey
industries Helicopters in New York City are
also a persistent source of air pollution as
emissions from helicopters are essentially
unregulated
League of Conservation Voters
Think about other sources of air pollution
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real
A comprehensive plan to clean the air is
needed It must look at the Port of New York
roads airports helicopters and even dry
cleaners and other users of chemical toxins
Real courage and conviction has curtailed
smoking in public places in NYC The Cityrsquos
air can be cleaned With clear thinking and
planning it will be affordable and save far
more than it will cost
A Future We Can Make Real