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PM2.5 Design values for 2003-2005 in NC Counties

Table 1. The following table shows 28 counties with a 3-year average of the annual mean PM2.5 for each year below the established standard. The first column lists the county; the second lists the average value for that county.

County Average value
Alamance 14.1 µg/m3
Buncombe 12.7 µg/m3
Caswell 13.2 µg/m3
Chatham 11.9 µg/m3
Cumberland 13.8 µg/m3
Duplin 11.5 µg/m3
Durham 13.6 µg/m3
Edgecombe 12.2 µg/m3
Forsyth 14.4 µg/m3
Gaston 14.3 µg/m3
Guilford 13.8 µg/m3
Haywood 13.0 µg/m3
Jackson 12.0 µg/m3
Lenoir 11.3 µg/m3
Martin 11.3 µg/m3
McDowell 14.1 µg/m3
Mitchell 12.6 µg/m3
Montgomery 12.2 µg/m3
New Hanover 10.0 µg/m3
Onslow 11.3 µg/m3
Orange 13.2 µg/m3
Pitt 11.9 µg/m3
Robeson 12.8 µg/m3
Rowan 14.2 µg/m3
Swain 12.7 µg/m3
Wake 13.5 µg/m3
Watauga 12.1 µg/m3
Wayne 13.2 µg/m3

Table 2. The following table shows 3 counties with a 3-year average of the annual mean PM2.5 for each year above the established standard. The first column lists the county; the second lists the average value for that county.

Note:

  • Additional counties may be involved in emission reduction strategies
  • Nonattainment designations may not follow county boundaries
County Average value
Catawba 15.3 µg/m3
Davidson 15.2 µg/m3
Mecklenberg 15.3 µg/m3

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