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PM2.5 Daily Standard Design Values for 2005-2007 in NC Counties

Table 1. The following table shows 3-year averages for the 98th percentile of PM2.5 concentrations. The first column lists the county; the second lists the average value for that county (rounded to the specifications of the standard). In Counties with more than one PM2.5 monitoring site, the value reported is the highest 3-year average among the inclusive sites. All counties are attaining the national standard.

County Average 98th Percentile
Alamance 32 µg/m3
Buncombe 30 µg/m3
Caswell 30 µg/m3
Catawba 34 µg/m3
Chatham 27 µg/m3
Cumberland 30 µg/m3
Davidson 31 µg/m3
Duplin 28 µg/m3
Durham 30 µg/m3
Edgecombe 27 µg/m3
Forsyth 32 µg/m3
Gaston 31 µg/m3
Guilford 30 µg/m3
Haywood 28 µg/m3
Jackson 27 µg/m3
Lenoir 25 µg/m3
Martin 23 µg/m3
McDowell 32 µg/m3
Mecklenburg 32 µg/m3
Mitchell 32 µg/m3
Montgomery 29 µg/m3
New Hanover 25 µg/m3
Onslow 25 µg/m3
Orange 29 µg/m3
Pitt 25 µg/m3
Robeson 30 µg/m3
Rowan 30 µg/m3
Swain 28 µg/m3
Wake 32 µg/m3
Watauga 30 µg/m3
Wayne 30 µg/m3

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