The U.S. areas with the best and worst air quality, according to
the latest American Lung Association "State of the Air" pollution
report:

OZONE POLLUTION
WORST:
1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.
2. Bakersfield, Calif.
3. Visalia-Porterville, Calif.
BEST:
1. Bismarck, N.D.
2. Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, Texas
3. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

SHORT-TERM PARTICLE POLLUTION
WORST:
1. Bakersfield, Calif.
2. Fresno-Madera, Calif.
3. Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pa.
BEST:
1. Alexandria, La.
2. Amarillo, Texas
3. Athens-Clarke, Ga.

LONG-TERM PARTICLE POLLUTION
WORST:
1. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.
2. Bakersfield, Calif.
3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.
BEST:
1. Cheyenne, Wyo.
2. Santa Fe-Espanola, N.M.
3. Honolulu

OZONE POLLUTION/SHORT-TERM PARTICLE POLLUTION
Fargo, N.D., Wahpeton, N.D., and Lincoln, Neb., were rated as
the cleanest.


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