On average, people take more than 21,600 breaths a day, yet two-thirds of the American population does not think about the quality of the air they are breathing. The AirGenius Awards, sponsored by the makers of the new Honeywell AirGenius Air Cleaner, set out to ‘clear the air’ by assessing the nation’s cities based on specific criteria related to air quality. So where can you find the cleanest air in America? In short, the answer is Florida. The awards, evaluated by scientists at the leading consulting firm Environmental Health & Engineering, highlighted six Florida metropolitan areas in the top 25, with Palm Bay/Melbourne/Titusville in first place. Seattle came in at number 8!
Below is a list of the top ten U.S. areas with the cleanest air:
- Palm Bay/Melbourne/Titusville, Fla.
- Cape Coral/Fort Myers, Fla.
- North Port-Bradenton/Sarasota, Fla.
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Tucson, Ariz.
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Albuquerque, N.M.
- Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue, Wash.
- Charleston/North Charleston/Summerville, S.C.
- Lakeland/Winter Haven, Fla.
To view the complete AirGenius Awards list of the air quality rankings of 100 U.S. areas, visit Facebook.com/HoneywellPluggedIn. For more information on Honeywell air purifiers, visit www.HoneywellCleanAir.com.