Impact of air pollution on hospital admissions in Southwestern Ontario, Canada: Generating hypotheses in sentinel high-exposure places

Table 3 Missing data days and summary statistics of maximum daily pollutant levels in study period.

Variable (unit)		Mean	Standard Deviation	Minimum/24 hr	Maximum/24 hr	AAQC^†	Number of Missing Days
SO₂ (ppb)	London	3.35	2.96	0	28.63		12
	Windsor	7.36	5.06	0	37.50	100/24 hr	8
	Sarnia	9.72	12.72	0	110.17		4
NO₂ (ppb)	London	18.10	7.86	0	53		54^a
	Windsor	23.50	7.59	6	50	100/24 hr	11
	Sarnia	16.85	8.13	0	52		100^c
O₃ (ppb)	London	23.61	12.50	0	77		7
	Windsor	20.62	12.58	0	82	80/hr	6
	Sarnia	25.35	11.86	0	76		54^d
CO (ppm)	London	0.16	0.30	0	3		9
	Windsor	0.60	0.44	0	3	3/hr	5
	Sarnia	0.27	0.29	0	1.4		87^b

^†Ambient Air Quality Criteria (Ontario Ministry of the Environment, 2000).
a Seven or more missing days in a row: 2000 – Jan. 7–31; Feb. 1–10
b Seven or more missing days in a row: 1998 – Dec 2–31; 1999 – Jan 1–31
c Seven or more missing days in a row: 1997 – Oct. 8–16; 1998 – Sept. 24–30; Oct. 1–31; Nov. 1–10
d Seven or more missing days in a row: 2000 – Nov. 8–16
e Seven or more missing days in a row: 1997 – Jan. 17–23

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