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Table 1 Distribution of environmental and meteorological variables at all sampling stations.

From: Genotoxic potential generated by biomass burning in the Brazilian Legal Amazon by Tradescantia micronucleus bioassay: a toxicity assessment study

Variables

 

CH

BB

NO

DE

T

PM 2.5 (μg/m 3 )

D

9.9 (1.0)

20.9 (2.1)

20.8 (2.1)

19.3 (2.0)

20.9 (2.1)

 

R

5.0 (1.0)

8.9 (1.8)

8.4 (1.7)

7.2 (1.4)

7.4 (1.5)

 

Ratio D/R

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.8

Rainfall (mm/d)

D

1.1 (1.0)

1.0 (0.8)

1.1 (0.9)

0.9 (0.8)

0.9 (0.8)

 

R

9.8 (1.0)

11.1 (1.1)

11.7 (1.2)

11.6 (1.2)

12 (1.2)

 

Ratio R/D

8.9

11.1

10.6

12.9

13.3

Temperature (°C)

D

25.9 (1.0)

25.4 (1.0)

25.1 (1.0)

25.4 (1.0)

24.6 (0.9)

 

R

25.4 (1.0)

25.2 (1.0)

24.8 (1.0)

25.0 (1.0)

24.4 (1.0)

 

Ratio D/R

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Humidity (%)

D

51.2 (1.0)

55.7 (1.1)

56.3 (1.1)

55.3 (1.1)

57.4 (1.1)

 

R

80.5 (1.0)

82.5 (1.0)

83.4 (1.0)

83.0 (1.0)

84.2 (1.0)

 

Ratio R/D

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

  1. D = data obtained in the dry season. R = data obtained in the rainy season. D/R = ratio between the dry and rainy season. R/D = ratio between the rainy and dry season. The data in parentheses represent the ratio between the data of each test site and the control site (CH).