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

Table 2 Correlation coefficients (and corresponding significance level) between the average micronucleus frequency of the sampling stations and the corresponding environmental and health data.

Spearman's Correlation	MCN ^a	PM_2.5 (μg/m³)	Rainfall (mm/d)	Temperature (°C)	Humidity (%)	RD-C ^b
MCN ^a	1.000	.818**	-.636*	-.030	-.297	.721*
	.	.004	.048	.934	.405	.019
PM _2.5 (μg/m ³ )		1.000	-.806**	.176	-.612	.467
		.	.005	.627	.060	.174
Rainfall (mm/d)			1.000	-.418	.806**	-.152
			.	.229	.005	.676
Temperature (°C)				1.000	-.806**	-.467
				.	.005	.174
Humidity (%)					1.000	.236
					.	.511
RD-C ^b						1.000
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a = average micronuclei frequency under active exposure. b = adjusted rate of hospital morbidity from respiratory diseases in children (Chapter X/ICD-10). * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). Data obtained in the dry and rainy period.

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