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Table 4 Indoor Air Samples - Proximal, Intermediate and Distal Homes

From: Airborne cow allergen, ammonia and particulate matter at homes vary with distance to industrial scale dairy operations: an exposure assessment

Analyte

Home Type

n(< LOD)

mean

sd

median

IQR

max

 

p value*

Bos d 2 μg/m3

Proximal

Intermediate

Distal

16 (1)

5 (1)

12 (6)

0.20

0.04

0.010

0.27

0.01

0.006

0.12

0.01

0.011

0.24

0.29

0.001

0.97

0.12

0.029

P vs D

P vs I

D vs I

< 0.01

0.05

0.15

NH3 ppb

Proximal

Intermediate

Distal

20 (0)

7 (0)

13 (0)

15.7

10.0

5.9

15.1

9.9

3.3

12

4.9

5.7

12.6

20.5

4.4

56.0

25.5

12

P vs D

P vs I

D vs I

0.01

0.28

0.66

TD μg/m3

Proximal

Intermediate

Distal

18 (0)

7 (0)

12 (0)

47

34

33

86

31

19

29

22

23

25

26

32

385

100

61

P vs D

P vs I

D vs I

0.70

0.90

0.67

  1. *Kruskal-Wallis
  2. P = proximal, D = distal and I = intermediate home type.