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Table 1 Concentrations of PM 2.5 in homes in Ireland and Scotland using coal, wood or peat as primary heating fuel; and numbers of homes sampled

From: Using PM2.5 concentrations to estimate the health burden from solid fuel combustion, with application to Irish and Scottish homes

Time-weighted 24-hour average PM2.5 mean values (μg/m3)

Coal

Peat

Wood

Gas for cooking

Ireland

8.4 (n = 12)

15.2 (n = 17)

4.8 (n = 5)

11.2 (n = 5)

(range)

(5–19)

(2–44)

(3–6)

(4–28)

Scotland

9.4 (n = 10)

18.0 (n = 3)

8.6 (n = 17)

7.4 (n = 11)

(range)

(1–17)

(8–34)

(2–23)

(2–13)

All

8.9 (n = 22)

15.6 (n = 20)

7.7 (n = 22)

8.6 (n = 16)

(range)

(1–19)

(2–44)

(2–23)

(2–28)