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Table 2 Frequency distribution of the daily pollution levels for gaseous and particulate phase pollutants

From: Outdoor air pollution and emergency department visits for asthma among children and adults: A case-crossover study in northern Alberta, Canada

 

Summer (April to September)

Winter (October to March)

 

Days*

25th P

75th P

Med

Days*

25th P

75th P

Med

SO2 (ppb)

1830

1.0

3.0

2.0

1822

2.0

4.0

3.0

NO2 (ppb)

1830

14.0

22.0

17.5

1822

22.5

35.5

28.5

CO (ppm)

1830

0.5

0.7

0.6

1822

0.7

1.3

0.9

O3- daily max (ppb)

1830

29.5

46.0

38.0

1822

16.5

31.5

24.3

PM2.5: g/m3

715

4.5

11.0

7.0

729

5.0

11.0

7.3

PM10: g/m3

732

15.0

32.5

22.0

819

13.0

29.0

19.0

Temperature (°C)

1830

9.8

17.2

13.9

1822

-11.1

1.6

-3.8

Relative humidity (%)

1830

53.0

72.8

63.0

1822

60.9

78.0

68.8

Aeroallergens†

        

Grasses (spores/m3)

1098

0.0

5.7

1.0

1093

0.0

0.0

0.0

Trees (spores/m3)

1098

0.0

42.2

3.4

1093

0.0

0.0

0.0

Weeds (grains/m3)

1098

0.0

5.0

0.0

1093

0.0

0.0

0.0

Deuteromycetes (spores/m3)

1098

350.4

2303.7

1096.9

1093

0.0

0.0

0.0

Basidiomycetes(spores/m3)

1098

19.1

442.8

124.8

1093

0.0

0.0

0.0

Asomycetes (spores/m3)

1098

59.1

519.4

194.2

1093

0.0

0.0

0.0

  1. * Number of days with non-missing values;
  2. ≸Aeroallergen data available from 1996 to 2002