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Table 2 Distribution of pollutant exposures averaged over length of pregnancy, as measured within 10 km of mother's residential geocode.

From: Ambient air pollution exposure and full-term birth weight in California

pollutant

unit

N

mean

SD

interquartile range

CO

ppm

2,853,245

0.87

0.45

0.56 - 1.09

NO2

pphm

2,808,662

2.42

0.95

1.69 - 3.12

O3

pphm

3,303,834

2.35

0.65

1.89 - 2.74

SO2

ppb

1,167,449

2.10

1.08

1.25 - 2.84

PM10

μ g/m3

1,778,579

31.4

11.2

22.6 - 38.7

PM2.5

μ g/m3

1,402,622

16.7

5.5

12.0 - 21.0

PMcoarse

μ g/m3

740,885

15.7

7.5

11.0 - 18.1