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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Hyg. 2010 Jan;7(1):7–13. doi: 10.1080/15459620903327970

Table III.

Summary Statistics for Time-Weighted Task Concentrations and Mean Task Duration (t) for Nine Generalized Task Categories

Tasks GM (mg/m3) GSD t (hr)
Weaning 0.35 a 4.50 0.87
Breeding 0.22 ab 3.58 1.42
Heat checking 0.19 abc 5.28 0.91
Feeding 0.15 bcd 4.58 0.78
Setting-up/breakdown 0.14 bcd 2.83 0.81
Treating/processing pigs 0.13 bcd 4.00 0.66
Sow/gilt handling 0.12 bcd 3.60 0.81
Recording 0.09 cd 2.04 0.44
Walking aisles 0.07 d 2.18 0.56

Note: Geometric means with the same letter are not significantly different at the α = 0.05 level.