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. 2005 Oct 19;114(3):386–393. doi: 10.1289/ehp.8500

Table 1.

Distribution of estimated cancer risks in continental U.S. metropolitan areas, per million.

Mean 5th percentile Interquartile range 95th percentile
All sources 631.9 129.3 272.4–696.5 1619.1
Background 23.0 23.0 23.0–23.0 23.0
Point (major) sources 7.9 0.1 0.6–6.2 26.3
Area sources 43.3 5.4 13.3–50.9 135.6
Mobile sources 557.6 94.8 223.9–605.7 1465.8
On-road mobile sources 178.5 39.3 90.9–227.9 422.8
Nonroad mobile sources 379.2 48.7 122.1–368.4 1097.8