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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Environ Monit. 2006 Jun 1;8(7):711–720. doi: 10.1039/b601809b

Table 5.

PM2.5 Summary Statistics by Location and Job

Arithmetic Geometric
N Mean SD Mean SD
Work Area
Office 111 8.45 12.36 6.01 2.42
Yard Upwind (background) 612 12.71 9.27 9.75 2.34
Dock 692 16.84 17.96 14.42 1.88
Shop 211 27.60 27.47 19.32 2.36
Non-smokers
On-site Workers
Clerk 12 7.19 5.23 5.96 1.86
Dockworker 307 21.84 13.86 18.73 1.75
Mechanic 97 40.82 37.26 31.07 2.04
Hostler 68 27.09 19.30 22.02 1.91
Off-site Drivers
P&D 348 19.14 11.49 16.20 1.82
LH 160 25.39 19.07 19.26 2.30
Smokers
On-site Workers
Clerk 1 71.52 - - -
Dockworker 97 43.89 34.81 34.60 1.98
Mechanic 29 51.36 36.32 41.65 1.93
Hostler 21 95.48 117.90 59.51 2.59
Off-site Drivers
P&D 105 55.83 78.01 36.52 2.36
LH 76 140.59 682.27 32.81 3.23

Values in μg/m3