Table 3.
Variable (unit) | Mean | Standard Deviation | Minimum/24 hr | Maximum/24 hr | AAQC† | Number of Missing Days | |
SO2 (ppb) | London | 3.35 | 2.96 | 0 | 28.63 | 12 | |
Windsor | 7.36 | 5.06 | 0 | 37.50 | 100/24 hr | 8 | |
Sarnia | 9.72 | 12.72 | 0 | 110.17 | 4 | ||
NO2 (ppb) | London | 18.10 | 7.86 | 0 | 53 | 54a | |
Windsor | 23.50 | 7.59 | 6 | 50 | 100/24 hr | 11 | |
Sarnia | 16.85 | 8.13 | 0 | 52 | 100c | ||
O3 (ppb) | London | 23.61 | 12.50 | 0 | 77 | 7 | |
Windsor | 20.62 | 12.58 | 0 | 82 | 80/hr | 6 | |
Sarnia | 25.35 | 11.86 | 0 | 76 | 54d | ||
CO (ppm) | London | 0.16 | 0.30 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
Windsor | 0.60 | 0.44 | 0 | 3 | 3/hr | 5 | |
Sarnia | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 87b |
†Ambient Air Quality Criteria (Ontario Ministry of the Environment, 2000).
a Seven or more missing days in a row: 2000 – Jan. 7–31; Feb. 1–10
b Seven or more missing days in a row: 1998 – Dec 2–31; 1999 – Jan 1–31
c Seven or more missing days in a row: 1997 – Oct. 8–16; 1998 – Sept. 24–30; Oct. 1–31; Nov. 1–10
d Seven or more missing days in a row: 2000 – Nov. 8–16
e Seven or more missing days in a row: 1997 – Jan. 17–23