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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2008 Mar 5;19(2):172–186. doi: 10.1038/jes.2008.11

Table 3.

Results with model uncertainty for OC (μgm−3 OC) and EC apportionment (μgm−3 EC).

OC apportionment Cigarette smoke Unc Diesel Unc Spark ignition Unc Lubricating oil-impacted exhaust Unc Unapportioned Total OC Unc
Dockworker 0.60 0.06 0.37 0.07 0.45 0.13 3.67 0.32 7.91 13.00 1.02
Mechanic 2.06 0.21 0.71 0.11 0.30 0.09 5.88 0.48 10.85 19.78 1.45
Hostler 0.90 0.10 0.37 0.11 0.97 0.81 4.33 0.89 6.72 13.35 1.12
Long-haul driver 2.77 0.30 0.47 0.09 0.38 0.12 10.19 0.82 10.19 24.05 1.66
P and D driver 1.06 0.11 0.98 0.13 0.60 0.17 4.61 0.42 10.75 17.98 1.30
Dock 0.53 0.06 0.43 0.07 0.16 0.06 3.45 0.29 6.42 11.03 0.90
Shop 0.27 0.03 0.73 0.10 0.44 0.15 3.74 0.34 7.63 12.76 0.95
Yard 0.00 0.00 0.45 0.07 0.00 0.04 2.36 0.22 5.79 8.62 0.76
Urban background 0.00 0.00 0.34 0.06 0.22 0.06 0.76 0.10 7.08 8.43 0.74
EC apportionment Cigarette smoke Unc Diesel Unc Spark ignition Unc Lubricating oil-impacted exhaust Unc Unapportioned EC ECU

Dockworker 0.00 0.00 0.95 0.18 0.13 0.04 0.07 0.01 −0.04 1.12 0.16
Mechanic 0.02 0.00 1.82 0.28 0.09 0.03 0.11 0.01 0.01 2.04 0.23
Hostler 0.01 0.00 0.95 0.29 0.28 0.23 0.08 0.02 −0.02 1.30 0.19
Long haul 0.02 0.00 1.21 0.24 0.11 0.03 0.20 0.02 0.02 1.55 0.20
P and D 0.01 0.00 2.51 0.34 0.17 0.05 0.09 0.01 −0.08 2.71 0.25
Dock 0.00 0.00 1.11 0.18 0.05 0.02 0.07 0.01 −0.04 1.18 0.15
Shop 0.00 0.00 1.86 0.25 0.13 0.04 0.07 0.01 −0.09 1.97 0.18
Yard 0.00 0.00 1.15 0.18 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.00 1.19 0.15
Urban background 0.00 0.00 0.86 0.16 0.06 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.94 0.14

OC, organic carbon; EC, elemental carbon; P and D, pickup and delivery; Unc, uncertainty calculated in the model based on model fit.