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. 2009 Oct 28;3(2):65–75. doi: 10.1007/s11869-009-0052-0

Table 2.

Summary of VOCs (mean ± SD in ppb) at six locations in Yokohama city

VOCs Locations
Area Industrial Residential Commercial
Name Negishi Honmoku Shiohama Minezawa Tsurumi Sakuragicho
Site Site 1 (n = 8) Site 2 (n = 8) Site 3 (n = 8) Site 4 (n = 8) Site 6 (n = 8) Site 5 (n = 8)
Ethane 2.5 ± 1.1 1.8 ± 0.7 6.7 ± 5.3 2.1 ± 0.7 2.7 ± 1.3 2.4 ± 1.3
Propane 5.5 ± 5.7 2.1 ± 1.3 24.7 ± 55 1.9 ± 1.2 5.0 ± 5.3 2.8 ± 2.0
Isobutane 2.1 ± 1.1 1.8 ± 2.3 4.6 ± 3.4 0.9 ± 0.7 1.0 ± 0.9 1.9 ± 3.1
n-Butane 5.3 ± 4.2 3.5 ± 4.1 6.0 ± 4.4 1.5 ± 1.2 1.6 ± 1.3 3.8 ± 6.6
Isopentane 7.2 ± 8.0 3.4 ± 4.8 3.7 ± 3.1 1.4 ± 1.1 1.4 ± 1.2 4.2 ± 7.7
n-Pentane 3.2 ± 3.2 1.8 ± 2.9 2.6 ± 3.0 0.6 ± 0.6 0.8 ± 0.7 1.5 ± 3.1
2-Methyl pentane 1.4 ± 1.2 1.8 ± 3.1 1.2 ± 1.4 0.4 ± 0.4 0.5 ± 0.4 0.9 ± 1.3
3-Methyl pentane 0.7 ± 0.5 0.6 ± 0.9 0.5 ± 0.4 0.3 ± 0.4 0.3 ± 0.3 0.4 ± 0.4
n-Hexane 1.7 ± 0.9 1.1 ± 0.5 2.4 ± 1.9 0.7 ± 0.4 1.2 ± 1.2 1.2 ± 0.9
Methylcyclopentane 0.4 ± 0.3 0.3 ± 0.2 1.3 ± 1.7 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.2 0.3 ± 0.3
n-Heptane 0.3 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.1 0.4 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1
n-Octane 0.3 ± 0.2 0.1 ± 0.05 0.2 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.04
n-Nonane 0.4 ± 0.4 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.2 0.1 ± 0.04 0.1 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1
n-Decane 0.4 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.05 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1
n-Undecane 0.2 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.2 0.1 ± 0.04 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1
n-Dodecane 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0 0.2 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.04
n-Tridecane 0.2 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.04 0.2 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.04
n-Tetradecane 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1
Ethylene 3.9 ± 3.4 4.0 ± 2.5 11.2 ± 6.9 3.0 ± 1.9 4.8 ± 3.2 5.0 ± 4.1
Acetylene 1.5 ± 1.4 1.7 ± 1.1 2.4 ± 1.7 1.7 ± 0.8 2.0 ± 1.8 2.9 ± 3.1
Propylene 0.8 ± 0.6 2.2 ± 3.1 2.0 ± 0.7 2.4 ± 5.1 1.0 ± 1.0 1.2 ± 1.4
1,Isobutene 0.4 ± 0.2 0.4 ± 0.5 2.0 ± 3.0 0.2 ± 0.2 0.4 ± 0.5 0.4 ± 0.5
Benzene 0.7 ± 0.4 0.4 ± 0.3 2.1 ± 2.7 0.4 ± 0.3 0.9 ± 0.8 0.7 ± 0.6
Toluene 3.1 ± 1.7 1.6 ± 0.6 5.2 ± 5.7 1.9 ± 1.3 2.2 ± 1.5 2.2 ± 1.4
Ethyl benzene 0.8 ± 0.6 0.7 ± 0.6 2.9 ± 3.7 0.5 ± 0.3 0.9 ± 0.6 0.5 ± 0.3
m,p-Xylene 0.8 ± 0.5 0.5 ± 0.3 2.1 ± 2.3 0.4 ± 0.3 0.7 ± 0.5 0.6 ± 0.4
o-Xylene 0.4 ± 0.2 0.3 ± 0.2 0.7 ± 0.5 0.2 ± 0.1 0.3 ± 0.2 0.3 ± 0.2
m-Ethyl toluene 0.3 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1
p-Ethyl toluene 0.3 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1
o-Ethyl toluene 0.2 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.05 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1
1,3,5-Trimethyl benzene 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.05 0.1 ± 0.1
1,2,4-Trimethyl benzene 0.5 ± 0.3 0.3 ± 0.2 0.3 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.2 0.3 ± 0.2
Napthalene 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1
Ethylacetate 0.4 ± 0.2 0.6 ± 0.5 0.6 ± 0.5 0.6 ± 0.5 0.6 ± 0.7 0.6 ± 0.6
Methylethylketone 1.1 ± 1.3 0.6 ± 0.4 1.4 ± 1.0 0.8 ± 0.4 1.0 ± 0.8 0.8 ± 0.5
n-Nonylaldehyde 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0 0.1 ± 0.04 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.04 0.1 ± 0.1
Trichloroethylene 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.2 0.1 ± 0.1
Tetrachloroethylene 0.03 ± 0.01 0.03 ± 0.02 0.1 ± 0.02 0.04 ± 0.01 0.05 ± 0.05 0.04 ± 0.03
p-Dichlorobenzene 0.1 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.04 0.1 ± 0.1 0.15 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.04 0.1 ± 0.1