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. 2011 Jan 3;2010:526487. doi: 10.1155/2010/526487

Table 3.

Summary of wood dust concentration as total dust and noise at 22 sites.

Site Classification Hardwood % Softwood % N Dust max Dust min Noise max Noise min
(mg/m3) (mg/m3) (dB(A)) (dB(A))
5 Sawmill/planer mill 0 100 25 2.219 0.009 111 57
17 Sawmill/planer mill 0 100 21 1.419 0.003 105 68
20 Sawmill/planer mill 0 100 28 0.669 0.004 117 64.5
3 Veneer plant 30 70 23 0.319 0.001 102 55.8
8 Scrag mill 35 65 11 0.451 0.003 97 58
9 Log mill 35 65 8 0.246 0.005 100.4 68.1
12 Band mill 40 60 14 0.631 0.013 103.8 60
13 Scrag mill 40 60 10 0.856 0.009 102 75
14 Planer mill 40 60 3 0.209 0.017 109 104
6 Scrag mill 55 45 6 0.963 0.278 97 71.8
7 Log mill 55 45 9 0.359 0.029 102 56.8
21 Sawmill 60 40 11 0.824 0.006 101 50
1 Sawmill 95 5 9 1.000 0.003 105.2 69
16 Planer mill 95 5 6 0.139 0.017 92 59
22 Sawmill/planer mill 95 5 18 0.577 0.054 107.2 75.1
2 Plywood/particleboard plant 98 2 32 0.825 0.002 100 57
10 Sawmill/planer mill 98 2 20 0.159 0.008 100 61.3
4 Sawmill 100 0 13 0.700 0.021 107.8 64
11 Sawmill 100 0 8 4.875 0.063 107.9 71.5
15 Plywood plant 100 0 31 0.933 0.022 107 62
18 Sawmill 100 0 8 0.468 0.001 108 65
19 Flooring plant 100 0 9 0.447 0.013 107 76

N: number of dust and noise measurements.