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. 2013 Apr 11;10(4):1489–1504. doi: 10.3390/ijerph10041489

Appendix 2.

Point estimation and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of median values in Table 2.

Bedroom Kitchen Outdoor
Point estimation 95%CI Point estimation 95%CI Point estimation 95%CI
Formaldehyde 34.4 28.9–40.1 33.1 28.7–39.8 15.6 13.1–17.9
VOCs (total) 49.2 41.2–61.5 49.3 42.5–58.2 33.9 28.2–40.2
Benzene 2.56 2.26–2.93 2.91 2.60–3.34 2.49 2.16–2.91
Butanol 9.72 8.37–11.3 9.02 7.88–10.4 5.21 4.31–6.32
Butyl acetate 3.83 3.25–4.69 3.72 3.24–4.28 2.95 2.37–3.67
Carbon tetrachloride 0.78 0.68–0.91 0.81 0.73–0.95 0.81 0.64–0.97
Chloroform 0.82 0.82–0.82 0.82 0.82–0.82 0.82 0.82–0.82
1,2-Dichloroethane 1.22 1.00–1.80 1.21 1.04–1.71 1.01 0.83–1.19
p-Dichlorobenzene 0.39 0.26–0.44 0.39 0.26–0.46 0.26 0.26–0.26
Ethyl acetate 20.3 20.3–20.3 20.3 20.3–20.3 20.3 20.3–20.3
Hexane 1.6 1.38–1.84 1.7 1.48–1.94 1.67 1.36–1.99
Methyl ethyl ketone 0.62 0.62–0.97 0.62 0.62–1.02 0.62 0.62–1.09
Methyl isobutyl ketone 0.42 0.31–0.48 0.38 0.21–0.48 0.21 0.21–0.36
Styrene 0.39 0.39–0.89 0.68 0.39–0.96 0.39 0.39–0.96
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0.60 0.50–0.68 0.61 0.50–0.68 0.50 0.41–0.67
Tetrachloroethylene 0.20 0.20–0.20 0.20 0.20–0.20 0.20 0.20–0.20
Trichloroethylene 0.47 0.47–0.47 0.47 0.47–0.47 0.47 0.47–0.47
Toluene 14.8 12.1–18.1 14.5 11.9–17.9 10.3 8.79–12.4
o-Xylene 1.95 1.58–2.39 1.90 1.58–2.30 1.50 1.11–1.93
p-Xylene 6.20 5.39–7.19 6.30 5.55–7.16 5.47 4.40–6.76
Total xylenes 8.25 7.00–9.67 8.24 7.12–9.49 6.94 5.40–8.69
NO2 22 18.6–25.8 44 36.4–51.8 31.2 25.0–38.0