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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Mol Mutagen. 2013 Nov 23;55(3):256–265. doi: 10.1002/em.21829

Table 2. Level of inhaled elemental components during work hours on the examination days.

Office Workers Truck Drivers

Obs Mean SD 10pct 25pct Median 75pct 90pct Obs Mean SD 10pct 25pct Median 75pct 90pct
Inhaled elemental componentsa (μg/m3) on the examination days, from personal monitors
Al 118 0.54 0.25 0.23 0.37 0.50 0.70 0.86 120 1.36 0.93 0.44 0.59 1.29 1.86 2.32
Ca 118 0.32 0.18 0.15 0.19 0.28 0.41 0.54 120 2.09 2.20 0.29 0.40 1.58 3.08 4.52
Fe 118 0.38 0.21 0.17 0.24 0.34 0.44 0.69 120 1.01 0.64 0.38 0.50 0.82 1.34 1.75
K 118 0.76 0.77 0.18 0.27 0.56 0.82 2.07 120 1.31 1.07 0.34 0.44 0.89 2.06 2.81
S 118 6.19 5.05 0.61 1.66 5.30 8.64 13.77 120 8.43 4.92 2.30 4.87 6.98 12.47 16.14
Si 118 0.79 0.53 0.28 0.45 0.68 1.03 1.43 120 2.37 1.76 0.64 0.82 2.09 3.54 4.13
Ti 118 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 120 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.10
Zn 118 0.15 0.17 0.02 0.05 0.08 0.22 0.37 120 0.27 0.22 0.06 0.09 0.17 0.41 0.68
a

Measured during the work hours of examination days using light-weight personal monitors.