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. 2014 Jul 4;11(7):6871–6889. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110706871

Table 2.

Number of individuals exposed in each exposure scenario (N), mean and standard deviation (SD) of temperature, humidity and personal cumulative particle exposure.

Exposure Scenario Temperature (C°) Humidity (%) PMC (µg/m3)
PM1 PM2.5 PM10
N Mean ± SD N Mean ± SD N Mean ± SD N Mean ± SD N Mean ± SD
Room air 45 24.2 ± 0.4 45 30.5 ± 0.7 35 3.2 ± 0.5 35 4.7 ± 1.0 35 6.2 ± 2.0
Candles burning
level 1 36 24.2 ± 0.4 36 37.1 ± 1.3 25 47.9 ± 9.2 25 52.6 ± 12.0 25 55.9 ± 13.7
level 2 38 24.7 ± 0.5 38 31.9 ± 1.3 38 79.3 ± 11.9 38 80.9 ± 13.8 38 83.7 ± 16.7
Toasting bread
level 1 31 23.7 ± 0.5 31 36.2 ± 1.3 27 37.7 ± 7.0 27 62.6 ± 27.7 27 125.6 ± 87.1
level 2 32 23.6 ± 0.3 32 40.2 ± 2.5 35 79.9 ± 16.1 35 81.6 ± 16.6 35 84.6 ± 18.6
Frying sausages
level 1 36 23.1 ± 0.4 36 38.5 ± 1.3 30 71.3 ± 28.2 36 84.4 ± 37.3 30 100.0 ± 51.9
level 2 36 23.0 ± 0.3 36 31.5 ± 1.3 36 207.8 ± 62.4 36 235.2 ± 81.4 36 296.9 ± 133.9
Exposure Scenario PSC PNC (number/cm 3)
LDSA (µm 2/cm 3) <100 nm 0.5–1 µm 0.5–2.5 µm PM10 (0.5–10 µm)
N Mean ± SD N Mean ± SD N Mean ± SD N Mean ± SD N Mean ± SD
Room air 47 22.8 ± 2.1 47 0.3 ± 0.1 (* 104) 35 2.3 ± 0.4 35 3.3 ± 0.8 35 3.4 ± 0.8
Candles burning
level 1 36 2200.5 ± 137.8 36 190.8 ± 16.3 (* 104) 25 6.2 ± 3.8 25 9.7 ± 5.7 25 9.9 ± 5.7
level 2 38 3839.6 ± 248.6 38 267.0 ± 20.6 (* 104) 38 1.8 ± 2.3 38 2.7 ± 3.3 38 2.8 ± 3.5
Toasting bread
level 1 35 1769.1 ± 318.0 34 90.4 ± 14.1 (* 104) 28 8.4 ± 3.8 28 19.0 ± 11.9 28 21.3 ± 13.9
level 2 35 3779.4 ± 577.0 35 155.8 ± 17.6 (* 104) 35 3.1 ± 0.5 35 4.3 ± 0.8 35 4.4 ± 0.8
Frying sausages
level 1 36 1325.0 ± 432.6 36 31.1 ± 9.4 (* 104) 30 17.1 ± 10.2 30 24.3 ± 14.6 30 24.9 ± 15.2
level 2 36 3455.7 ± 660.0 36 60.7 ± 11.8 (* 104) 36 49.5 ± 30.1 36 65.6 ± 41.1 36 67.8 ± 42.8

Notes: PMC: particle mass concentration; PSC: particle surface concentration; PNC: particle number concentration; LDSA: lung deposited surface area.