TABLE 4.
Comparison of Indoor Air Concentrations (μg/m3) Measured in this Study with Reported Literature Values Values are Median and 90th Percentiles Reported
| compound | this study 2003-2006 |
aRIOPA-NJ 1999-2001 |
bTEAM NJ 1 979-1985 |
cMA 2004-2005 |
dNY fuel oil homes, 1997-2003 |
eMinnesota MN 1999 |
fEPA 2008 lit search post 1990 |
gOttawa Canada, 2002-2003 |
aRIOPA TX 1999-2001 |
aRIOPA CA 1999-2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benzene | 1.8/10 | 1.7/2.5 | <1.6/6.8 | 2.1/15 | 1.9/15.3 | 2.4/10 | 2.15/5.21 | 3.1/4.9 | 2.1/3.0 | |
| carbon tetrachloride | <1.3/<3.1 | 0.63/0.66 | 4.5/7.2 | <3.14/<3.14 | <0.25/0.8 | 0.5/0.9 | 0.5/0.9 | 0.62/0.68 | 0.58/0.79 | |
| chlorobenzene | <0.92 | 0.63/1.5 | ||||||||
| chloroform | 2.4/2.62 | 0.74/1.6 | 4.5/7.2 | <2.44/2.46 | <0.25/1.4 | 0.9/3.4 | 1/4.1 | 1.19/4.39 | 1.3/2.3 | 0.92/1.6 |
| chloromethane | 1.4/2 | 1.22/1.75 | 0.5/3.3 | |||||||
| cyclohexane | 1.7/4.53 | <1.72/2.78 | 0.8/8.1 | 4.51/15.1 | ||||||
| 1,2-dichlorobenzene | <1.2/<3.0 | <3.00/<3.00 | <0.25/0.7 | <0.02/<0.02 | ||||||
| 1,3-dichlorobenzene | <1.2/<3.0 | <3.00/<3.00 | <0.25/0.6 | 0.15/1.05 | ||||||
| 1,4-dichlorobenzene | 3/3.77 | 0.72/29 | 4.2/45 | <3.00/<3.00 | <0.25/1.3 | 0.2/1.5 | 2.0/132 | 0.76/39 | ||
| dichlorodifluoromethane | 3.3/9.56 | <4.94/4.98 | <0.25/15 | |||||||
| 1,1-dichloroethane | <0.81/<2.0 | <2.02/<2.02 | <0.25/<0.25 | nd/nd | ||||||
| 1,2-dichlorotetrafluoroethane | <2.5/<3.5 | <3.49/<3.49 | <0.25/0.5 | |||||||
| ethylbenzene | 2.2/9.64 | 1.3/2.3 | 39673 | <2.17/5.25 | 1/7.3 | 1.4/8.9 | 2.2/8.9 | 1.05/4.76 | 1.7/2.8 | 1.5/2.5 |
| 4-ethyltoluene | <2.5/8.4 | <2.46/<2.46 | ||||||||
| n-heptane | 2/9.4 | <2.05/7.85 | 2.8/19 | |||||||
| hexachlorobutadiene | <2.1/<5.3 | <5.33/<5.33 | <0.25/4.6 | |||||||
| n-hexane | 2.8/16.2 | <3.52/14.23 | 1.6/18 | |||||||
| methylene chloride | <1.7/6.74 | 0.84/1.6 | <3.47/10.53 | 1.4/22 | 1.1/11.5 | 0.44/3.5 | 0.84/1.7 | |||
| 4-methyl-2-pentanone | <2.0/<2.0 | <2.05/<2.05 | 0.3/2.2 | 0.16/0.8 | ||||||
| methyl tert-butyl ether | 3.45/40.7 | 5.0/7.4 | <2/38.31 | 0.8/26 | 0.8/32 | <0.05/<0.05 | 5.8/15 | 7.4/13 | ||
| styrene | <2.1/<2.1 | 0.17/1.4 | 2.1/9.0 | <2.13/<2.13 | 0.3/1.3 | 0.5/1.4 | 0.46/1.49 | 0.67/1.6 | 0.49/1.2 | |
| tetrachloroethene | <3.4/4.39 | 0.56/1.3 | 9.1/14 | <3.39/<3.39 | 0.3/2.9 | 0.6/3.8 | 0.7/3.8 | 0.47/3.25 | 0.29/1.0 | 1.7/3.3 |
| toluene | 13/60.8 | 9.7/13 | 7.62/42.51 | 9.6/58 | 12.3/53.8 | 13/54 | 5.53/25.47 | 10/17 | 11/17 | |
| 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene | <3.7/<3.7 | <3.71/<3.71 | <0.25/3.4 | |||||||
| 1,1,1-trichloroethane | <2.7/2.81 | 18/420 | <2.72/<2.72 | 0.3/3.1 | 1.8/3.1 | |||||
| 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane | <1.5/<3.8 | <2.72/3.83 | 0.5/1.8 | 0.5/1.8 | ||||||
| trichloroethene | <2.7/<2.7 | 0.43/0.95 | 3.2/5.2 | <2.68/<2.68 | <0.25/0.5 | 0.2/0.8 | 0.1/0.5 | <0.02/0.19 | 0.12/0.18 | 0.11/0.25 |
| trichlorofluoromethane | 2.8/6.25 | <2.81/3.56 | 2.9/17 | |||||||
| 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene | 2.5/9.82 | <2.46/7.84 | 1.9/9.5 | 2.21/6.73 | ||||||
| 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene | <2.50/2.63 | <2.46/2.53 | 0.6/3.6 | |||||||
| 2,2,4-trimethylpentane | <2.3/7 | <2.33/<2.33 | 0.6/6.5 | |||||||
| vinyl chloride | <0.51/<1.3 | <1.28/<1.28 | <0.25/<0.25 | nd/0.03 | ||||||
| xylenes (m and p) | 3.8/30.2 | 3.2/6.5 | 19/33 | 2.99/20.52 | 1.5/12 | 4.8/36.9 | 4/21 | 3.59/16.35 | 4.6/8.5 | 4.2/6.9 |
| xylenes (o) | 2.2/11.1 | 1.2/2.2 | 7.0/11 | <2.17/6.78 | 1.1/7.6 | 1.6/11.4 | 2.2/11 | 1.22/6.48 | 1.5/2.8 | 1.6/2.5 |