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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2012 Aug 21;161(5):781–786. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.06.064

Table 2.

Criteria pollutants.

Pollutant Source Averaging Time Level
Carbon Monoxide Traffic 8 hour
1 hour
9 ppm
35 ppm
Lead Metal processing industries Rolling 3 month average 0.15 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide High temperature combustion 1 hour
Annual
100 ppb
53 ppb
Ozone Sunlight on oxidants emitted by engines and industry 8 hour 0.075 ppm
Particulate Matter2.5 Combustion processes, smoke, haze Annual
24 hour
15 μg/m3
35 μg/m3
Particulate Matter10 Dust, soil, crushing and grinding processes, near roadways 24 hour 150 μg/m3
Sulfur Dioxide Industrial processes, especially coal 1 hour 75 ppb