Table 3.

Comparison of household and street dust Mn concentrations (µg/g) reported by other studies.

Location*	Dust sample	Mean	Median	Std Dev	Range (min, max)	N	Notes
Salinas, USA1	House, indoor	171		68	2, 414	371 2	Farmworker homes
Celje, Slovenia2	House, indoor	na	na	na	636, 1330	2	Ferroalloy plant vicinity; post, pre-emission filter installation
	Street, outdoor	na	na	na	1310 , 2970	2
Bučim, Macedonia3	Attic, indoor	211	195	70.4	113, 454	64
Cape Town, South Africa4	School, indoor	72.5	77.5	22.6	38, 99	10
Johannesburg, South Africa4	School, indoor	404	314	342	17, 959	9
Hong Kong, China5	School, indoor	224	na	133	na	53	53 residential schools
	School, Outdoor	532	na	291	na	53
Queensland, Australia6	Street, outdoor	200#	na	100	na	4	Residential
	Street, Outdoor	150#	na	200	na	4	Industrial, commercial, residential
	Street, outdoor	90#	na	10	na	4	Industrial
	Street, outdoor	60#	na	0	na	4	Commercial
Aqaba, Jordan7	Street, outdoor	51	na	107	na	140
Hangzhou, China8	Street, outdoor	510	na	200	179, 935	25
Witbank, South Africa9	Street, outdoor	2260	1440	2890	610, 20000	46	Metal smelter vicinity, traffic
Kuwait City, Kuwait10	Outdoor	315	na	214	36.1, 1280	120

^*Study reference:

⁽¹⁾Gunier et al., 2014;

⁽²⁾Zibret, 2012;

⁽³⁾Balabanova et al., 2011;

⁽⁴⁾Rollin et al., 2005;

⁽⁵⁾Tong et al., 1998;

⁽⁶⁾Gunawardana et al., 2012;

⁽⁷⁾Al-Khashman, 2007;

⁽⁸⁾Zhang and Wang, 2009;

⁽⁹⁾Zibret et al., 2013;

⁽¹⁰⁾Rauret et al., 2000.