Table 1.

Mortality counts, weather and air pollutant concentrations in Taipei, Taiwan, 2006–2008.

Parameter	Min	25%	50%	75%	Max	Mean
PM10 (μg/m3) a	15.33	36.26	48.01	62.28	205.35	52.07
PM2.5 (μg/m3) a	8.25	19.79	27.75	37.02	117.72	30.65
PM2.5–10(μg/m3) a	2.79	14.65	19.61	24.78	144.15	21.45
SO2 (ppb) a	1.12	3.07	4.05	5.35	11.14	4.32
NO2 (ppb) a	3.73	20.66	24.53	29.55	55.51	25.37
CO (ppm) a	0.15	0.53	0.66	0.82	1.73	0.70
O3 (ppb) b	6.98	30.19	37.76	49.64	115.43	40.63
Temperature (°C)	9.35	19.67	24.32	28.27	32.78	23.74
Humidity (%)	47.92	66.95	73.21	79.28	94.19	73.02
Total deaths per day	2	11	14	17	32	14.29
Respiratory deaths	0	1	1	2	7	1.51
Circulatory death	0	2	4	5	11	3.93

Min: minimum value; Max: maximum value; ^a 24-h average; ^b daily maximal 8-h average.