Skip to main content
. 2016 May 3;60(6):684–699. doi: 10.1093/annhyg/mew023

Table 4.

Rank correlations coefficients (Spearman’s rho) between different particle measures in the stationary area measurementsa

Aerosol fraction Inhalable dust Co (mg m−3) PM2.5 Co (mg m−3) PM10 Co (mg m−3) Particle surface area Median (μm2·m−3) Particle number Median (p·cm−3)
Total dust Co (mg m−3) 0.893b 0.598b 0.945b −0.583b −0.159
Inhalable dust Co (mg m−3) 0.527b 0.864b −0.617b −0.145
PM2.5 Co (mg m−3) 0.681b −0.278 0.257
PM10 Co (mg m−3) −0.557b −0.097
Particle surface area Median (μm2·m−3) 0.630b

a n = 28, except for particle particle surface (n = 22) and particle number (n = 27).

bSignificant correlation at the 0.01 level (two-tailed).