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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 21.
Published in final edited form as: Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2012 Dec;(172):5–82.

Table 17.

Comparison of BTEX Ratios from Other Studies

Ratios U.S.
Roadwaysa
U.K.
Roadwaysb
U.K.
Cars and Buses
(In-Vehicle)b
Spanish
Public Buses
(In-Vehicle)c
U.K.
Bus Stationb
Toluene:Benzene [~1.6–1.9] 2.2 2.4–3.4 [~3.4–2.5] 2.4
Toluene:Xylene [~0.9] 1.9 1.9–2.1 [~0.5] 2.8
Toluene:Ethylbenzene 3.6–5.6 8.7 8.7–9.5 5.7–6.3 12.4
Benzene:Xylene [~0.5] 0.9 0.6–0.9 [~0.6] 1.2
Benzene:Ethylbenzene 2.3–2.9 4.0 2.5–3.9 1.7–2.5 5.3
Xylene:Ethylbenzene 4.3–6.0 4.6 4.5–4.6 2.6–3.1 4.5

Note: Values in brackets were calculated from other ratio values in the Table, such as Toluene:Benzene = Toluene:Ethylbenzene divided by Benzene:Ethylbenzene. These are only approximate because contributors to the ratios may not be the same in the numerator and denominator.