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.