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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 22.

Summary Statistics for EC and PM2.5 Measurements at Loading Docks

Location /
Compound
First Visit Second Visit Significant
Differencea
and Direction


Observations
(n)
GM
(µg/m3)
GSD
(µg/m3)
Observations
(n)
GM
(µg/m3)
GSD
(µg/m3)
Philadelphia
  EC 20 0.7 1.7 10 1.1 1.8
  PM2.5 20 12.7 2.0 10 18.9 1.8
Columbus
  EC 23 0.8 1.5 9 0.9 2.2
  PM2.5 23 12.8 1.7 9 16.5 1.6
Milwaukee
  EC 24 0.2 2.1 17 0.4 1.6 +a
  PM2.5 24 8.8 1.9 17 11.1 1.4
Phoenix
  EC 6 1.2 1.9 9 1.7 1.4
  PM2.5 6 13.1 1.5 9 17.1 1.5
Portland
  EC 18 0.6 1.3 10 0.8 1.5
  PM2.5 18 6.5 1.4 9 6.8 1.3
Denver
  EC 23 0.7 1.7 12 1.6 1.4 +a
  PM2.5 23 10.6 1.5 12 8.4 1.3
a

Significant differences (P < 0.05) in median values using Wilcoxon rank sum non-parametric comparison test. + indicates increase in GM.

Note: VOCs were not measured in the shop during the initial site visits.