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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.

Appendix Table B.1.

Number of Aldehyde Samples Attempted and Successfully Analyzed and the Percentage of Success by Visit to Terminal

Terminal (Date) Yard Upwind Yard Downwind In-Vehicle Total Samples
Obtained
(%)
Field
Blanks
Lab
Blanks




Attempted Analyzed Attempted Analyzed Attempted Analyzed Attempted Analyzed
Elizabeth, NJ (1/2004) 0 0 4 3 2 2 6 5 83 1 0
Oklahoma City, OK (2/2004) 1 1 2 2 3 3 6 6 100 0 0
Columbus, OH (3/2004) 12 11 2 2 4 2 18 15 83 2 0
Milwaukee, WIa (4/2004) 14 10 15 11 19 19 48 40 83 5 4
Memphis, TNb (5/2004) 10 5 4 2 18 16 32 23 72 2 3
Phoenix, AZc (6/2004) 5 5 1 1 10 10 16 16 100 2 2
Portland, OR (7/2004) 20 17 13 11 18 18 51 46 90 6 5
Denver, CO (8/2004) 18 18 14 14 19 18 51 50 98 4 5
Miami, FLb (10/2004) 4 0 3 0 18 18 25 18 72 2 2
Hagerstown, MDb (10/2004) 13 1 13 2 20 19 46 22 50 6 4
Nashville, TN (11/2004) 12 8 12 7 20 20 44 35 80 5 4
Middletown, CT (12/2004) 14 13 14 13 20 16 48 42 88 3 4
Houston, TXb (1–2/2005) 10 2 11 3 20 19 41 24 56 4 6
Laredo, TXb (2/2005) 15 1 13 0 14 12 42 13 31 1 2
Philadelphia, PA (3/2005) 16 16 13 13 18 17 47 46 98 6 2
Total 164 108 134 84 223 209 521 401 77 49 43
a

The full complement of modified sampling boxes was not ready until the fourth terminal visit.

b

Upwind and downwind samples were lost in Memphis, Miami, Hagerstown, Houston, and Laredo because of high moisture in the air (i.e., high humidity and heavy rain).

c

Delivery of the sampling equipment in Phoenix was delayed until Wednesday of the sampling week.