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. 2017 Jun 27;18:104. doi: 10.1186/s12931-017-0591-0

Table 1.

Second-hand smoke exposure characterization

Parameters Controls (AIR) In utero 3R4F SHS
Mass concentration (mg/m3)a 11.70 ± 2.93
Number concentration (#/cm3)b, c 972 231
Mean geometric diameter (nm)b, c 29.2 ± 2.7
Geometric standard deviationb, c 2.9 ± 0.1
Temperature (°C) 23.7 ± 1.5 24.4 ± 1.7
Relative humidity (%) 41.7 ± 11.4 40.0 ± 13.9

Abbreviations: SD standard deviation

aAverage mass concentration determined gravimetrically

bMeasurements made with a scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS)

cValues reported are averages from samples taken over 9 days