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. 2017 Jul 17;177(9):1344–1353. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.2842

Table 2. Air Pollutant Outdoor and Estimated Exposure Measure Concentrations.

Pollutant Time Frame Type of Measurement Median (Range) Mean (SD)
O3, ppb 24 h Outdoor 19.07 (4.33-47.91) 21.67 (14.28)
Exposure 4.59 (1.45-19.45) 6.71 (4.31)
2 wk Outdoor 21.36 (12.20-34.89) 22.66 (7.37)
Exposure 6.95 (4.46-13.28) 7.84 (2.29)
PM2.5, µg/m3 24 h Outdoor 70.33 (16.25-210.70) 91.20 (53.97)
Exposure 26.64 (3.18-155.01) 38.69 (30.69)
2 wk Outdoor 84.43 (56.31-126.88) 90.25 (23.72)
Exposure 40.64 (12.98-81.32) 43.90 (15.08)
NO2, ppb 24 h Outdoor 28.27 (15.47-47.37) 28.62 (8.23)
Exposure 22.80 (12.53-39.90) 23.22 (6.73)
2 wk Outdoor 30.99 (25.43-39.26) 31.29 (3.14)
Exposure 25.20 (20.62-32.13) 25.48 (2.56)
SO2, ppb 24 h Outdoor 11.04 (7.41-20.34) 11.68 (2.95)
Exposure 5.70 (3.71-10.80) 6.14 (1.63)
2 wk Outdoor 11.26 (8.22-16.66) 12.16 (2.99)
Exposure 6.22 (4.20-9.77) 6.50 (1.60)

Abbreviations: NO2, nitrogen dioxide; O3, ozone; PM2.5, particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 µm or less; ppb, parts per billion; SO2, sulfur dioxide.