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. 2017 Dec 12;56(3):198–206. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2017-0155

Table 3. Correlation between travel speed and number and mass concentration of fumes.

Size distribution (µm) Travel speed Mean number concentratrion (number per litre) Mean mass concentratrion (µg per m3)


Distance = 23 cm Distance = 41 cm Distance = 23 cm Distance = 41 cm




N r p-value N r p-value N r p-value N r p-value
0.35–0.5 High 6 −0.68 0.01 6 −0.71 <0.01 6 −0.73 <0.01 6 −0.77 0.01
Low 6 −0.71 <0.01 6 −0.67 0.03 6 −0.77 0.02 6 −0.72 <0.01

0.5–0.75 High 6 −0.86 <0.01 6 −0.78 <0.01 6 −0.71 0.01 6 −0.56 0.01
Low 6 −0.83 <0.01 6 −0.77 <0.01 6 −0.7 0.03 6 −0.78 <0.01

0.75–1 High 6 −0.73 0.01 6 −0.86 <0.01 6 −0.76 <0.01 6 −0.63 0.02
Low 6 −0.71 0.04 6 −0.89 0.01 6 −0.79 0.04 6 −0.68 <0.01

1–2 High 6 −0.78 0.02 6 −0.74 0.02 6 −0.76 0.01 6 −0.79 0.03
Low 6 −0.79 0.01 6 −0.79 <0.01 6 −0.77 <0.01 6 −0.76 <0.01

2–3.5 High 6 −0.63 0.02 6 −0.87 <0.01 6 −0.78 0.03 6 −0.66 0.01
Low 6 −0.60 <0.01 6 −0.85 0.04 6 −0.80 <0.01 6 −0.76 <0.01

3.5–5 High 6 −0.72 <0.01 6 −0.69 <0.01 6 −0.77 0.03 6 −0.57 0.02
Low 6 −0.75 0.02 6 −0.75 <0.01 6 −0.76 <0.01 6 −0.74 <0.01

5–6.5 High 6 −0.64 <0.01 6 −0.74 0.02 6 −0.71 <0.01 6 −0.72 <0.01
Low 6 −0.69 0.02 6 −0.81 0.03 6 −0.87 0.01 6 −0.63 <0.01

>6.5 High 6 −0.77 <0.01 6 −0.74 <0.01 6 −0.83 0.02 6 −0.68 <0.01
Low 6 −0.74 0.03 6 −0.82 0.01 6 −0.79 <0.01 6 −0.67 0.01

Total High 6 −0.76 <0.01 6 −0.79 <0.01 6 −0.75 <0.01 6 −0.68 <0.01
Low 6 −0.77 0.03 6 −0.76 <0.01 6 −0.74 <0.01 6 −0.71 0.02