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. 2018 Jun 7;13(6):e0197495. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197495

Table 4. The indoor and outdoor VOCs and HCHO levels and environmental factors by season (μg/m3).

Season TVOC Benzene Toluene Ethylbenzene m.p-Xylene Styrene o-Xylene HCHO Temp
(°C)
Relative
humidity
(%)
N GM ± GSD N GM ± GSD N GM ± GSD N GM ± GSD N GM ± GSD N GM ± GSD N GM ± GSD N GM ± GSD
January
(winter)
Indoor 164 230.9 ± 2.1 165 4.1 ± 0.4 161 26.3 ± 1.3 163 4.5 ± 0.5 161 7.6 ± 0.7 165 2.9 ± 0.3 161 2.4 ± 0.3 178 20.0 ± 1.0 23.7 65.4
Outdoor 49 127.2 ± 1.9 50 2.9 ± 1.7 50 18.5 ± 1.2 50 2.4 ± 0.2 50 4.1 ± 0.4 50 1.6 ± 0.2 50 1.1 ± 0.1 52 7.0 ± 0.6 1.1 63.1
p-value <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 - -
April
(spring)
Indoor 158 238.4 ± 2.0 158 2.9 ± 0.4 157 26.3 ± 1.2 158 4.9 ± 0.4 158 9.1 ± 0.6 158 4.0 ± 0.3 158 3.0 ± 0.2 172 19.0 ± 0.9 24.2 66.8
Outdoor 43 166.0 ± 2.0 43 2.9 ± 1.8 43 18.1 ± 1.1 43 3.9 ± 0.4 43 6.8 ± 0.7 43 3.5 ± 0.4 43 1.7 ± 0.2 51 8.3 ± 0.7 8.2 73.2
p-value <0.01 0.89 <0.01 < 0.01 <0.01 0.02 <0.01 <0.01 - -
July
(summer)
Indoor 161 311.1 ± 2.2 165 5.9 ± 0.5 160 25.5 ± 1.3 162 4.3 ± 0.4 163 7.2 ± 0.7 157 5.4 ± 0.5 163 2.6 ± 0.2 166 26.5 ± 1.1 26.3 74.6
Outdoor 21 222.8 ± 2.1 24 5.2 ± 2.0 23 25.2 ± 1.4 24 3.6 ± 0.3 23 6.3 ± 0.6 22 4.5 ± 0.3 24 2.2 ± 0.1 37 13.8 ± 0.8 23.4 82.1
p-value <0.01 0.03 0.33 0.02 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 - -
October
(autumn)
Indoor 144 244.5 ± 1.9 143 4.4 ± 0.4 143 29.9 ± 1.3 138 5.8 ± 0.6 142 9.2 ± 0.8 142 2.3 ± 0.2 141 2.9 ± 0.4 169 22.5 ± 1.0 24.7 69.4
Outdoor 45 145.9 ± 1.8 45 4.2 ± 1.8 42 25.5 ± 1.3 42 3.6 ± 0.5 43 5.2 ± 0.7 43 1.4 ± 0.1 43 1.5 ± 0.2 54 9.8 ± 0.8 18.6 72.5
p-value <0.01 0.26 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 - -