Table 2. Mean in-vehicle exposures by commute type.
Exposure Characteristics | |
Commute Type (N) | |
Highway | 36 |
Non-Highway | 37 |
PM2.5 (μg·m-3) a | |
Highway | 17.14 (6.18) |
Non-Highway | 11.18 (8.58) |
BC (μg·m-3) a | |
Highway | 5.33 (2.23) |
Non-Highway | 1.58 (1.43) |
OC (μg·m-3) a | |
Highway | 7.66 (1.98) |
Non-Highway | 6.07 (1.70) |
WSOC (μg·m-3) | |
Highway | 8.48 (3.75) |
Non-Highway | 7.95 (3.45) |
PNC (#·m-3) a | |
Highway | 34,808 (12,918) |
Non-Highway | 10,649 (8,147) |
pb-PAH (μg·m-3) a | |
Highway | 113.93 (30.51) |
Non-Highway | 65.21 (38.94) |
Noise (dBA) a | |
Highway | 68.59 (2.73) |
Non-Highway | 58.40 (11.23) |
Aluminum (Al) (ng·m-3) | |
Highway | 29.36 (28.67) |
Non-Highway | 24.37 (19.71) |
Iron (Fe) (ng·m-3) | |
Highway | 176.33 (171.19) |
Non-Highway | 121.55 (115.99) |
Lead (Pb) (ng·m-3) | |
Highway | 0.45 (0.45) |
Non-Highway | 0.92 (1.64) |
Values are mean (SD), unless noted otherwise.
adenotes p < 0.05 for Student’s t test