Skip to main content
. 2018 Sep 19;13(9):e0203468. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203468

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