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. 2018 Jul 4;62(8):953–965. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxy060

Table 3.

Allergen exposure levels by room category.

	Mus m 1 (ng m⁻³)							Rat n 1 (ng m⁻³)
	n	n < DL	AM	Median	(min–max)	90%ile	95%ile	n	n < DL	AM	Median	(min–max)	90%ile	95%ile
Total	136	8	74	3.0	(0.02–2261)	118	399	139	48	8.4	0.5	(0.01–414)	18	39
Lab/operation room^a	16	4	1.9	0.3	(0.05–11)	8	—	12	10	0.2	0.1	(0.08–0.5)	0.4	—
Animal room^a	71	2	17	2.0	(0.02–166)	74	100	72	20	3.2	0.3	(0.01–55)	7	21
Cage washroom^a	34	1	226	12	(0.1–2261)	872	1829	39	16	19	0.5	(0.01–414)	46	111
Several rooms^b	15	1	78	38	(0.1–342)	285	—	16	2	12	5.5	(0.2–43)	40	—

Measurements represent work in more than one room category; n = number of samples; n < DL = number of samples below the detection limit.

^aExclusive room categories.

^bNon-exclusive categories.